Why are the kindle screensavers so freaking ugly? - Page 2

jimh12345 · 07-27-2011, 09:11 PM

The big question is, why won't Amazon at least give us some choices?

I think the screensaver issue is hurting the product. Enough people have now seen those tiresome author sketches that they're associated with the Amazon brand.

shokwaav · 07-28-2011, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Barty

Seriously, this has gone on since the first kindle. Would it kill amazon to give us screensavers that aren't eyesores? No other company with a leading product inflict such ocular insult on its customers.

I got my kindle 3 replaced due to a defect and I'm stuck with fw 3.2.1 for which there's no JB. Egads. I'm guessing half of people who JB just want to not have to look at the random horrid screensavers.

Or they could just let us put in own screensavers. Good grief, even apple lets you do that.

1. I think they're ok. they're not horrible.
2. there is a jailbreak for 3.2.1
3. yes i wish they would let us customise our screensavers

WT Sharpe · 07-28-2011, 12:21 AM

I like the literary Kindle screensavers, although it would be nice if Amazon let us use our own pictures without having to jailbreak the device.

markreidyhp · 07-28-2011, 04:02 AM

I wish that they were more consistent. I don't mind the author ones too much, although I would like it if there were more, but I hate the fish one, and the i dislike the book of kells(or whatever it is) one and the Greek thing, as they are not consistent. I jailbroke my last one and put on 10+ xkcd strips(resized, with a few panes moved to fit).

hunnymonster · 07-28-2011, 04:15 AM

Call me old fashioned but when I switch mine off, I put it away in it's slip case and I don't see it again until I take it out of the slip case to read. So I don't see the "off screen" anyway.

If I was that bothered, I'd switch off using a long slide - then the screen goes totally blank.

tubemonkey · 07-28-2011, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jimh12345

Enough people have now seen those tiresome author sketches that they're associated with the Amazon brand.

Author sketches??? I thought they were VPs at Amazon.

DiapDealer · 07-28-2011, 07:54 AM

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I think the screensaver issue is hurting the product. Enough people have now seen those tiresome author sketches that they're associated with the Amazon brand.

Oh yea... it's just killing their sales.

Harry_Y · 07-28-2011, 09:17 AM

I would like an ease (non-hack) way of changing the
screen saver, but truthfully I never really look at them.

just_jeepin · 07-28-2011, 02:49 PM

The screensaver issue is the only reason I jailbroke my Kindle. Come on Amazon and allow us to use custom screensavers like most of the other ebook readers do!

thebestjeter · 07-29-2011, 01:38 AM

I like the kindle screensavers and I absolutely love some of them, (the James Joyce one, for instance). They are very artistic!

AthenaAtDelphi · 07-29-2011, 02:35 AM

Custom screensavers would definitely be nice .

All sorts of interesting possibilities come to mind . Like subscribing to PB Magazine , and getting a new screensaver from them every week !

Victoria · 07-29-2011, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott_T

be nice to have the option of the screen saver being the cover of your current book too

That is what Kobo does. I like the Kindle screen savers, but it's also nice to see the cover of the book you're reading - makes it feel a bit more like a 'real book'

Chi Cygni · 07-29-2011, 09:08 AM

I thought I didn't mind the screensavers THAT much until I opened the cover and Alexandre Dumas jumped in my face and freaked me out
ARRRGH

Vivi · 07-29-2011, 10:40 AM

I like the authors rather than ADs at all...

IvyRose · 08-03-2011, 02:57 AM

Oh well...if I had the choice, I definiely would change the screensaver pictures. But they do not disturb me and since the kindle is usually in its case and I usually don't look at the screen in sleep mode more than a few second before I switch it on. So I don't really bother.

The kindle is a very good device and the screensaver surely doesn't diminish that.

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07-27-2011, 09:11 PM	#16
jimh12345 Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 2012 Join Date: May 2011 Device: kindle	The big question is, why won't Amazon at least give us some choices? I think the screensaver issue is hurting the product. Enough people have now seen those tiresome author sketches that they're associated with the Amazon brand.

07-28-2011, 12:21 AM	#18
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I like the literary Kindle screensavers, although it would be nice if Amazon let us use our own pictures without having to jailbreak the device.

07-28-2011, 04:02 AM	#19
markreidyhp Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle 3 [3g]	I wish that they were more consistent. I don't mind the author ones too much, although I would like it if there were more, but I hate the fish one, and the i dislike the book of kells(or whatever it is) one and the Greek thing, as they are not consistent. I jailbroke my last one and put on 10+ xkcd strips(resized, with a few panes moved to fit).

07-28-2011, 04:15 AM	#20
hunnymonster Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 1252022 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: K3 wifi, K3 3G, K Touch, K Paperwhite	Call me old fashioned but when I switch mine off, I put it away in it's slip case and I don't see it again until I take it out of the slip case to read. So I don't see the "off screen" anyway. If I was that bothered, I'd switch off using a long slide - then the screen goes totally blank.

07-28-2011, 09:17 AM	#23
Harry_Y Addict Posts: 305 Karma: 704492 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NY Device: Kindle 3, Kindle DX, Galaxy Tab 2	I would like an ease (non-hack) way of changing the screen saver, but truthfully I never really look at them.

07-28-2011, 02:49 PM	#24
just_jeepin Addict Posts: 306 Karma: 1010848 Join Date: Oct 2005 Device: Kobo Libra 2	The screensaver issue is the only reason I jailbroke my Kindle. Come on Amazon and allow us to use custom screensavers like most of the other ebook readers do!

07-29-2011, 01:38 AM	#25
thebestjeter Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 757546 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi and Kindle DX Graphite	I like the kindle screensavers and I absolutely love some of them, (the James Joyce one, for instance). They are very artistic!

07-29-2011, 02:35 AM	#26
AthenaAtDelphi "Gnothi Seauton" Posts: 58 Karma: 134 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Netherlands Device: Asus Eee 1000H, BeBook Mini, Kindle 3 WiFi	Custom screensavers would definitely be nice . All sorts of interesting possibilities come to mind . Like subscribing to PB Magazine , and getting a new screensaver from them every week !

07-29-2011, 09:08 AM	#28
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	I thought I didn't mind the screensavers THAT much until I opened the cover and Alexandre Dumas jumped in my face and freaked me out ARRRGH

07-29-2011, 10:40 AM	#29
Vivi Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle 3	I like the authors rather than ADs at all...

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08-03-2011, 02:57 AM	#30
IvyRose Ebbok-Junkie Posts: 57 Karma: 39102 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Schweiz Device: Sony PRS-350, Kindle 3G, iphone 3GS	Oh well...if I had the choice, I definiely would change the screensaver pictures. But they do not disturb me and since the kindle is usually in its case and I usually don't look at the screen in sleep mode more than a few second before I switch it on. So I don't really bother. The kindle is a very good device and the screensaver surely doesn't diminish that.