Kindle Voyage - First Impressions - Page 49

David58117 · 10-29-2014, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Waitingforatrain

Saw this in the Amazon forum and am not sure that I've seen this mentioned here. Those with the noticeable yellow hue - does this change at all if you turn the auto brightness off? Have also seen comments that lead me to think that the auto light "feature" may be the culprit. Bad/slow to react sensors?
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"Now the other news: I've noticed the slight yellowing in the top half of the screen. Yuck! However, if I turn the device upside down the yellowing seems to decrease down to just the top two lines of print. And if I leave it in bright sunshine for as little as 10 seconds, the yellowing disappears. What's up with that????"
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I think it's more a matter of the eyes adjusting, rather than anything actually happening with the kindle, by changing the lighting and other gimmicks people are trying.

pghaworth · 10-29-2014, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Waitingforatrain

Saw this in the Amazon forum and am not sure that I've seen this mentioned here. Those with the noticeable yellow hue - does this change at all if you turn the auto brightness off? Have also seen comments that lead me to think that the auto light "feature" may be the culprit. Bad/slow to react sensors?
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"Now the other news: I've noticed the slight yellowing in the top half of the screen. Yuck! However, if I turn the device upside down the yellowing seems to decrease down to just the top two lines of print. And if I leave it in bright sunshine for as little as 10 seconds, the yellowing disappears. What's up with that????"
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Some look different in varying situations. Turn it landscape and it is even more easily seen - like looking a two toned painting. Mine persisted no matter which position - upside down, landscape, upside right, laying flat. I never got around to testing it outside, since I rarely read outside anymore - not fond of slathering on sunscreen.

ETA - I tried various things - auto bright on/off, night reading on/off, factory resets, restarts, etc. No change.

Does the yellowing come back after leaving it in sunshine? And after how long - immediately upon leaving sunny area?

jswinden · 10-29-2014, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

they will, since they are 1. not even aware they have them, 2. not caring 3. not looking. And the covers are easy to take off of the package. I tried mine on before buying it at BB.

Funny, and true.

jswinden · 10-29-2014, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Waitingforatrain

Saw this in the Amazon forum and am not sure that I've seen this mentioned here. Those with the noticeable yellow hue - does this change at all if you turn the auto brightness off? Have also seen comments that lead me to think that the auto light "feature" may be the culprit. Bad/slow to react sensors?

I turned the auto brightness and the night reading features off on mine as soon as I got it. So those could not have been the culprit in my case.

Waitingforatrain · 10-29-2014, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

I turned the auto brightness and the night reading features off on mine as soon as I got it. So those could not have been the culprit in my case.

Well poop on that theory

cct1 · 10-29-2014, 07:51 PM

Just got mine today. Screen is awful, almost burnt looking on top, blue on the bottom, text is much sharper on the bottom than the top. Back it goes. I wonder if I got someone else's earlier return...

Going to give it one more try, then either wait, get a PW2, or try Best Buy. I'd get an H20, but seeing that there's been many with screen issues on that, and Kobo's almost nonexistent CS, I don't want to chance it.

xendula · 10-29-2014, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMark

My Voyage has started acting wonky.

When I touch the touchscreen, it doesn't recognize my input quickly. Often I have to press the button 4, or 5, times before it finally takes effect.

It's as though it's indexing, or something. Last night, I tried rebooting but that didn't seem to help!

This is an issue I have with one of my replacements. Not only does it not always register touch, it also seems to require much more precise touching than the other KVs. This specific device also freezes up a lot, including during set-up, while I have never ever had a Kindle freeze on me before. (See attached video screengrab, where you can clearly see I tried to get out of the settings screen by touching icons up top, which turned black but did not let me leave the screen.)

pghaworth · 10-29-2014, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

This is an issue I have with one of my replacements. Not only does it not always register touch, it also seems to require much more precise touching than the other KVs. The specific device also freezes up a lot, including during set-up, while I have never ever had a Kindle freeze on me before. (See attached video screengrab, where you can clearly see I tried to get out of the settings screen by touching icons up top, which turned black but did not let me leave the screen.)

I had the "not registering touches" with my KV#1. When the 2nd one came in with the screen issue I turned it off and packed it up. I did no further testing.

sparklemotion · 10-29-2014, 08:18 PM

My voyage has froze up on me too. :/

xendula · 10-29-2014, 08:23 PM

Hmmm, that's strange. Since I have never had a kindle freeze before, i thought it was just this specific device that was malfunctioning. I wonder if that's a larger issue now.

sparklemotion · 10-29-2014, 08:26 PM

I'm not sure. I have had other kindles freeze on me, but it's quite rare. My voyage has froze a couple times now already so it's a little concerning. Might be sorted with new firmware in the future.

