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WDeranged · 07-10-2019, 08:02 AM

I tried a Paperwhite in 2013 and I found that I preferred the look of my KK's screen. In daytime conditions the screen is whiter and the contrast is higher, it just looks more crisp.

Yesterday I got the 2018 PW to see how things have evolved and it's exactly the same. In certain conditions the PW's screen does look more 'papery' but I still find the text harder to read.

I did try the font bolding option which actually makes a big difference but at night time I still found the contrast lacking, what should be black is more of a ghostly grey.

I could actually live with these problems but the single biggest annoyance for me was trying to tap footnote symbols in the text. Four out of five taps didn't register and any footnote symbols at the top of the page completely fail to register as the main kindle menu bar overrides them.

Looks like I'll be returning another PW and staying with my dusty, cracked Kindle Keyboard for now.

07-10-2019, 08:02 AM	#21
WDeranged Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Paperwhite	I tried a Paperwhite in 2013 and I found that I preferred the look of my KK's screen. In daytime conditions the screen is whiter and the contrast is higher, it just looks more crisp. Yesterday I got the 2018 PW to see how things have evolved and it's exactly the same. In certain conditions the PW's screen does look more 'papery' but I still find the text harder to read. I did try the font bolding option which actually makes a big difference but at night time I still found the contrast lacking, what should be black is more of a ghostly grey. I could actually live with these problems but the single biggest annoyance for me was trying to tap footnote symbols in the text. Four out of five taps didn't register and any footnote symbols at the top of the page completely fail to register as the main kindle menu bar overrides them. Looks like I'll be returning another PW and staying with my dusty, cracked Kindle Keyboard for now.