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Originally Posted by John F
Maybe, maybe not. Wasn't the Voyage a capacitance screen, and wasn't it one of the best screens at the time?
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Yes.
There was only one Kindle with an IR touchscreen, Kindle Touch (I have one right here).
Its successor, the PW1, was a step backward for clarity, despite its higher resolution display, due to additional layers for front light guide and capacitive touch. And less than half the storage, no audio/TTS, and most controversially at the time
no physical Home button! It was a pretty miserable device. Was that the last one Bezos participated in a launch event for? Cannot remember.
At one point I had 2 Voyages, and gave one to my sister (she's still using it). A few weeks later my remaining one bricked itself after an update. I have moved on, and don't miss it. I would find it difficult to go back to a 6" screen even if it was as good as Voyage's.