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latepaul · 06-29-2018, 02:54 AM

David - if you look at pictures 8 & 9 of my post #362 you can see the problem. At least that's the issue I noticed - but I haven't been one of the ones discussing it, not did I use the phrase "light bleed" but I think it's what people are referring to.

In those pictures the Clara is on the left (OK technically top in 8) and you can see some light coming in at the sides near the bottom. In 9 for example there's a blob of light that spans the bottom menu/status bar near the word "< Home". There's also one higher up (just under and opposite "title:" in the text) - it's harder to see. Also smaller ones on the right.

They actually show up more in real life than in those photos. I do think they look like 'cones' but they are coming from the sides not the bottom.

Are they a problem? Well for me, yes and no. They are worse the higher the light level and higher the natural light setting. They are noticeable in a way that's possible to ignore if you focus on the text, but they are clearly there if you look for them. Unlike the lady in the tape video I don't think I'd send my Clara back over them, but I'd certainly rather they weren't there.

But that's just me though. In all these issues people's eyes, expectations and tolerances differ. If someone tells me these light issues are serious enough that they are constantly nagging at them then I believe it. For them.

By the way, the reason I think this is definitely the issue others are talking about is that I applied the tape fix and it all but solved the problem. I think the only reason it didn't 100% is because I wasn't precise enough in applying the tape. There's still a very small cone - but I have to really look for it. Also I didn't manage to get it 100% straight and the tape peeks out from under the bezel by a few millimetres - but it doesn't ever cover up anything displayed on the device (although I'm using default margins and there's always some gap. I suppose I'd have to patch it to know for sure.)

I may try again with the tape. The nice thing about that fix is that it's re-doable and it's non-destructive (always allowing that you're handling the device carefully that is).

Hope this helps.

Update: in the time it took to write that Mrs_Often has posted some pictures.

06-29-2018, 02:54 AM	#66
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	David - if you look at pictures 8 & 9 of my post #362 you can see the problem. At least that's the issue I noticed - but I haven't been one of the ones discussing it, not did I use the phrase "light bleed" but I think it's what people are referring to. In those pictures the Clara is on the left (OK technically top in 8) and you can see some light coming in at the sides near the bottom. In 9 for example there's a blob of light that spans the bottom menu/status bar near the word "< Home". There's also one higher up (just under and opposite "title:" in the text) - it's harder to see. Also smaller ones on the right. They actually show up more in real life than in those photos. I do think they look like 'cones' but they are coming from the sides not the bottom. Are they a problem? Well for me, yes and no. They are worse the higher the light level and higher the natural light setting. They are noticeable in a way that's possible to ignore if you focus on the text, but they are clearly there if you look for them. Unlike the lady in the tape video I don't think I'd send my Clara back over them, but I'd certainly rather they weren't there. But that's just me though. In all these issues people's eyes, expectations and tolerances differ. If someone tells me these light issues are serious enough that they are constantly nagging at them then I believe it. For them. By the way, the reason I think this is definitely the issue others are talking about is that I applied the tape fix and it all but solved the problem. I think the only reason it didn't 100% is because I wasn't precise enough in applying the tape. There's still a very small cone - but I have to really look for it. Also I didn't manage to get it 100% straight and the tape peeks out from under the bezel by a few millimetres - but it doesn't ever cover up anything displayed on the device (although I'm using default margins and there's always some gap. I suppose I'd have to patch it to know for sure.) I may try again with the tape. The nice thing about that fix is that it's re-doable and it's non-destructive (always allowing that you're handling the device carefully that is). Hope this helps. Update: in the time it took to write that Mrs_Often has posted some pictures.