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Mine was shipped with 5.7.4 firmware. Which firmware come with yours? Hopefully, the new 5.8.1 firmware fixes this issue. Last edited by Julius Caesar; 06-17-2016 at 01:37 AM. |
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Just wondering - has anybody who has received the new batch of Oasis' seeing the colour discolorations problem rear its ugly head? Asking this because if it is, I'm buying another one ASAP!
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If it's a Kindle and has LEDs, it has the color gradient problem. Just depends on how discerning you are as to whether or not it will bother you.
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They may well all have it but not all to the same degree, even within the same model. My Oasis screen is much, much better than that on my Voyage and I've seen the opposite reported as well. It does make ordering much more suspenseful than I'd like.
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The good news is that Amazon's return policy is so good. Just remember to fully return a defective device rather than doing an exchange. Exchanges only yield refurbished replacement devices. |
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Got lucky in the screen lottery with later Kindles so haven't needed to try the replacement game again. |
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I had a perfect pw2 first time, first buy. I bought it a couple months after release, from a normal shop those were the days.
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Oasis 3G/Adless/Merlot arrived today. I'd waited a bit (hours)before ordering, got Aug 24 shipdate; Ouch! But schedule changed, arrived today.
Why yes, now that you mention it, I am in love. My PW and PW2 screens were perfect, my Voyage screen was perfect, and my Oasis screen is perfect. No color shading, evenly lit, crisp, contrasty. (As was my Voyage.) Side by side, brightly lit room, both set to 15, maybe the Oasis has less glare from ceiling lights, but boy are they close in all respects. Unsurprisingly, the ergonomics changes work. I use the Kindle several hours a day, so the changes, while not earthshaking, do add up over the day. |
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I had a nearly identical experience and impression of the Oasis Screen and build.
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So, things could only get better right? We'll.... I powered on the Oasis's screen and began looking at the Oasis screen and the Voyage's so I could see which of the fonts was the new one that was being hyped about. I found it, but something strange happened. I put the Voyage font back to the old one... the same as the one set on the Oasis. However, I second guessed myself thinking I must have selected a different font from the Oasis because the font on the Voyage was significantly more vibrant and sharp. The Oasis looked dull, scratchy and dark. It turned out, the Oasis and Voyage were both on the same font. It's just that the Voyage had a superior screen than the Oasis... I'm not sure how I feel about that, but I don't think it's enough to deter me from keeping the device since it's significantly easier for me to hold. However, like yourself, I'm particular about the screen. With the Oasis's backlight on, the right side of the screen does look shadowy, but that's ok. What really annoys me is that the right side is a blue hue given off by the lights and fades into a warmer color towards the left side of the Oasis's screen. So my initial impressions were excitement and disappointment. I don't plan on returning the device, but my expectations are shot considering I was hoping for a similar reading experience, if not better, to the Voyage. Overall, I'm very please with the fit and finish of the device/Oasis. Last edited by Saint04jmv; 06-25-2016 at 10:09 AM. |
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Well it doesn't but if you receive a Kindle with batch number 1234, get an exchange a few days later and that has batch number 1235, I'd say it's unlikely that this unit is a refurb. Also, don't they put an R on the boxes of refurbished unit?
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