Giving up the ghost: Paperwhite alternatives thread - Page 3

Blossom · 10-10-2012, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techiegirl

I'm giving the Kindle Fire HD a try and see how I like it. I don't have a problem reading from LCD vs eInk. I bought the KPW for the 3G.

Make sure to get Screen Dim for reading in the dark. It's only 99 cents and but allows you really darken the screen brightness and contrast to a comfortable level. Here's the trial version here and the full version here.

If you need more help with the app, our own Pruss is the creator and he can be found in our Kindle Fire forum.

xtine · 10-10-2012, 12:58 AM

xendula, which PW is the one in the middle (last picture)? It actually looks pretty good to me, although I've never really seen a PW in person yet so I wouldn't really know what to look for.

from xendula's upload:

xendula · 10-10-2012, 01:02 AM

Xtine, it's one of the two PW replacements I got on Monday (the other one did not even turn on), but tonight the middle one started showing pink and blue bloches all over the screen that I can't capture with my camera. I feel like they are getting darker, too.

The left one is the first one I received.

xtine · 10-10-2012, 01:06 AM

I'm sorry to hear about the replacement developing problems too. I ordered 2 PW's for myself and my mom and am worried we might get defective ones as well. It's going to be hard to request replacements as they'll have to be sent overseas, and we've already disposed of our old Kindles (a Touch for me and a KK for her).

Did you order replacements for the replacements again? I hope you finally get good ones. No matter how good Amazon is about replacements, the process of requesting for them must be so time-consuming, not to mention frustrating.

David58117 · 10-10-2012, 01:17 AM

I'm fine with my replacement paperwhite (only a few blotches), but I'm assuming we have a year to get a replacement if things get worse?

aceflor · 10-10-2012, 01:27 AM

I use on my k4 the verso arc, or the m-edge illunminatoe, depending on how bulky I want things to be.

xendula · 10-10-2012, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtine

I'm sorry to hear about the replacement developing problems too. I ordered 2 PW's for myself and my mom and am worried we might get defective ones as well. It's going to be hard to request replacements as they'll have to be sent overseas, and we've already disposed of our old Kindles (a Touch for me and a KK for her).

Did you order replacements for the replacements again? I hope you finally get good ones. No matter how good Amazon is about replacements, the process of requesting for them must be so time-consuming, not to mention frustrating.

I hope your two units will be OK. It must be horrible to get them delivered overseas and have to deal with this!
Yes, I have two replacements coming tomorrow, but I had to talk to no less than 10 different customer service reps who were contradicting each other. I spent hours on the phone. Worst customer service ever.

xendula · 10-10-2012, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David58117

I'm fine with my replacement paperwhite (only a few blotches), but I'm assuming we have a year to get a replacement if things get worse?

I thought 30 days?

techiegirl · 10-10-2012, 01:41 AM

A year warranty, to replace a defect. 30 days to return.

xtine · 10-10-2012, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xendula

I hope your two units will be OK. It must be horrible to get them delivered overseas and have to deal with this!
Yes, I have two replacements coming tomorrow, but I had to talk to no less than 10 different customer service reps who were contradicting each other. I spent hours on the phone. Worst customer service ever.

Thank you, I hope so too. Good luck with your replacements as well, I hope you won't have to talk to Amazon CS anytime soon after this!

NNolan · 10-10-2012, 07:10 AM

I never thought I'd say this without a loaded gun to my head, but I prefer my Nook Glowlight to my Kindle Paperwhite. My Nook has always had an evenly lit screen and looks good at every light level in any room lighting. My Paperwhite...not so much. In a dark room the blobs of color pretty much go away only at the maximum light setting, which is the exact opposite of what Amazon recommends. I'm still debating sending it back and just waiting to see if next year's Kindle has the blobs worked out.

Rumpelteazer · 10-10-2012, 08:19 AM

Although it probably will be a while before the Kindle Paperwhite will be available in Europe I've decided that when Amazon opens their Dutch store (which should be this month) I'm going to get the new Kindle 4. My KK is working great, however I would like a reader that is smaller and since I'm not using the keyboard that much I've decided to get the K4B.

If Amazon gets their act together and has solved all the problems of the PW I might get it when it's available in Europe but I'll probably wait until the generation.

xendula · 10-10-2012, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Although it probably will be a while before the Kindle Paperwhite will be available in Europe I've decided that when Amazon opens their Dutch store (which should be this month) I'm going to get the new Kindle 4. My KK is working great, however I would like a reader that is smaller and since I'm not using the keyboard that much I've decided to get the K4B.

