Paperwhite Second Gen: First Impressions - Page 112

shemsha · 10-23-2013, 06:16 AM

I really like mine. I upgraded from the K3 to the PW2 (sold the K3 with it's lighted cover for $85) and got the PW2. I enjoy the touch screen, it's much easier to press a word in order to get it's translation and the back light is great. I also like the fact that it's smaller than the K3.

Indigo121 · 10-23-2013, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by duydangle

Can anyone post a image of a perfect unit - white and even. It seems my replacement is too warm (yellow), although it's very even. I don't know if I should order another replacement. I am satisfied with it in daily light, but it seems too yellow at night. I usually set brightness from 10 to 13 at night, and it seems yellow. I will find a modern camera to take a accurate picture tomorrow and I hope you guys can tell me the unit is normal or not.

It's pretty impossible to capture a true image of the color and hue of a lighted ereader. In any case, some devices vary under the same model and each device you receive might be a little different. At least your device is free of pinholes, bleeding and other issues.

fearindex · 10-23-2013, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by duydangle

I don't think this is a fault but I think the screen color may vary so I just want to see a white screen with no pinhole looks like.

I think it is established by now PW2's are more yellow than PW1. I expect generally all of them are more yellow than PW1.

That said, LED allowances etc. probably mean some PW2's are more yellow than others. So a replacement might be a little whiter, but still warm in color.

I'd say the risk of other screen imperfections might be a bit too high to replace an otherwise acceptable screen. You can try, but the risk is there.

Maybe if you can get a replacement and choose which is best, and only then return the old one if it is worse - that could be a solution.

Or explore (like me in my signature link) $69 Kindle "4B" with a lighted cover instead.

Well, maybe I'll still replace my PW2 instead of returning it, but I don't see ever liking its screen over the $69 Kindle "4B" screen...

Barty · 10-23-2013, 11:20 AM

Amazon overdid the yellow, I think because of some complaints of first one being too blue.

Gen 3 I'm certain will be less yellow and more beige.

When you talk to a csr, it's clear they've been instructed to tell people the new pw has yellow screen. Problem is, there is quite a bit of variance, as side by side photo of several units posted somewhere up thread shows, so it's hard to know if yours is excessively yellow or just normal.

HarryT · 10-23-2013, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Barty

Amazon overdid the yellow, I think because of some complaints of first one being too blue.

I personally disagree. I think the yellow-tinted screen is very pleasant.

FacebookVirus · 10-23-2013, 12:16 PM

Hadn't noticed it was yellow until you mentioned it, but if it bothered me the light makes the screen white again. It seems yellow to me only with the light off.

ProfCrash · 10-23-2013, 12:22 PM

I must be weird, I don't see a yellow tint on my PW2. I love it though.

And I do miss the dead authors. The new screen savers are nice but I kind of miss the dead authors.

And the scroll wheel with the silver lin on the right side....

aceflor · 10-23-2013, 12:42 PM

I don't find it yellow really, but cream. On one of the PW2 I have here, the screen is a tad creamier than on the other one, but I find both very agreeable.

jswinden · 10-23-2013, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I personally disagree. I think the yellow-tinted screen is very pleasant.

On most of the screens as reported in the forums it seems the PW2 have a nice cream colored (slightly yellow) screen. But a few people got units with a darker yellow screen, at least in the center of the screen. Those units tended to make reading the text difficult in the dark yellow areas, according to forum posts I've read. So it depends greatly on whether a person gets a typical cream colored (slightly yellow) screen or a screen with a dark yellow blob in the center.

Alan Friesen · 10-23-2013, 03:54 PM

Received mine on Wednesday. It's my first Kindle (have a Sony PRS-300, 600, and T2), but while the screen is perfect, the bottom of the housing squeaks when I squeeze/hold it. The top of the casing does not do this. Is this normal? I'm trying to convince myself not to care, with little success... thoughts? (And hi!)

FacebookVirus · 10-23-2013, 04:23 PM

Hi, Alan. Mine doesn't squeak, but it may in time. Still, that would be easier to live with than screen problems IMO.

Katsunami · 10-23-2013, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Friesen

Received mine on Wednesday. It's my first Kindle (have a Sony PRS-300, 600, and T2), but while the screen is perfect, the bottom of the housing squeaks when I squeeze/hold it. The top of the casing does not do this. Is this normal? I'm trying to convince myself not to care, with little success... thoughts? (And hi!)

