Hands on Kindle Paperwhite 4

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I leave my Voyage in my handbag so read mainly on my Oasis 2 and Paperwhite 4. I like the Oasis for daytime but I really like the Paperwhite, i use that at night as the smaller size is better for reading in bed.

It's when my eyes get tired that I most appreciate the larger screen of the Oasis. I can comfortably read my Oasis in bed with my normal varifocal glasses on, while with a smaller screen I'd generally end up taking my glasses off and reading with my nose practically touching the screen .

[booklover6]

My side by side inspection of my new Paperwhite 4 vs. my Kobo Aura H20 (first generation) leaves me with the sense that the text on the paperwhite is sharper than that on the Kobo. I tried to make the text size and other settings the same, but there could be slight differences. I love the screen of the Kobo, and the size of the screen is so nice. But the text on the PW was a bit better, not a lot, but noticeable. (And of course the reason I got it was for the smaller size + waterproof)

The PW is a winner!

Originally Posted by vostro

how is screen quality of Voyage comparing with Kobo H2O that you have in term of text contrast? by reading reviews of Voyage, my impression is that Voyage has best contrast ratio of text among all kindle products(although it might have uneven color temperature or backlight and longevity issue), but when viewing a video that compares Voyage with Kobo H2O, H2O seems look better in contrast of text. is that true with your H2O?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by HarryT

It's when my eyes get tired that I most appreciate the larger screen of the Oasis. I can comfortably read my Oasis in bed with my normal varifocal glasses on, while with a smaller screen I'd generally end up taking my glasses off and reading with my nose practically touching the screen .

My "verifocal" glasses are intended to be used in an upright position. When your body is horizontal there is a problem. I don't read much in bed but when I do, I revert to my over-the-counter reading glasses. If I try the graduated lens I have to cant my head at an odd angle.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by HarryT

It's when my eyes get tired that I most appreciate the larger screen of the Oasis. I can comfortably read my Oasis in bed with my normal varifocal glasses on, while with a smaller screen I'd generally end up taking my glasses off and reading with my nose practically touching the screen .

I read without my glasses in bed as it’s impossible to read with my varifocals lying down. I’m shortsighted so it’s fine for me.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I read without my glasses in bed as it’s impossible to read with my varifocals lying down. I’m shortsighted so it’s fine for me.

You do of course have to hold your reader so the screen's up-down direction is aligned with the orientation of your glasses, but that's certainly not impossible to do . I tend to read sitting up in bed.

I'm short-sighted, too.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I leave my Voyage in my handbag so read mainly on my Oasis 2 and Paperwhite 4. I like the Oasis for daytime but I really like the Paperwhite, i use that at night as the smaller size is better for reading in bed.

I operate on a similar system. My Aura One is for armchair reading, my Glo HD is for my purse and my H2O is for bed. I find the Aura One too big for bed, but the H2O is fine and I do like the bigger screen size when portability isn't an issue.

I first started this three-tier system with my Sony X50s. The 750 was for the armchair and I had two 350s, one of which went in my purse and one, with the bulkier cover with built-in light, was for bed.

Originally Posted by booklover6

My side by side inspection of my new Paperwhite 4 vs. my Kobo Aura H20 (first generation) leaves me with the sense that the text on the paperwhite is sharper than that on the Kobo.

Since the resolution on the H2O is 265 ppi, I'd expect it to lose a side-by-by with the PPW at 300 ppi. I find it good enough, however, compared to the old Glo with 212 ppi which was visibly fuzzy to my naked eye.

[NiLuJe]

Originally Posted by booklover6

My side by side inspection of my new Paperwhite 4 vs. my Kobo Aura H20 (first generation) leaves me with the sense that the text on the paperwhite is sharper than that on the Kobo. I tried to make the text size and other settings the same, but there could be slight differences. I love the screen of the Kobo, and the size of the screen is so nice. But the text on the PW was a bit better, not a lot, but noticeable. (And of course the reason I got it was for the smaller size + waterproof)

The PW is a winner!