If Amazon gets their act together and has solved all the problems of the PW I might get it when it's available in Europe but I'll probably wait until the generation.

They may need to hold off on selling it in the EU, since over there, you have 2 years of warranty by law (or was it 3?), with the option to get your money back or a discount on the purchase price after the third replacement during the two years. We are seeing issues appear that were not there originally, so if they sell it in Europe before they fix these issues, they may be in trouble.

Trauma Doll · 10-10-2012, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by norway1456

You can find a good, cheap button cell batteries inside other batteries. E.g, an AA battery contains many smaller batteries. I don't know which type of battery you are using, but chances are, you can find them inside a cheaper type of battery

http://www.howtogeek.com/95390/hack-...tteries-video/

What the. Okay, I had no idea this was a thing, and I'm pretty freaking nerdy. The Kandles take CR2032s, though, and a quick google doesn't turn up much except scrounging them from PC mobos.

Quote:

Xtine, it's one of the two PW replacements I got on Monday (the other one did not even turn on), but tonight the middle one started showing pink and blue bloches all over the screen that I can't capture with my camera.

Xendula, the best way I've found to capture the blobs (heh, quick, someone write an iOS game!) is to crank the PW light all the way up in a well-lighted room (well, that may be a misnomer, for me it's crappy office florescents), and take a picture with my iphone.

geekmaster · 10-10-2012, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by lettuceman44

... However on the nook you can completely turn the light off. ...

You can turn the light off on the Paperwhite too -- just not with the slider.

Using a launcher of root shell, the commands to read or change the screen brightness (including completely off) are shown here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=2252313

The screen brightness values are 0 to 255, but the slider only goes form 1 to 254. I am not sure if that was by design, or a coding error in the firmware.

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10-10-2012, 12:58 AM	#32
xtine Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1432252 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Forma	xendula, which PW is the one in the middle (last picture)? It actually looks pretty good to me, although I've never really seen a PW in person yet so I wouldn't really know what to look for. from xendula's upload:

10-10-2012, 01:02 AM	#33
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Xtine, it's one of the two PW replacements I got on Monday (the other one did not even turn on), but tonight the middle one started showing pink and blue bloches all over the screen that I can't capture with my camera. I feel like they are getting darker, too. The left one is the first one I received.

10-10-2012, 01:06 AM	#34
xtine Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1432252 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Forma	I'm sorry to hear about the replacement developing problems too. I ordered 2 PW's for myself and my mom and am worried we might get defective ones as well. It's going to be hard to request replacements as they'll have to be sent overseas, and we've already disposed of our old Kindles (a Touch for me and a KK for her). Did you order replacements for the replacements again? I hope you finally get good ones. No matter how good Amazon is about replacements, the process of requesting for them must be so time-consuming, not to mention frustrating.

10-10-2012, 01:17 AM	#35
David58117 Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 1020558 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Sony T1, K4NT (To Wife), Nook ST, NSTG	I'm fine with my replacement paperwhite (only a few blotches), but I'm assuming we have a year to get a replacement if things get worse?

10-10-2012, 01:27 AM	#36
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 use on my k4 the verso arc, or the m-edge illunminatoe, depending on how bulky I want things to be.

10-10-2012, 01:41 AM	#39
techiegirl Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 1014914 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage, iPad Mini, iPhone 6+	A year warranty, to replace a defect. 30 days to return.

10-10-2012, 07:10 AM	#41
NNolan Compulsive Gadget Geek Posts: 407 Karma: 4219324 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Central Virginia Device: One of each, and two in some cases	I never thought I'd say this without a loaded gun to my head, but I prefer my Nook Glowlight to my Kindle Paperwhite. My Nook has always had an evenly lit screen and looks good at every light level in any room lighting. My Paperwhite...not so much. In a dark room the blobs of color pretty much go away only at the maximum light setting, which is the exact opposite of what Amazon recommends. I'm still debating sending it back and just waiting to see if next year's Kindle has the blobs worked out.

10-10-2012, 08:19 AM	#42
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,401 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Although it probably will be a while before the Kindle Paperwhite will be available in Europe I've decided that when Amazon opens their Dutch store (which should be this month) I'm going to get the new Kindle 4. My KK is working great, however I would like a reader that is smaller and since I'm not using the keyboard that much I've decided to get the K4B. If Amazon gets their act together and has solved all the problems of the PW I might get it when it's available in Europe but I'll probably wait until the generation.