MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Bought a Refurbed PW2 from Woot, some questions

GlenBarrington · 07-21-2017, 02:21 PM

I bought a refurbed PW2 from Woot as described in the following post:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=288762

It was delivered in 2.5 days and looks brand new. In spite of the Woot description that said the box would be marked "Used-Good", the box was marked "Refurbished".

Overall, I'm pretty pleased, the text is sharp and clear, roughly as sharp and clear as my Sony PRS300. And the device appears to handle graphics better than that old Sony which could only display 4 shades of gray.

However I see a very minor discrepancy that I don't know how to evaluate. On the reading screen, at the very bottom, I see VERY light grayish fog in 4 hemispheres, it is so light that I do not find it disturbing or distracting, but I DO wonder if it is something I should worry about?

Also, this device came 'With Offers', What should the advertisements look like? Are they full page ads? All I see, is a tiny 1/2 inch strip at the bottom where those foggy areas are, that says to find my books in the Kindle ebook store. Is THAT the ad? Will it change from time to time?

07-21-2017, 02:21 PM	#1
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	Bought a Refurbed PW2 from Woot, some questions I bought a refurbed PW2 from Woot as described in the following post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=288762 It was delivered in 2.5 days and looks brand new. In spite of the Woot description that said the box would be marked "Used-Good", the box was marked "Refurbished". Overall, I'm pretty pleased, the text is sharp and clear, roughly as sharp and clear as my Sony PRS300. And the device appears to handle graphics better than that old Sony which could only display 4 shades of gray. However I see a very minor discrepancy that I don't know how to evaluate. On the reading screen, at the very bottom, I see VERY light grayish fog in 4 hemispheres, it is so light that I do not find it disturbing or distracting, but I DO wonder if it is something I should worry about? Also, this device came 'With Offers', What should the advertisements look like? Are they full page ads? All I see, is a tiny 1/2 inch strip at the bottom where those foggy areas are, that says to find my books in the Kindle ebook store. Is THAT the ad? Will it change from time to time?