Don't know about the KPW2, but I've got a KPW1 in an el-cheapo snap-in case. The combination actually feels like a single unit, and it feels really compact and solid. Nothing squeaks, certainly not the Kindle.

sparklemotion · 10-23-2013, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Friesen

Received mine on Wednesday. It's my first Kindle (have a Sony PRS-300, 600, and T2), but while the screen is perfect, the bottom of the housing squeaks when I squeeze/hold it. The top of the casing does not do this. Is this normal? I'm trying to convince myself not to care, with little success... thoughts? (And hi!)

I had the same problem with one of mine, although I never mentioned it on here and haven't seen anyone else mention it either. It's not normal, no. I'd give Amazon a call. On mine it almost seemed like it wasn't glued down properly or something and made like a little air gap so when you pushed down on the bezel it made a noise.

And welcome to mobileread!

Barty · 10-23-2013, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Friesen

Received mine on Wednesday. It's my first Kindle (have a Sony PRS-300, 600, and T2), but while the screen is perfect, the bottom of the housing squeaks when I squeeze/hold it. The top of the casing does not do this. Is this normal? I'm trying to convince myself not to care, with little success... thoughts? (And hi!)

Mine feels solid . I think squeaky case went out with the the kindle 3.

Alan Friesen · 10-23-2013, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sparklemotion

I had the same problem with one of mine, although I never mentioned it on here and haven't seen anyone else mention it either. It's not normal, no. I'd give Amazon a call. On mine it almost seemed like it wasn't glued down properly or something and made like a little air gap so when you pushed down on the bezel it made a noise.

And welcome to mobileread!

That's exactly what it sounds like! I'm very, very hesitant, after spending months here, of risking an exchange when I'm otherwise thrilled with the unit. I had a similar issue with an old Nintendo DS: the left side creaked & drove me nuts until I disassembled the casing and added a drop of crazy glue where the bezel met the rear case. Fixed it right up. I can't see any seams on the Kindle and I'm not sure I want to do that regardless on a brand-new device... The indecision is killing me.

10-23-2013, 11:20 AM	#1669
Barty doofus Posts: 2,543 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	Amazon overdid the yellow, I think because of some complaints of first one being too blue. Gen 3 I'm certain will be less yellow and more beige. When you talk to a csr, it's clear they've been instructed to tell people the new pw has yellow screen. Problem is, there is quite a bit of variance, as side by side photo of several units posted somewhere up thread shows, so it's hard to know if yours is excessively yellow or just normal. Last edited by Barty; 10-23-2013 at 11:26 AM.

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10-23-2013, 06:16 AM	#1666
shemsha Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 6666 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	I really like mine. I upgraded from the K3 to the PW2 (sold the K3 with it's lighted cover for $85) and got the PW2. I enjoy the touch screen, it's much easier to press a word in order to get it's translation and the back light is great. I also like the fact that it's smaller than the K3.

10-23-2013, 12:16 PM	#1671
FacebookVirus Hybrid reader Posts: 161 Karma: 1132216 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2; Sony PRS-350	Hadn't noticed it was yellow until you mentioned it, but if it bothered me the light makes the screen white again. It seems yellow to me only with the light off.

10-23-2013, 12:22 PM	#1672
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I must be weird, I don't see a yellow tint on my PW2. I love it though. And I do miss the dead authors. The new screen savers are nice but I kind of miss the dead authors. And the scroll wheel with the silver lin on the right side....

10-23-2013, 12:42 PM	#1673
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	I don't find it yellow really, but cream. On one of the PW2 I have here, the screen is a tad creamier than on the other one, but I find both very agreeable.

10-23-2013, 03:54 PM	#1675
Alan Friesen Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: PRS-300, Paperwhite 2	Received mine on Wednesday. It's my first Kindle (have a Sony PRS-300, 600, and T2), but while the screen is perfect, the bottom of the housing squeaks when I squeeze/hold it. The top of the casing does not do this. Is this normal? I'm trying to convince myself not to care, with little success... thoughts? (And hi!)

10-23-2013, 04:23 PM	#1676
FacebookVirus Hybrid reader Posts: 161 Karma: 1132216 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2; Sony PRS-350	Hi, Alan. Mine doesn't squeak, but it may in time. Still, that would be easier to live with than screen problems IMO.

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