Note that the H2O is using a considerably older Carta screen, with a worse pixel density than the PW4 (265 vs. 300 ppi) .

I'm trying to think of anything with a 300ppi Carta and an IR grid and I'm coming up blank. The Kobo Glo HD, maybe?

[mathil]

Originally Posted by booklover6

My side by side inspection of my new Paperwhite 4 vs. my Kobo Aura H20 (first generation) leaves me with the sense that the text on the paperwhite is sharper than that on the Kobo. I tried to make the text size and other settings the same, but there could be slight differences. I love the screen of the Kobo, and the size of the screen is so nice. But the text on the PW was a bit better, not a lot, but noticeable. (And of course the reason I got it was for the smaller size + waterproof)

The PW is a winner!

I own a first generation H2O and a PW3, and the H2O's screen definitely looks sharper even considering the difference in ppi: it was very noticeable to me as I tend to read at very small font sizes. It's great to see that there's an improvement with the PW4.

[barryem]

Originally Posted by HarryT

You do of course have to hold your reader so the screen's up-down direction is aligned with the orientation of your glasses, but that's certainly not impossible to do . I tend to read sitting up in bed.

I'll read with my bifocals on my phone with it's smaller screen but I'm uncomfortable reading my Kindle with them. I have reading glasses for that.

Barry

[barryem]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

I'm trying to think of anything with a 300ppi Carta and an IR grid and I'm coming up blank. The Kobo Glo HD, maybe?

The Nook Glowlight 3 has IR and 300ppi and it's easily the best contrast and clearest e-ink screen I have. I prefer the Kindles overall but they don't have as good a screen.

Barry

[Strether]

My H2O2 may have a lower pixel density than my Paperwhite 4, but the text on the Kobo seems sharper, which I take to be because all the books are Kepub formatted? Even using the same font.

Jim

[vostro]

Originally Posted by mathil

It's great to see that there's an improvement with the PW4.

i have all PW1-4 and H2O as well. in term of contrast of text, my PW4 is a bit worse than PW3 which is a bit worse than H2O. from what i read in various reviews, voyage seems have best contrast ratio among all kindle backlight screens including PW4, oasis 2, but not sure if voyage has better contrast ratio than H2O.

[booklover6]

I was going to wait til my PW4 was paid off to remove the special offers, but I just couldn't stand it and got them off yesterday. Does anyone else really, really hate those special offers on ereaders? (They don't bother me on the Fire, not that I use it often enough to care). I just want to open my device and start reading, not wait for it to wake up and then swipe or tap to get rid of the ridiculous ad screen.

Has anyone removed that power saving setting, which wakes the device up faster but makes the battery drain faster, too? I haven't done that yet to see if I like it.

[barryem]

I've never had ads on any of my Kindles. I've always either bought the version without them or, if that wasn't in stock, removed them immediately. That's true of both my e-ink Kindles and my Fire tablets.

I was given a Fire tablet to give to someone in my retirement home and it has ads so I haven't paid to remove them since I'm not keeping it. While I'm looking for someone to give it to I've been playing with it and they really bother me.

A couple of interesting items I recall from maybe 30 or 40 years ago: two organizations representing egg growers and hot dog makers applied to the FDA for permission to sell advertising space on eggs and on hot dogs. The FDA turned them down. This really happened, at least according to whichever newspaper I read in those days, probably the Houston Chronicle. I do realize our economy is, in large part, based on advertising but that doesn't make it any less obscene.

Perhaps the next thing advertisers will try is to pay hospitals to tattoo ads onto newborn babies.

Barry

[Paperbackstash]

I don't notice the ads really. I leave them on as well to have a switch of the loading screen. I've heard that if you remove the ads, you get one of their generic covers, and I don't like the ones I've seen. Weird, I know, but...