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Hi,
I'm new to the forum, but I have a LightWedge and thought that I might respond to a previous post about some defects...
I had an older full page (original) LightWedge and was happy with it. After purchasing a Kindle 2, I read some reviews on Amazon about various lights and the LightWedge was mentioned. I got out mine and tried it and felt that it should work well, but the original size was a little large. Other posts had mentioned that the paperback size seemed to work well (at least with the original Kindle) so I ordered one from one of the Amazon sellers with a good price for the light and the soft case in one package (which I would recommend because the plastic can potentially scratch easily if not protected--I leave my original in the box it came in with protective foam).
When the new paperback size arrived I discovered two things: the LED's used in the newer product have a brighter more bluish white tint (which I liked better) than the original which had a slightly more manilla/yellow-orange tint. the new LightWedge seemed to be scratched.
When I looked more closely under magnification, I found that the "scratches" were not on the surface but bubbles and some contaminants (a couple of small fibers or hairs) within the plastic itself. When I compared this to the original, there seemed to be a definite difference in quality. I contacted the seller and he was gracious enough to accept the return (but only had the one in stock) so I reordered from another seller. I also found that Barnes and Nobles had them in stock (without the soft cover) but the prices were a little better from the Amazon sellers.
I believe that this was an isolated case, but thought others should know in case they receive one that is not crystal clear also.
RandyRRT
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