YouTube: The eBook Reader - Paperwhite 3 vs Kindle Voyage Comparison Review

Richard529 · 07-02-2015, 03:38 PM

HarryT · 07-02-2015, 03:57 PM

Thanks. Confirms what other reviews have said: that the contrast on the Voyage is a little better. The PW3 still looks very good to me, though.

Readirect · 07-03-2015, 12:32 AM

The problem with embedding fonts is that it takes a *lot* of space per book; doubling or tripling the size of the file.

As far as the added features in the Voyage, they're mostly useless to me. The side-buttons don't work in landscape, I never use the auto-brightness and while the flush screen is a bit nicer, it's mostly something you notice if you look for it.

All in all, the Voyage isn't that great and, personally, I still prefer my PW1 because it's jailbroken and has KoReader. To me, it makes for a much better reading experience. When my PW 1 gives up, I'll be looking to replace it with a Kobo which has most (but not all) of the KoReader features AND Kobo doesn't prevent installing KoReader as do the later Kindle versions.

Barty · 07-11-2015, 09:52 AM

Nice. This is how you do a comparison. The voyage has a better screen, that's pretty clear. Disappointing as I hoped the pw3 would be a voyage without the fancy features.

Rizla · 07-11-2015, 10:11 AM

The screens look identical to me.

GoSharks · 07-11-2015, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rizla

The screens look identical to me.

I agree...they look exactly the same to me (I see a PW3 in my future!

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Readirect

The problem with embedding fonts is that it takes a *lot* of space per book; doubling or tripling the size of the file.

I strip and embed fonts in all of my books and I see minimal (very minimal) increase in file size... are you subsetting all fonts?

07-02-2015, 03:38 PM	#1
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07-02-2015, 03:57 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Thanks. Confirms what other reviews have said: that the contrast on the Voyage is a little better. The PW3 still looks very good to me, though.

07-03-2015, 12:32 AM	#3
Readirect Zealot Posts: 130 Karma: 20456 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: KPW1	The problem with embedding fonts is that it takes a lot of space per book; doubling or tripling the size of the file. As far as the added features in the Voyage, they're mostly useless to me. The side-buttons don't work in landscape, I never use the auto-brightness and while the flush screen is a bit nicer, it's mostly something you notice if you look for it. All in all, the Voyage isn't that great and, personally, I still prefer my PW1 because it's jailbroken and has KoReader. To me, it makes for a much better reading experience. When my PW 1 gives up, I'll be looking to replace it with a Kobo which has most (but not all) of the KoReader features AND Kobo doesn't prevent installing KoReader as do the later Kindle versions.

07-11-2015, 09:52 AM	#4
Barty doofus Posts: 2,524 Karma: 13088847 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	Nice. This is how you do a comparison. The voyage has a better screen, that's pretty clear. Disappointing as I hoped the pw3 would be a voyage without the fancy features.

07-11-2015, 10:11 AM	#5
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	The screens look identical to me.

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