Thread: Paperwhite 2018 looks worse than 2013? (Picture inside)
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Old 02-03-2020, 12:20 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Gametaku View Post
My new Paperwhite 4 contrast looks worse than on Paperwhite 2. Is that normal? The text looks kinda faint and not as black. Kinda looks lower resolution too. Thinking whether to return it and get Kobo Libra instead.

All 3 devices are at same brightness. Loaded up manga so the diff is easier to spot. Left is Paperwhite 4 and middle is Paperwhite 2. Paperwhite 4 text is kinda faint/light and "shade" is not as black as the other 2 devices.
Are you using the same files on the PW4 and PW2?

The image on the PW2 kinda looks like it might have been processed with KCC which, apart from cropping white space, does adjust the gamma.

Compared my PW2, PW3 and PW4 (Kindle purchased manga). The PW3 looks nicer and is around a couple shades darker than the PW4. The PW2's definitely blurrier compared to both, though. Lines and text are just sharper/crisper on PW3 and PW4.
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