PW3 Strange Lights...

Barbara1955 · 03-16-2016, 12:16 AM

I was hoping they wouldn't bother me But... I have a Bright White Area on the Right Lower corner area. When you look from Top to Bottom & see the 4 lights across the Bottom. Between the 1st & 2nd lights is a square box. Between the 2nd & 3rd Lights is a inverted V. Nothing between the 3rd & 4th light! That Whole area is Bright Light... On the Left side its darker the Middle even but ranges from Dark to Bright. Then in the Right side its So bright my eyes just cant seem to adjust. I been trying to read on the PW3 for about an hour ... my eyes are Really hurting. SUGGESTIONS? I just got this yesterday after noon

meeera · 03-16-2016, 03:47 AM

Hard to be sure without a photo, but if it's that bad, exchange it.

Barbara1955 · 03-16-2016, 07:04 PM

Figured it out.

Barbara1955 · 03-16-2016, 07:40 PM

Hope this Works

Barbara1955 · 03-16-2016, 07:42 PM

I darkened the Pics so you can see the Bright Lights on the right. & How dim the other 3 on the left are.

FizzyWater · 03-16-2016, 08:21 PM

That would annoy me enough to return it.

meeera · 03-16-2016, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

I darkened the Pics so you can see the Bright Lights on the right. & How dim the other 3 on the left are.

OK, if you've exaggerated the picture it makes it pretty hard to comment, but it's certainly uneven. Can you post the actual pictures?

Barbara1955 · 03-16-2016, 10:16 PM

Didn't change that much just used Contrast.

meeera · 03-16-2016, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

Didn't change that much just used Contrast.

Which will exaggerate the problem. If it's terrible enough to return, we should be able to see that on unaltered photos.

Barbara1955 · 03-16-2016, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

That would annoy me enough to return it.

I hesitating cause last time they sent me a Refurbished PW replacement.

Wandering IF ALL lights are like this. Thought they were 4 Cones coming up from the bottom lights.

Barbara1955 · 03-17-2016, 04:35 PM

Well Amazon Tech didn't have any problems with the pictures. I posted them in my Review yesterday. This morning I got an email from them want to Exchange it. I need to talk to them about it tho...don't want a refirb. I Do what them to open the box check it out & just tape it close Before it shipped... Think they do that for me?

Barbara1955 · 03-17-2016, 06:33 PM

Yes to they are sending a New PW3 ... But No they wont open it & check it out

I hope the next one it correct... hate to have to return it again.

gmercator · 03-18-2016, 07:47 PM

From your picture(s), that really bright spot in the lower right looks like an obvious defect...

That said, I have 2 PW3's and both have grayish "shadow cones" at the bottom of the screens, but the gray "blobs or clouds" are fairly even...

The important thing for me is whether these "normal" screen effects distract from the reading experience....

Again, I hope you are successful in getting a much better replacement PW3

Barbara1955 · 03-19-2016, 09:13 PM

New one came today! Looks a Lot better No Bright Areas!!

Those Blobs are really Light Shades of Grey. No they don't bother the actual reading. I guess as a Non-Techy they from the ink pack that form the words on the device. When my son broke my 1st K3 it was a Huge Blob of Dark Gray. Same as those tiny gray spots where the ink pouch popped. The brighter you set the lights the less you see gray. Background White the words looks Black to me very crisp.

03-16-2016, 12:16 AM	#1
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	PW3 Strange Lights... I was hoping they wouldn't bother me But... I have a Bright White Area on the Right Lower corner area. When you look from Top to Bottom & see the 4 lights across the Bottom. Between the 1st & 2nd lights is a square box. Between the 2nd & 3rd Lights is a inverted V. Nothing between the 3rd & 4th light! That Whole area is Bright Light... On the Left side its darker the Middle even but ranges from Dark to Bright. Then in the Right side its So bright my eyes just cant seem to adjust. I been trying to read on the PW3 for about an hour ... my eyes are Really hurting. SUGGESTIONS? I just got this yesterday after noon

03-16-2016, 07:04 PM	#3
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Figured it out. Last edited by Barbara1955; 03-16-2016 at 07:42 PM.

03-16-2016, 07:40 PM	#4
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Hope this Works Attached Thumbnails

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03-16-2016, 03:47 AM	#2
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,812 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	Hard to be sure without a photo, but if it's that bad, exchange it.

03-16-2016, 07:42 PM	#5
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	I darkened the Pics so you can see the Bright Lights on the right. & How dim the other 3 on the left are.

03-16-2016, 08:21 PM	#6
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	That would annoy me enough to return it.

03-16-2016, 10:16 PM	#8
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Didn't change that much just used Contrast.

03-17-2016, 04:35 PM	#11
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Well Amazon Tech didn't have any problems with the pictures. I posted them in my Review yesterday. This morning I got an email from them want to Exchange it. I need to talk to them about it tho...don't want a refirb. I Do what them to open the box check it out & just tape it close Before it shipped... Think they do that for me?

03-17-2016, 06:33 PM	#12
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Yes to they are sending a New PW3 ... But No they wont open it & check it out I hope the next one it correct... hate to have to return it again.

03-18-2016, 07:47 PM	#13
gmercator Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 49684 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SoCal, USA Device: PW2, PW3, Fire 7, Fire HD8	From your picture(s), that really bright spot in the lower right looks like an obvious defect... That said, I have 2 PW3's and both have grayish "shadow cones" at the bottom of the screens, but the gray "blobs or clouds" are fairly even... The important thing for me is whether these "normal" screen effects distract from the reading experience.... Again, I hope you are successful in getting a much better replacement PW3

03-19-2016, 09:13 PM	#14
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	New one came today! Looks a Lot better No Bright Areas!! Those Blobs are really Light Shades of Grey. No they don't bother the actual reading. I guess as a Non-Techy they from the ink pack that form the words on the device. When my son broke my 1st K3 it was a Huge Blob of Dark Gray. Same as those tiny gray spots where the ink pouch popped. The brighter you set the lights the less you see gray. Background White the words looks Black to me very crisp.

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