Kindle Voyage vs. other ereaders: screen comparison at 0 brightness

[Canis_lupus]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I'm curious, why those of you who read with the light off do so? Does the light bother your eyes even on a low level? Do you want to conserve battery? Do you always read in very brightly lit environments?

I prefer reading with the light set to zero when there is enough ambient light. In these situations there is little difference between having the light at zero and where I would set the light at. I like not having the light in my eyes and hope it helps preserve the battery.

I’m only able to do this with the Voyage. The background on all my other front lit Kindles is darker, more grayish and muddier. I always need to use the front light with those.

[graycyn]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

The Oasis 2 was one of the poorest screens I've used. The Oasis 3 was considerably better, but still worse than the Libra 2 (all this was with the frontlight on - I have no idea what any of them looked like with the light off).

My experience was entirely opposite. At the time I got the Oasis 2, I still had my Voyage. I compared them closely, and sharpness/contrast was roughly equal, the difference between them was that the Voyage screen was very, very unpleasantly cold, while the Oasis screen is not.

I kept the Oasis 2, sold the Voyage, no regrets of any kind. I love the screen on my Oasis 2, I only wish it had the warm light option.

I don't doubt your experience though, as we all know that screens can vary. For instance, my Forma, bought a year or so after the initial release, does not have the dread "stripe" effect.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

You did read the "light off as much as possible"? Not light off<period>

The last time I saw a Kindle Voyage, unless the room lighting was extremely dim, the lowest light setting was not noticeable.

I read that as not using the light as much as possible and keeping the light off.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I'm curious, why those of you who read with the light off do so? Does the light bother your eyes even on a low level? Do you want to conserve battery? Do you always read in very brightly lit environments?

I can't read with the light off. The screen is just too dim and ugly. I admit I don't usually read in very good light (natural or artificial). I'm a night owl and read mostly in the evening and at night, always indoors; and my rooms are not brightly lit.

I'm used to reading with the light off. I've had a Sony Reader since the days of the PRS-500 where there was no light. I actually prefer the background not to be white.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by leifan89

Yes to pretty much all of them. It doesn't really bother my eyes that much, but I like to conserve battery and I usually read with plenty of ambient lighting.

Of course, at night, I turn on the frontlight on the reader, like a sane person would That said, I try to keep it as low as I can (10 out of 100 on KOReader, 10 out of 24?25? on the Oasis, etc. - my Oasis has a really weird brightness curve for the light)

When I read with the light on my Libra 2, I use a light level of 3.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

The Oasis 2 was one of the poorest screens I've used. The Oasis 3 was considerably better, but still worse than the Libra 2 (all this was with the frontlight on - I have no idea what any of them looked like with the light off).

One of the poorest screens is the PW1.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm used to reading with the light off. I've had a Sony Reader since the days of the PRS-500 where there was no light. I actually prefer the background not to be white.

I too was used to reading on unlit screens - I read for almost 5 years on two Kindle 4 NTs with no light. But I never liked their gray background. After I got my first ereader with frontlight (the Voyage) I never looked back.

Funny how preferences differ.

[John F]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I too was used to reading on unlit screens - I read for almost 5 years on two Kindle 4 NTs with no light. But I never liked their gray background. After I got my first ereader with frontlight (the Voyage) I never looked back.

Funny how preferences differ.

I also started on unlit screen (A Sony 505, and a couple after that). I used clip on book lights.

On other electronics screens, I try to avoid "white" backgrounds. On my lit ereaders, I don't find them too white. For daytime reading, I have my Kobo's light set to 30%.

And yes, to each their own.

[leifan89]

Originally Posted by John F

And yes, to each their own.

Indeed!

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Amazon really botched the PW4. There was nothing about it that was better then the PW3.

Storage was bumped from 4GB to 8GB, waterproofing was added. So yes, there were things that were better in the Paperwhite 4 than the Paperwhite 3.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm used to reading with the light off. I've had a Sony Reader since the days of the PRS-500 where there was no light. I actually prefer the background not to be white.

I didn't buy an ereader until I saw one with a light (the Nook ST with Glowlight). Saw one in a store one night, went and bought it the next day.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Storage was bumped from 4GB to 8GB, waterproofing was added. So yes, there were things that were better in the Paperwhite 4 than the Paperwhite 3.

But that's irrelevant given how bad the PW4 screen is.

[shalym]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But that's irrelevant given how bad the PW4 screen is.

Yes it is...to you. Not necessarily to others.

Shari

[issybird]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Storage was bumped from 4GB to 8GB, waterproofing was added. So yes, there were things that were better in the Paperwhite 4 than the Paperwhite 3.

It's also got Bluetooth/Audible book player.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by issybird

It's also got Bluetooth/Audible book player.

Not in Canada. A couple of weeks back, I asked Audible.ca why they didn't support Amazon's eInk Kindles and got the same fluff about needing to do more testing. Pretty much exactly the same wording every time I ask the question.