Thread: Backlit e-Reader, least eye strain, & open most formats?
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Old 04-22-2017, 05:31 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by Pajamaman View Post
Yes, you can still get the old FW, but be quick...If it's the new version, make sure you can return it. Do not expect to see the new FW hacked any time soon. Without jailbreak you will have the most closed e-reader in the market.
From the thread Software Jailbreak for PW2, PW3, PW3W, KT2, KV, KOA and KT3
 it would seem I want a Kindle Paperwhite with a firmware version no higher than 5.8.7.0.1. Can you confirm this is the version new PW3s are shipping with? I would not be ordering until next Friday 28/04. Am I also correct it will not work with Wi-Fi only if the capacity is 32GB? I really would not like the 4G version - or to pay for it. Amazon does not should the exact capacity of the PW3, it just shows storage as 'Holds thousands of books'

Is it the case that all current firmwares are jailbreakable, but you expect an update soon?

Also, if I order the version with ads, can they be removed with the jailbreak?

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Originally Posted by Pajamaman View Post
The Kobo is wide-open, but there is less developer work done on it. But it does have a tool for white text on black background. Also the front-light on Kobo are generally recognized to better than on the Kindles, but the Kindle front-light should be acceptable. The Kobo One is new, has a larger screen, so you might expect more issues with the light. But the colored light is nice...Personally I'm not mad about Kobo, but I would never get an un-jailbreraked Kindle ever. Way too restrictive.
I am leaning towards the PW3.

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Originally Posted by barryem View Post
I have a feeling that most of this blue-light filter stuff is hype. We live in a fast paced world and a lot of people have problems sleeping and maybe blue light really does affect that but nobody knows for sure. Anyway most of the research on that has involved tablets, not ereaders. Tablets and ereaders have very different lighting situations and on an ereader you're much less affected because there's much less light.

My guess is that a blue light filter on an ereader means nothing. I have no evidence whatever for that but neither does anyone on either side of this discussion.

For what it's worth I read my Kindle in bed almost every night until I'm sleepy and then I go to sleep. I sleep pretty well most of the time. Of course a sample of one means very little but it's the only evidence there is.
Good to know, I would just rather err on the side of caution, the PW3 seems to be the way to go.

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Originally Posted by robko View Post
None of the Kindles have any type of "night lighting" which the Kobo does. Having said that, the normal lighting of the Aura One is very even, but as soon as you start to crank the night lighting up you may run into some unevenness and blotchiness. Personally I use just enough to take the harshness out of the light and that works for me. If you want full on reddish night lighting you may not have perfect evenness. I'm like Barry in that I'm not sure there's enough research to be conclusive on the blue light factor.
If you want to do a lot of highlighting, the Kindle will probably handle it better.
I can't say I have huge issues with responsiveness. It is not as good as the older IR screens on the older Kobo's, but it's good enough. The page turns faster than I can get my eyes back to the top of the screen so no issues there for me.
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
That entire post screams 'get a Kobo!'

Kindles are very good devices. I'm not going to hate on them. But Kobo seems to fit your style more.
The price is a big factor for me, and it does seem I can do everything on a PW3, once jailbroken at least...
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