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Old 05-03-2019, 11:20 AM   #33
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Location: Space City, Texas
Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3
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Originally Posted by AdmiralAsshat View Post
What is the light bleed issue?
It is extra light leaking in from the sides of the screen, causing offputting bright patches. It was caused by kobo not putting blackout tape on the sides of the screen, so when the frontlight was turned on, extra light would show up.

It seems to have been fixed on newer builds. Mine doesn't have that issue and I don't think many people do. But such a simple flaw getting through quality control looked bad.
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