11-25-2018, 05:21 PM | #196 |
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Have you tried the audiobook via bluetooth feature? do you know how much faster the battery dies?
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11-25-2018, 05:27 PM | #197 |
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11-26-2018, 02:16 PM | #198 |
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11-26-2018, 02:20 PM | #199 |
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To me the text is definitely lighter and washed out, which is why I prefer my PW3 screen, but I have ended up bolding it to 2 instead of 1 to help combat this. It's still not as crisp but it helps.
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11-26-2018, 03:24 PM | #200 | |
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Unless you absolutely need a water proof reader or want to listen to audio books, I'd recommend the $79 PW3 Edit: Updated link points to a PW3 without Special Offers. Last edited by JimmyR; 11-29-2018 at 05:48 AM. Reason: Update Link |
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11-26-2018, 03:25 PM | #201 |
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I have not seen the percentage view on my Voyage yet, but I don't like seeing it on my Oasis 2. Since the last update on my Oasis, I can no longer avoid seeing it. I used to be able to switch to battery symbol only. Now it's both symbol and percentage.
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11-26-2018, 10:18 PM | #202 |
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I have a PW3 and definitely plan on keeping it. I'm keeping the PW4 for the Waterproof feature as well (do a lot of reading in the bath). There are benefits to both, but I was hoping more on the screen I'll admit, especially since it's a few years newer.
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11-27-2018, 05:33 AM | #203 |
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Is there a chance to get rid of the long wakeup (5 seconds) without login the Kindle with a real Amazon account?
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11-27-2018, 11:20 AM | #204 |
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11-27-2018, 11:55 AM | #205 |
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I'm guessing going from recessed to flush screen places the top layer farther away from the e-ink screen and makes the text fainter and blurrier. The Voyage does this too but uses higher quality light layer to compensate.
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11-27-2018, 02:31 PM | #206 |
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11-27-2018, 02:34 PM | #207 |
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I feel the same compared to my PW2 and I also use bold 2 to compensate a little bit. The text was a lot thinner than on my old PW2 firmware without the ability to set the bold level.
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11-27-2018, 02:36 PM | #208 |
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11-27-2018, 02:39 PM | #209 |
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11-27-2018, 03:04 PM | #210 |
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