Kindle Voyage - First Impressions - Page 108

Zeebra · 08-01-2015, 12:46 PM

Just got to use my Voyage this week, I notice the bottom is brighter and "whiter" than the top but it doesn't really bother me. This is the best e-reading experience I've had so far. Happy with the device

badgoodDeb · 08-01-2015, 01:44 PM

Good! I love mine.

Josieb1 · 08-02-2015, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeebra

Just got to use my Voyage this week, I notice the bottom is brighter and "whiter" than the top but it doesn't really bother me. This is the best e-reading experience I've had so far. Happy with the device

Mine's the same, I hardly notice it at all but it is there.

Almamida · 08-04-2015, 03:47 PM

Received my Kindle Voyage this morning.
It's clearly a beautiful device. I'm surprised by its little size.
That's for the good part.

In fact I'm disappointed by the light it produces. I find it very artificial. Perhaps it will take some days before I accommodate to it...
I have of course the same problem than some of you (everybody ?) : The bottom side of the screen is whiter.

Last thing, I find the device too thin to hold it. I don't know how to explain it, but when I want to hold it with only one hand and use the haptic buttons with my thumb, it's not very comfortable.

Josieb1 · 08-04-2015, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Almamida

Received my Kindle Voyage this morning.
It's clearly a beautiful device. I'm surprised by its little size.
That's for the good part.

In fact I'm disappointed by the light it produces. I find it very artificial. Perhaps it will take some days before I accommodate to it...
I have of course the same problem than some of you (everybody ?) : The bottom side of the screen is whiter.

Last thing, I find the device too thin to hold it. I don't know how to explain it, but when I want to hold it with only one hand and use the haptic buttons with my thumb, it's not very comfortable.

I think you will learn to love it, at least I hope so. The thinness can be alleviated by buying a book style cover. One of the cheapest and ironically the best is the Swees cover, which can be got from Amazon UK for 9.99 or eBay for either 5.98 (a UK seller) or 3.26 (from China). I know the China price includes worldwide shipping. I've had a different colour from all three places and they are exactly the same.

These are the two eBay listings

China seller
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2217376243...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

UK seller
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1115453077...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I actually have four (don't ask

) Gold, Hot Pink, Blue and Purple. They are all lovely, and I really like the dark inner it matches the Voyage nicely, unlike the pale grey a lot of covers use.

Almamida · 08-04-2015, 06:14 PM

Oh to be clear, it's a very pleasant device.
I'd never thought one day I find a device too thin for me. Got the Voyage and... Voilà!

Kudos and thanks for the links, I just bought one to give a try.

kobayashi · 08-04-2015, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Almamida

I have of course the same problem than some of you (everybody ?) : The bottom side of the screen is whiter.

Yes. A very common complaint. Amazon is good about refunds if the lighting bothers you because it's a known issue. You might just get used to it in time though.

badgoodDeb · 08-05-2015, 12:58 PM

Also -- try setting the light a bit lower. You don't need it to LOOK like a light. Just make it look like a white piece of paper, so that you don't even notice there is a light present. That's the goal.

dordale · 08-05-2015, 02:32 PM

Just received my Voyage yesterday and couldn't be happier with it. The lighting seems very even to me. Text is noticeably crisper than on my PW2 and Kobo Aura HD. (And I think both of those displays are very good.) Not sure what I think about the auto brightness feature--I'm going to leave it on for awhile and see. Right now I seem to be manually adjusting the light quite a bit--but my understanding that the Voyage will eventually "learn" my preferences and adjust. I do like the page press buttons--currently have both the press and feedback set to "low" and that seems to work well for me. I do wish the page forward button was located a little higher on the unit, though.

I also got a Fintie case for the Voyage and am very happy with it.

badgoodDeb · 08-05-2015, 02:45 PM

[ I've got the auto brightness turned off, but maybe I didn't allow it enough time to "learn". I found it disconcerting to see it change when I leaned forward for a change of position, and happened to block the room's light, or something. But don't let me discourage you from testing it!]

Josieb1 · 08-05-2015, 04:42 PM

The auto brightness does learn to adapt. I read in all sorts of lighting conditions and I never change mine now.

DuckieTigger · 08-05-2015, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

The auto brightness does learn to adapt. I read in all sorts of lighting conditions and I never change mine now.

I don't change mine either. It is not always perfect and the same, so when auto brightness is off, I still don't fiddle with the setting. I rather blame the light situation and adjust holding or sitting position. Makes it closer to a real book, but useable with a greater range (lower and lighter) brightness of light.

Edit: I meant to say that I leave auto brightness ON always, but sometimes what it decides to choose is off from what it should be - that is when I rearrange book position relative to light.

barryem · 08-05-2015, 09:08 PM

I turned off auto-brightness on my Voyage, as well. I just didn't see a need. I tried it for a couple of days and then I tried it for a couple of days without it and I preferred that.

I usually keep the light set somewhere between about 10 and 13, usually 11 or 12. I rarely change it. Now and then I will during a long session just to keep my eyes fresh. Most times I just leave it like it is. It's never wrong. Sometimes it's just nice to have a change.

