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Originally Posted by Ico
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Is Voyage really that much nicer screen than PW3 or Oasis.
Paperwhite owners who also own the Voyage, do you notice a difference in the dark with PW compared to the Voyage.
Is Voyage milky yellow pleasant on the eyes vs Paperwhite bluish hue. I know it depends on LED used and taking pics on my phone it shows the color to be neutral, yet it still fatigues my eyes.
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Since I don't own a Voyage, or a Paperwhite 3 or 4 (I have a Paperwhite 2), I can only guess. But I have noticed (when I've looked at Kindles in stores) that they tend towards the "cold" blue range, whereas my Tolinos are "warmer" or whiter. I'm guessing which you prefer depends on taste but I, personally, like the warmer tones of the Tolinos. I recently found a Tolino Vision 4 on eBay and I'm extremely happy with it. It's almost exactly the same size and weight as the Paperwhite 4 (I was able to get a Fintie Paperwhite 4 case on eBay which fits it well), it has a flush mount screen, is waterproof, has 8 GBs of RAM and has "warm" LEDs (13 LEDs, 7 white and 6 yellow/orange). So it would be classified as high-end reader, like the Voyage. What it lacks is a decent dictionary, all the extras Amazon gives you (like X-Ray, etc.), inverse screen setting, etc. It also doesn't have the ability to "bold" fonts (but you can add your own fonts). The Tolino is not "feature-rich," it has a pretty simple and "sparse" interface, which doesn't me since I use readers for reading. I would like to compare it to a Voyage screen for clarity (I think the Vision 4 would do well, it has a clear screen) but the ability to adjust for light warmth would probably give the Vision 4 the win for me. The Tolino Visions don't have page-turning keys, but they have "tap2flip" which allows you to tap the bottom of the reader to turn a page.
(Sorry, I went on a little long here.)
EDIT: I should add that the warmest screen setting is not a deep orange like the Kobos or Nooks, it looks more like the Oasis 3 — a lighter almost "vellum" color. I've been trying to take pictures of the screen but my camera keeps "helpfully" adjusting out the yellow/orange tint.
EDIT2: I should add that there is no light sensor. The Smart Light (automatic light setting) feature is based entirely on the time of day, which (for me) makes it about worthless. I think the Voyage actually senses light changes.