Has anyone cracked their voyage screen?

Barty · 10-21-2015, 09:58 AM

So I personally know three people, four including me, who use different eink kindles. And we've all cracked one or more of our screens at some point (Classic broken screen substrate. No apparent physical damage, just lines all over a no longer usable screen). Two of us were using a cover at the time.

I'm curious if the voyage has a less crack prone screen. Has anyone cracked their voyage screen, with or without cover?

Thanks

HarryT · 10-21-2015, 10:03 AM

The Voyage has a rigid metal case rather than the rather flexible plastic case of the PW, so in theory one would expect it to be more resilient to the bending forces which are what generally cause broken screen substrates. I don't recall anyone posting a report of a broken Voyage screen.

shalym · 10-21-2015, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

So I personally know three people, four including me, who use different eink kindles. And we've all cracked one or more of our screens at some point (Classic broken screen substrate. No apparent physical damage, just lines all over a no longer usable screen). Two of us were using a cover at the time.

I'm curious if the voyage has a less crack prone screen. Has anyone cracked their voyage screen, with or without cover?

Thanks

I just did a search of the Kindle forums on Amazon.com using the keywords "voyage broken screen" and didn't find one report of an actual broken screen. If you do the same search without the word "voyage" you get many many reports.

Shari

JSWolf · 10-21-2015, 11:01 AM

Could also be that because the Voyage costs that much more than other Kindles that people take better care.

Barty · 10-21-2015, 03:57 PM

The lack of report does seem promising. If goodEreader wants to do something useful, they could try some testing in this regard. Dropping from increasing heights, putting weights on top of screen, etc.

The news that we MAY have a userland jailbreak has renewed my interest in the voyage. Question now is will there be a voyage 2 this year.

Atunah · 10-21-2015, 05:41 PM

My Voyage just feels much more durable than other kindles I have. Now mind you, I still have all my kindles going back the original K1 I got in 2008 and I have not broken any screen on any of them. They all still work fine, although the K1 does has some issues calling home at this point. I charge and pet it once a month.

. I charge all of them once a month to keep them going.

Voyage just feels solid. I am not any more careful with it than any other kindle. I actually read this one without a cover, love how light it is, but put it in one at night and for bed reading. Nothing to do what I paid for it. I paid almost $400 for my first kindle

. We have come a long way.

ryuji35 · 10-22-2015, 02:08 AM

My issue with the Voyage is not the screen but the black rubberized cover of it. Mine, for some reason, is peeling away and I am using a cover!

shalym · 10-22-2015, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ryuji35

My issue with the Voyage is not the screen but the black rubberized cover of it. Mine, for some reason, is peeling away and I am using a cover!

Can you post some pictures, please?

Shari

ryuji35 · 10-24-2015, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by shalym

Can you post some pictures, please?

Shari

I tried but you can't see it in the photos since I desperately tried to cover it via black pentel ink. And I never took it out of my Omoton case anymore since I thought it was my constant taking off the cover that causes the peeling.

sparklemotion · 10-24-2015, 01:09 AM

When I had a voyage (only briefly) I thought it did seem more durable than past kindles. That said, I lightly dropped my paperwhite once while in its case and it was fine.

10-21-2015, 09:58 AM	#1
Barty doofus Posts: 2,543 Karma: 13088847 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	Has anyone cracked their voyage screen? So I personally know three people, four including me, who use different eink kindles. And we've all cracked one or more of our screens at some point (Classic broken screen substrate. No apparent physical damage, just lines all over a no longer usable screen). Two of us were using a cover at the time. I'm curious if the voyage has a less crack prone screen. Has anyone cracked their voyage screen, with or without cover? Thanks

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10-21-2015, 10:03 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The Voyage has a rigid metal case rather than the rather flexible plastic case of the PW, so in theory one would expect it to be more resilient to the bending forces which are what generally cause broken screen substrates. I don't recall anyone posting a report of a broken Voyage screen.

10-21-2015, 11:01 AM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 78,936 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Could also be that because the Voyage costs that much more than other Kindles that people take better care.

10-21-2015, 03:57 PM	#5
Barty doofus Posts: 2,543 Karma: 13088847 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	The lack of report does seem promising. If goodEreader wants to do something useful, they could try some testing in this regard. Dropping from increasing heights, putting weights on top of screen, etc. The news that we MAY have a userland jailbreak has renewed my interest in the voyage. Question now is will there be a voyage 2 this year.

10-21-2015, 05:41 PM	#6
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	My Voyage just feels much more durable than other kindles I have. Now mind you, I still have all my kindles going back the original K1 I got in 2008 and I have not broken any screen on any of them. They all still work fine, although the K1 does has some issues calling home at this point. I charge and pet it once a month. . I charge all of them once a month to keep them going. Voyage just feels solid. I am not any more careful with it than any other kindle. I actually read this one without a cover, love how light it is, but put it in one at night and for bed reading. Nothing to do what I paid for it. I paid almost $400 for my first kindle . We have come a long way.

10-22-2015, 02:08 AM	#7
ryuji35 Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 1571384 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kobo Clara Color, Kindle Basic 2022, Samsung Tab S6 Lite, Samsung A9	My issue with the Voyage is not the screen but the black rubberized cover of it. Mine, for some reason, is peeling away and I am using a cover!

10-24-2015, 01:09 AM	#10
sparklemotion dangerous when cornered Posts: 1,855 Karma: 22891237 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Kobo H2O, Kindle Paperwhite	When I had a voyage (only briefly) I thought it did seem more durable than past kindles. That said, I lightly dropped my paperwhite once while in its case and it was fine.