Thread: Disappointed with the 2019 Basic Kindle screen
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Old 07-31-2020, 02:11 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by TTT View Post
Well, more like weird-rendered GUI. As haydnfan said, it looks like they designed the new GUI for the Paperwhite and then they used it in the Kindle Basic without thinking twice, which makes it look "weird". E.g. the lines and the typography are too thin for the 167 dpi screen. And haydnfan also said, this didnt happen in the K4NT.
Can you post a screenshot from the Kindle Basic? (Simultaneously tap any pair of opposite corners on the screen.)

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Originally Posted by Deskisamess View Post
I've always thought the text on the Kindle home screens to be too thin and light.
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Right. So imagine it being even worse.
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