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Andy_T · 08-24-2018, 05:28 AM

Regarding the comparison of the Likebook and my Paperwhite ... after a first look it seems it will be a rather short comparison, with the Likebook going back to Amazon soon, as the screen seems to have the same issues that my first (original) Paperwhite had - lack of contrast. That is even visible on the first picture I posted, although that was just taken with my phone.

I remember that I sent back that first Paperwhite with a heavy heart, after having waited for it to be brought to Europe by a US colleague for some weeks after its release, only to find out that the screen contrast on it was not as good as the one on the Kindle Keyboard I was using at the time.

All is fine when not using the front light, but as soon as the front light is turned on (which is something I have come to consider essential by now), the black on the Likebook seems "washed out" and the contrast is not as good as the one on my Paperwhite II.

Different fonts might help here, but so far, it seems to be pretty clear comparison. And the larger screen does not really compensate for the worse reading experience.

08-24-2018, 05:28 AM	#16
Andy_T Evangelist Posts: 431 Karma: 5121676 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hannover, Germany Device: iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, Kindle KB, NT, Fire, PW II	Regarding the comparison of the Likebook and my Paperwhite ... after a first look it seems it will be a rather short comparison, with the Likebook going back to Amazon soon, as the screen seems to have the same issues that my first (original) Paperwhite had - lack of contrast. That is even visible on the first picture I posted, although that was just taken with my phone. I remember that I sent back that first Paperwhite with a heavy heart, after having waited for it to be brought to Europe by a US colleague for some weeks after its release, only to find out that the screen contrast on it was not as good as the one on the Kindle Keyboard I was using at the time. All is fine when not using the front light, but as soon as the front light is turned on (which is something I have come to consider essential by now), the black on the Likebook seems "washed out" and the contrast is not as good as the one on my Paperwhite II. Different fonts might help here, but so far, it seems to be pretty clear comparison. And the larger screen does not really compensate for the worse reading experience. Last edited by Andy_T; 08-24-2018 at 05:33 AM.