10-01-2012, 01:09 PM | #151 |
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10-01-2012, 01:20 PM | #152 |
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If you hold something up to that photo blocking off the middle part where the bezels are and just show screens together the color looks identical to me so I am thinking it is the contrast with the black bezel that makes the difference. I am still loving my KB more than I did my silver whatever the reason. :-)
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10-01-2012, 01:37 PM | #153 | |
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10-01-2012, 01:55 PM | #155 | |
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You can see that it's not the bezel. Next someone will say that the light source could be on the left, in that case MartyD would need to take a picture under the same lighting conditions, and reverse the two readers. eP |
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10-01-2012, 02:26 PM | #156 | |
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10-01-2012, 02:28 PM | #157 |
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I'm surprised Amazon is saying there is no difference. You would think they would be broadcasting the improvement.
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10-01-2012, 02:31 PM | #158 | |
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EDIT: I said "liquidate" but I'm not sure that is correct. They might keep them available for those who prefer a silver bezel just like they kept the K3 available. Last edited by jswinden; 10-01-2012 at 02:33 PM. |
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10-01-2012, 02:54 PM | #159 |
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My theory is that the improvement is due to a tightening in quality control at the e-ink manufacturing plant. People are reporting a similar improvement with the PRS-T2. Seems like it used to be that some e-ink screens were very white and some were very gray, and now they are only shipping out the white ones. I like to imagine a large pile of gray screens in dumpsters behind the factory, but I guess it's more likely that have improved the manufacturing such that they are all white now.
I guess Amazon can't call it an improvement when some lucky Kindle owners got a really white screen with the silver bezel. |
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Definitely not the bezel, as even when I compare it with my black prst1 (which i thought had the whitest screen at the time), - the new kindle is clearly more white. |
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10-01-2012, 11:50 PM | #161 |
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xq1...ion_shortfilms Watch at least the first four-and-a-half minutes. Last edited by BeeTee-Ess; 10-01-2012 at 11:53 PM. |
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So, my perception was right. :-)
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10-02-2012, 11:00 AM | #164 |
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OK, in the interest of science I will post this last picture and let members decide what they see. The new kindle is on the left, you have to take my word for that.
For whatever reason, I find the new kindle to have a better screen. I suggest silver owners who don't like their screen take a look at the black. |
10-03-2012, 12:00 AM | #165 |
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Marty, that's a persuasive photo!
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