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Old 11-01-2017, 05:35 PM   #226
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I was chatting with my friend in England and he just took a picture of his new Oasis for me. Same thing as mine. I didn't doubt they were all like this, and I'm pretty much sure of it now.

https://imgur.com/KheUoEU
I think the uneveness shows up on camera as different colored areas and in real life as darker and lighter patches?
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Old 11-01-2017, 05:39 PM   #227
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Here's my screen, softer and more yellow than my Voyage screen but I like it.
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well this is my screen, if there is any pink or green I can't see it!
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I think the uneveness shows up on camera as different colored areas and in real life as darker and lighter patches?
Exactly. For instance, I can tell in the above pictures that both of them are being held the same orientation despite not being able to see the buttons on one of the pictures. All these pictures look exactly the same as my Oasis.

That is to say, well done to Amazon for the consistency, but it's a shame it's not consistently good enough for me.
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Old 11-01-2017, 05:40 PM   #228
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well this is my screen, if there is any pink or green I can't see it!
Buttons are on the right side, aren't they?
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Old 11-01-2017, 05:40 PM   #229
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Here's my screen, softer and more yellow than my Voyage screen but I like it.
Bookerly size 5, bold 1. Lights on 14. The room is lit by a floor lamp, no overhead light.
That wouldn't be acceptable to me (as mine isn't).

I can't convince someone that the screen isn't good, but I do know that this drives me nuts.
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Buttons are on the right side, aren't they?
Yes they are
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Old 11-01-2017, 05:43 PM   #231
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Yes they are
Just trying to make a point about how the light source is easy to tell on all these pictures. The illumination of the screen is brightest closest to the buttons-side of the device, and just gets dingier as it goes across the device. Le sigh.
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Old 11-01-2017, 05:45 PM   #232
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Uh, yeah. Ditto.

I may wait and see if my Oasis 1 can do the screen inversion once it gets the firmware upgrade. Sales language said that the original Oasis would get it too, as I understand it.

Trying to wait patiently ..... (no, I don't care enough to go looking for the update, as easy as I know that is.)
I think this is not correct, or at least it was not mentioned in the announcement, which stated that Audible feature would be coming to 8th generation Kindles (Kindle Oasis 1 and Kindle) ‘in coming months’, and could have said the same about Invert but did not:

http://www.thekindlechronicles.com/2...oasis-for-250/

The new Oasis has a different CPU and graphics chip. Invert black and white might require chip support to do it without distracting visual artifacts when turning pages.

Of course, I hope this is proved wrong, unless I wind up buying the new Oasis.
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Old 11-01-2017, 05:49 PM   #233
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Do you see any colors (pink, blue, green) on the screen, William? I know we've both had countless issues with this in the past which is why I'm asking.
Ive got 2 Paperwhites and the new Oasis. I can only tell when they're side by side with the same light setting but 1 PW has the bright white screen, 2nd PW has a green cast (which I never even knew before comparing). This new Oasis has a faint pink cast and I found I love that tint. It feels warmer somehow.
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Old 11-01-2017, 05:49 PM   #234
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That wouldn't be acceptable to me (as mine isn't).

I can't convince someone that the screen isn't good, but I do know that this drives me nuts.
You will never get perfection, not on an e-ink screen. I have a choice of reading on a PW2, two Voyages, a Kobo H20, and an old Nook Glow, plus my new Oasis. All have different screens.
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You will never get perfection, not on an e-ink screen. I have a choice of reading on a PW2, two Voyages, a Kobo H20, and an old Nook Glow, plus my new Oasis. All have different screens.
I believe it's possible to get close to perfect in the sense that it's not distracting every time I read. Lighting HAS improved on the Kindles. With the illumination off, I have zero issues with the e-ink. It's the lighting system which needs to improve just a little more.
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Old 11-01-2017, 06:02 PM   #236
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It's a night and day difference between this new Oasis and my Voyage. It's the first time where I feel they've finally implemented a decent solution.

If yours is showing colour variations, I'd send it back.
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Buttons are on the right side, aren't they?
Unless you turn it over.
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I'm clearly a person of no discernment, Jon. Every eInk screen I've ever used or seen has seemed just fine to me.
Me too. I've owned one KK, two KTs, two PWs, two Voyages, one Oasis 1 and one Oasis 2. Never had any problem with them. I have also owned a Kobo Aura H2O and had no problem with that either, though I don't think its screen was as good as that of the most recent Kindles from the Voyage onwards.

I think there is a lot of subjectivity in this and clearly some people have more sensitive eyes than others.
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Unless you turn it over.
Again, - it was just to prove my point that I can tell which orientation the Oasis 2 is being shown, even without the buttons visible - due to the consistent uneven lighting on all of them.
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Me too. I've owned one KK, two KTs, two PWs, two Voyages, one Oasis 1 and one Oasis 2. Never had any problem with them. I have also owned a Kobo Aura H2O and had no problem with that either, though I don't think its screen was as good as that of the most recent Kindles from the Voyage onwards.

I think there is a lot of subjectivity in this and clearly some people have more sensitive eyes than others.
That's exactly it. And as I've said each year I've been disappointed, - I wish I weren't so discerning when it comes to display uniformity.
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