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sfernald · 02-24-2009, 08:16 PM

The clarity is really wonderful. Now that I've used it a bit more, I think it seems much clearer than the original kindle. I just love the screen.

I haven't seen many screensavers yet but the ones I've seen I like and they are sharp as heck!

Couple more things:

I'm currently reading a collection of short stories by Stephen King called After the Sunset. One thing I've noticed I love is the new bar that tells you how far along the book you are. It gives you a percentage and it has a little mark indicating each chapter (or story in this case). This is so useful because now I can see how long the next story is and I can decide if I want to try to read it before I go to bed. I can see when the next story is really short and just go right through it or if it is especially long, maybe then I'll just skip it for a shorter one. This is a really nice feature. Also, the joystick has a great feature if you push it to the right, it will skip to the next story/chapter (very slick).

Also, noticed no Alt-T. That is a shame I think. I'm sure there must be another way to get the time.

The graphics on the screensavers look especially nice with the 16 color graphics. Very nice indeed.

I love the overall speed of the thing. They must have beefed up the processor nicely. Also, It doesn't really have an on/off switch really so I don't have to feel guilty about reading it during takeoff on a plane flight. The wireless off button is gone as well; it's now a menu option.

Everything seems improved to me over the original Kindle. I highly recommend the upgrade but then I am a new gadget aficionado who has a real lust for new toys!

One wish: I wish it had a more elegant, faster, easier to access table of contents.

02-24-2009, 08:16 PM	#4
sfernald Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 101 Join Date: Oct 2006	The clarity is really wonderful. Now that I've used it a bit more, I think it seems much clearer than the original kindle. I just love the screen. I haven't seen many screensavers yet but the ones I've seen I like and they are sharp as heck! Couple more things: I'm currently reading a collection of short stories by Stephen King called After the Sunset. One thing I've noticed I love is the new bar that tells you how far along the book you are. It gives you a percentage and it has a little mark indicating each chapter (or story in this case). This is so useful because now I can see how long the next story is and I can decide if I want to try to read it before I go to bed. I can see when the next story is really short and just go right through it or if it is especially long, maybe then I'll just skip it for a shorter one. This is a really nice feature. Also, the joystick has a great feature if you push it to the right, it will skip to the next story/chapter (very slick). Also, noticed no Alt-T. That is a shame I think. I'm sure there must be another way to get the time. The graphics on the screensavers look especially nice with the 16 color graphics. Very nice indeed. I love the overall speed of the thing. They must have beefed up the processor nicely. Also, It doesn't really have an on/off switch really so I don't have to feel guilty about reading it during takeoff on a plane flight. The wireless off button is gone as well; it's now a menu option. Everything seems improved to me over the original Kindle. I highly recommend the upgrade but then I am a new gadget aficionado who has a real lust for new toys! One wish: I wish it had a more elegant, faster, easier to access table of contents. Last edited by sfernald; 02-24-2009 at 08:19 PM.