Barry

Atunah · 08-05-2015, 10:51 PM

auto brightness works great for me. I love it. But I am within a fairly small range overall so that is why I don't notice if it changes a bit up and down if I happen to lean into the light for example. It just makes it so that its always just perfect the way I like it. Its always between 9 and 11. I never go above that number. But it makes a big difference inside the house if I have it on 9 or 11 so I like that it changes as I need it.

It learned as I set it over a few days. Now I don't even touch the light anymore. Its just always at a setting where the page looks whitish, but does not glow. If I see the light, see the screen glow, I know its to high. That is how I taught it to learn my preference. I turned it down until the glow goes away. Did that all over the house and in bed at night and at some point the settings stuck. Now I can walk around the house and it just goes up and down a notch here and there. I just don't notice and the screen always looks the same.

Robmonster · 08-06-2015, 05:20 AM

I found that auto-brightness would drop the brightness really low for abut 20 seconds and then return it back to where I was comfortable . This was all while sat in the same spot with no change in the room lighting. It was very strange!

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08-01-2015, 12:46 PM	#1606
Zeebra Evangelist Posts: 461 Karma: 956567 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Kindle Oasis 3	Just got to use my Voyage this week, I notice the bottom is brighter and "whiter" than the top but it doesn't really bother me. This is the best e-reading experience I've had so far. Happy with the device

08-01-2015, 01:44 PM	#1607
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Good! I love mine.

08-04-2015, 03:47 PM	#1609
Almamida Guru Posts: 685 Karma: 11431990 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Kobo Sage - Kindle PW5 & Voyage - iPad Pro M1 12.9	Received my Kindle Voyage this morning. It's clearly a beautiful device. I'm surprised by its little size. That's for the good part. In fact I'm disappointed by the light it produces. I find it very artificial. Perhaps it will take some days before I accommodate to it... I have of course the same problem than some of you (everybody ?) : The bottom side of the screen is whiter. Last thing, I find the device too thin to hold it. I don't know how to explain it, but when I want to hold it with only one hand and use the haptic buttons with my thumb, it's not very comfortable.

08-04-2015, 06:14 PM	#1611
Almamida Guru Posts: 685 Karma: 11431990 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Kobo Sage - Kindle PW5 & Voyage - iPad Pro M1 12.9	Oh to be clear, it's a very pleasant device. I'd never thought one day I find a device too thin for me. Got the Voyage and... Voilà! Kudos and thanks for the links, I just bought one to give a try.

08-05-2015, 12:58 PM	#1613
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Also -- try setting the light a bit lower. You don't need it to LOOK like a light. Just make it look like a white piece of paper, so that you don't even notice there is a light present. That's the goal.

08-05-2015, 02:32 PM	#1614
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	Just received my Voyage yesterday and couldn't be happier with it. The lighting seems very even to me. Text is noticeably crisper than on my PW2 and Kobo Aura HD. (And I think both of those displays are very good.) Not sure what I think about the auto brightness feature--I'm going to leave it on for awhile and see. Right now I seem to be manually adjusting the light quite a bit--but my understanding that the Voyage will eventually "learn" my preferences and adjust. I do like the page press buttons--currently have both the press and feedback set to "low" and that seems to work well for me. I do wish the page forward button was located a little higher on the unit, though. I also got a Fintie case for the Voyage and am very happy with it.

08-05-2015, 02:45 PM	#1615
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	[ I've got the auto brightness turned off, but maybe I didn't allow it enough time to "learn". I found it disconcerting to see it change when I leaned forward for a change of position, and happened to block the room's light, or something. But don't let me discourage you from testing it!]

08-05-2015, 04:42 PM	#1616
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,027 Karma: 18018738 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, PW SE & Kindle 2022, Kobo Libra 2	The auto brightness does learn to adapt. I read in all sorts of lighting conditions and I never change mine now.

08-05-2015, 09:08 PM	#1618
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I turned off auto-brightness on my Voyage, as well. I just didn't see a need. I tried it for a couple of days and then I tried it for a couple of days without it and I preferred that. I usually keep the light set somewhere between about 10 and 13, usually 11 or 12. I rarely change it. Now and then I will during a long session just to keep my eyes fresh. Most times I just leave it like it is. It's never wrong. Sometimes it's just nice to have a change. Barry

08-05-2015, 10:51 PM	#1619
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	auto brightness works great for me. I love it. But I am within a fairly small range overall so that is why I don't notice if it changes a bit up and down if I happen to lean into the light for example. It just makes it so that its always just perfect the way I like it. Its always between 9 and 11. I never go above that number. But it makes a big difference inside the house if I have it on 9 or 11 so I like that it changes as I need it. It learned as I set it over a few days. Now I don't even touch the light anymore. Its just always at a setting where the page looks whitish, but does not glow. If I see the light, see the screen glow, I know its to high. That is how I taught it to learn my preference. I turned it down until the glow goes away. Did that all over the house and in bed at night and at some point the settings stuck. Now I can walk around the house and it just goes up and down a notch here and there. I just don't notice and the screen always looks the same.

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08-06-2015, 05:20 AM	#1620
Robmonster Wizard! Posts: 250 Karma: 548228 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Paperwhite, Voyage + Oasis2	I found that auto-brightness would drop the brightness really low for abut 20 seconds and then return it back to where I was comfortable . This was all while sat in the same spot with no change in the room lighting. It was very strange!