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Originally Posted by BobC
Thanks for pointing this out - I bought a Shine earlier this year from Aliexpress, I wasn't aware that there were two versions but it now appears I have the "1.5" version which is why the screen is so much better than my original Kobo Glos.
I did wonder about the default of 60 pages for screen refresh; now there is an explanation.
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I'm finding that there is quite a bit difference between the Pearl and E-Carta screens. I wonder how many of the Tolino Shines had the E-Carta screen and how many had the Pearl screen? According to the article, serial number 20311241 was the cut off and, though my Shine doesn't seem to be that new, its serial number is 209xxxxx, so that's about 60,000 units later than the cut off.
As for my Shine, it wasn't in perfect condition (at the price I wouldn't expect it to be). There's a small crack on the top bezel and a small chip in the glass at the very top of the screen, right by the bezel. (Both really non-consequential when using.) The biggest "problem" was the tape residue on the back, that took a pencil eraser and some elbow grease to get off, but it's clean now (and the rubberized plastic is undamaged).
As for reading, my eye issues with the front-light is still there, but I finding out that the problem (for me) is lack of contrast in the built-in fonts. With a really dark font it works well. I'm getting to like the Shine a LOT now. Very happy I picked it up. The screen lighting is good and consistent. (I keep reading about all these issues with lighting on other readers.) I'm a little surprised that the 2014 Tolino Shine had five LEDs where (up until the newest model) the Kindle Paperwhite only had four. (Now checking my old Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight and I find it had eight LEDs – but a dimmer kind).