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

[Canis_lupus]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

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

Out of all the Paperwhites with six inch screens, the Paperwhite 4 is my favorite. It is light and waterproof which is exactly what I was looking for.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Canis_lupus

Out of all the Paperwhites with six inch screens, the Paperwhite 4 is my favorite. It is light and waterproof which is exactly what I was looking for.

The PW1 has a lot of screen issues. The PW2 was better but still not perfect. The PW3 was good and the PW4 a major step backwards from the PW3. The PW5 is also good and a better size (IMHO).

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

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

The only ereader I currently have with a flush screen is the Nook Glowlight Plus 2015. But it uses the same 300ppi Carta screen the Paperwhite 3 and 4 and the Kobo Clara HD use.

If I put them side by side, the Glowlight might be slightly fuzzier than the Paperwhite 3 and Clara HD. But it is not glaringly obvious.

So I'm wondering if Amazon made some huge mistake on the build quality of the Paperwhite 4 or if the terribleness of the screen is being oversold.

If anyone has a 2015 Glowlight Plus and a Paperwhite 4, could you post comparison photos? I promise not to hold you to rigorous scientific standards.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

or if the terribleness of the screen is being oversold.

Bingo.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by issybird

Bingo.

Agreed.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

So I'm wondering if Amazon made some huge mistake on the build quality of the Paperwhite 4 or if the terribleness of the screen is being oversold.

I've compared PW3 and PW4 side by side. Certainly the PW3 is slightly better, but on its own the PW4 is fine. The terribleness of the screen is being oversold. My son has the PW4 and he upgraded from a K3. The DXG and K3 certainly have better screens than the DX and K2, but there is much smaller changes from Carta (c 10 years ago) I think 2012 to 2013 was the changeover from not too bad Pearl (PW1) to pretty decent Carta (PW2) for Amazon.

[JSWolf]

There was no reason for Amazon to make the PW4 screen worse then the PW3.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

There was no reason for Amazon to make the PW4 screen worse then the PW3.

Sigh. That was hardly Amazon's intent. But... and I really don't know... they wanted a flush screen. And a lighter device. And the screen quality suffered (slightly!) as a result of these changes. And then, they added an extra LED (which they did) to offset any additional murkiness. Because once you adjust the light, who's going to notice or care? (Other than you, obviously.)

There are tradeoffs. Not everything, or most things, are one-issue issues.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by issybird

Sigh. That was hardly Amazon's intent. But... and I really don't know... they wanted a flush screen. And a lighter device. And the screen quality suffered (slightly!) as a result of these changes. And then, they added an extra LED (which they did) to offset any additional murkiness. Because once you adjust the light, who's going to notice or care? (Other than you, obviously.)

There are tradeoffs. Not everything, or most things, are one-issue issues.

It's very noticeable. I first noticed the poor PW4 screen in a YouTube video. It was that obvious.

[shamanNS]

And that YouTube video is probably the only time you've seen Kindle PW4...

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by shamanNS

And that YouTube video is probably the only time you've seen Kindle PW4...

Wouldn't you like to know.

[DNSB]

His mind is made up, don't try to confuse him with facts.

[shamanNS]