[Kindle 3] Diminish in performance half way through a book - Page 5

Bismar · 09-17-2010, 09:40 PM

Hmm, pretty sure its temperature related, i tried leaving it on top of a warm laptop whiles its off, and turned it on 10 mins later.

Its performance was defintely diminished.

JeremyR · 09-17-2010, 11:10 PM

Well, since customer service blew me off, I'm just going to return mine and order a new one. And if that does it as well, return that and not order a new one.

Rebo · 09-18-2010, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Boston

On Kindleboards it seems that some owners of white Kindles are not having the problem. Since it appears to be a heat, rather than sunlight issue, it may have to do with how the graphite colored frame absorbs the heat (much more so than the white) rather than the screen itself? But I'm not an engineer

The sun emits a lot of heat and it can be transmittted by radiation. Black body absorbs a lot more incoming radiation than white body. Carbon in its graphite form is found to absorb about 97% of all radiation.

Since there are more reports on the graphite colored kindle to exhibit the slow page turns problems under sunlight, it does appear that the black coated kindle tend to absorb more heat. If that is the case, the kindle might have an overall heat dissipation problem and the graphite colored exterior just aggravates the effect.

secretpact · 09-24-2010, 12:51 AM

Problem solved??

Kindle CS emailed me about the preview version of 3.0.2, and I took a hairdryer to my kindle, first before the update to make sure it was still slow (it was) and then i upgraded and used my hairdryer... no slowdown! Download the new version and let me know if it worked for you guys.

JeremyR · 09-24-2010, 05:28 AM

Yup, see the thread about firmware 3.02 for others commenting on the fix.

SirCumference · 09-24-2010, 08:34 AM

This thread seemed interesting but after heavy use on my Kindle 3 I notice no decreased system preformance even through books over a thousand pages.

pgamble · 10-12-2010, 02:38 PM

Hi guys

I've had my k3 for 2 weeks.
I'm not getting a slowed down page turn as such ... it is delayed.

What I mean is that I'm not seeing the screen stay black longer sometimes than others ... what I am seeing is the k3 page turn not happen for perhaps 2-3 seconds after the button is pressed.

I have noted that if I have the smallest font ... regardless of typeface, the delay is the usual circa 1sec after button press. If I have any of the larger fonts and I have chosen condensed ... the delay is a lot longer ... perhaps 3 seconds ... and it's really annoying.

I tried a restart of reading this thread and in a few seconds of testing with different typefaces and fonts the speed is now consisitently circa 1 sec (although back page turns are definitely slightly slower than forward ones).

It will be interesting to see how long it takes for things to slow down again.

The kindle is on 3.02.

Cheers

Paul.

trachshack · 11-28-2010, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pgamble

Hi guys

I've had my k3 for 2 weeks.
I'm not getting a slowed down page turn as such ... it is delayed.

What I mean is that I'm not seeing the screen stay black longer sometimes than others ... what I am seeing is the k3 page turn not happen for perhaps 2-3 seconds after the button is pressed.

I have noted that if I have the smallest font ... regardless of typeface, the delay is the usual circa 1sec after button press. If I have any of the larger fonts and I have chosen condensed ... the delay is a lot longer ... perhaps 3 seconds ... and it's really annoying.

I tried a restart of reading this thread and in a few seconds of testing with different typefaces and fonts the speed is now consisitently circa 1 sec (although back page turns are definitely slightly slower than forward ones).

It will be interesting to see how long it takes for things to slow down again.

The kindle is on 3.02.

Cheers

Paul.

Hi Paul. I've had my Kindle for 5 days and just experienced the same issue as you...delayed (not slow) page turns only on condensed typeface of size 4 or higher. A restart fixed my issue too. I'm curious, did your issue ever crop up again? Thanks.

pgamble · 11-29-2010, 06:41 AM

I had a bit of a mare trying to get a kindle that didn't have dodgy hinge, scratched screen or excessive ghosting. My wife's was perfect.
I now have a perfect one myself and although I think there will always be the odd slow down as with most 'computers', it is very minor. I haven't updated from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3.

Wife and I both loving them.

I have just got a Galaxy Tab ... which I also love, but it is the Kindle that gets the most use.

Paul.

10-12-2010, 02:38 PM	#67
pgamble Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Amazon K3	Seems to be typeface related as well Hi guys I've had my k3 for 2 weeks. I'm not getting a slowed down page turn as such ... it is delayed. What I mean is that I'm not seeing the screen stay black longer sometimes than others ... what I am seeing is the k3 page turn not happen for perhaps 2-3 seconds after the button is pressed. I have noted that if I have the smallest font ... regardless of typeface, the delay is the usual circa 1sec after button press. If I have any of the larger fonts and I have chosen condensed ... the delay is a lot longer ... perhaps 3 seconds ... and it's really annoying. I tried a restart of reading this thread and in a few seconds of testing with different typefaces and fonts the speed is now consisitently circa 1 sec (although back page turns are definitely slightly slower than forward ones). It will be interesting to see how long it takes for things to slow down again. The kindle is on 3.02. Cheers Paul.

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09-17-2010, 09:40 PM	#61
Bismar Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 928 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Down Under Device: Kobo eReader	Hmm, pretty sure its temperature related, i tried leaving it on top of a warm laptop whiles its off, and turned it on 10 mins later. Its performance was defintely diminished.

09-17-2010, 11:10 PM	#62
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	Well, since customer service blew me off, I'm just going to return mine and order a new one. And if that does it as well, return that and not order a new one.

09-24-2010, 12:51 AM	#64
secretpact Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Problem solved?? Kindle CS emailed me about the preview version of 3.0.2, and I took a hairdryer to my kindle, first before the update to make sure it was still slow (it was) and then i upgraded and used my hairdryer... no slowdown! Download the new version and let me know if it worked for you guys.

09-24-2010, 05:28 AM	#65
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	Yup, see the thread about firmware 3.02 for others commenting on the fix.

09-24-2010, 08:34 AM	#66
SirCumference Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	This thread seemed interesting but after heavy use on my Kindle 3 I notice no decreased system preformance even through books over a thousand pages.

11-29-2010, 06:41 AM	#69
pgamble Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Amazon K3	I had a bit of a mare trying to get a kindle that didn't have dodgy hinge, scratched screen or excessive ghosting. My wife's was perfect. I now have a perfect one myself and although I think there will always be the odd slow down as with most 'computers', it is very minor. I haven't updated from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3. Wife and I both loving them. I have just got a Galaxy Tab ... which I also love, but it is the Kindle that gets the most use. Paul.

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