RDaneel54 · 10-29-2014, 08:32 PM

My PW2 freezes when I click footnote links too often. It never happened until I read Meacham's Jefferson book which has a lot of footnotes. It happened regularly while reading that book.

No freezes on my Voyage so far.

pghaworth · 10-29-2014, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sparklemotion

My voyage has froze up on me too. :/

I didn't have a freeze with my KV, but one of the reasons I'm replacing my PW1 is the frequent freezes despite numerous FRs, etc. I had the touch issue thing with the KV and that's how it started with my PW1. I hope, really, truly, deeply, not borrowing trouble, that there's no relationship. It has never let up with my PW1. I have issues until today with touch and freeze.

pghaworth · 10-29-2014, 09:20 PM

I am sooooooo happy!!! I got a white PW2! Yay!!!

True - promise - I ordered a couple more, ran out of names on my MYCD, and "Mr. Lucky" popped into my head so I thought "who knows, it might be the lucky one". I made a point of opening it first and leaving the others untouched. I started charging it and was a little disappointed when in comparison it still appeared to have a yellow look. Just removed it from the charger and when it came on it was white! Wheeeeeee! Mr. Lucky!

cct1 · 10-29-2014, 09:53 PM

Well they're not replacing for the screen issue, just doing refunds now. The person I talked to said there was going to be a software fix soon, but that in certain lighting situations this is normal and expected. I took the refund, the screen is really bad with light only partially turned up, and horrible at brighter settings.

A shame because at low light--all the way down--the screen is fantastic, and I love the buttons, once I figured out to squeeze instead of tap. Hope they get the lighting sorted out because it's an otherwise phenomenal device.

10-29-2014, 07:51 PM	#726
cct1 Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 81904 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: multiple	Just got mine today. Screen is awful, almost burnt looking on top, blue on the bottom, text is much sharper on the bottom than the top. Back it goes. I wonder if I got someone else's earlier return... Going to give it one more try, then either wait, get a PW2, or try Best Buy. I'd get an H20, but seeing that there's been many with screen issues on that, and Kobo's almost nonexistent CS, I don't want to chance it. Last edited by cct1; 10-29-2014 at 08:00 PM.

10-29-2014, 09:20 PM	#734
pghaworth Fervent Pleasure Seeker Posts: 1,224 Karma: 712073 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Windmills of My Mind Device: Clara HD	Slightly OT - Please don't be mad I am sooooooo happy!!! I got a white PW2! Yay!!! True - promise - I ordered a couple more, ran out of names on my MYCD, and "Mr. Lucky" popped into my head so I thought "who knows, it might be the lucky one". I made a point of opening it first and leaving the others untouched. I started charging it and was a little disappointed when in comparison it still appeared to have a yellow look. Just removed it from the charger and when it came on it was white! Wheeeeeee! Mr. Lucky!

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sparklemotion dangerous when cornered Posts: 1,864 Karma: 22891237 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Kobo H2O, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Paperwhite	My voyage has froze up on me too. :/

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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	Hmmm, that's strange. Since I have never had a kindle freeze before, i thought it was just this specific device that was malfunctioning. I wonder if that's a larger issue now.

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sparklemotion dangerous when cornered Posts: 1,864 Karma: 22891237 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Kobo H2O, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Paperwhite	I'm not sure. I have had other kindles freeze on me, but it's quite rare. My voyage has froze a couple times now already so it's a little concerning. Might be sorted with new firmware in the future.

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RDaneel54 Aging Positronic Brain Posts: 633 Karma: 2155452 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Aurora (when off-Earth) Device: Amazon Oasis; iPhone, iPad Mini	My PW2 freezes when I click footnote links too often. It never happened until I read Meacham's Jefferson book which has a lot of footnotes. It happened regularly while reading that book. No freezes on my Voyage so far.

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cct1 Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 81904 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: multiple	Well they're not replacing for the screen issue, just doing refunds now. The person I talked to said there was going to be a software fix soon, but that in certain lighting situations this is normal and expected. I took the refund, the screen is really bad with light only partially turned up, and horrible at brighter settings. A shame because at low light--all the way down--the screen is fantastic, and I love the buttons, once I figured out to squeeze instead of tap. Hope they get the lighting sorted out because it's an otherwise phenomenal device.