09-13-2012, 01:12 PM | #31 |
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I certainly wouldn't base a comparison solely on a photo, but I will say in that photo the two black Kindles both look to have a truer black tint to text and images than the silver Kindle. The silver Kindle almost looks like it has a slight brown tint. However, it is a photo and weird tints can happen in photos. If they look like that in real life, then the black models have better screens IMO due to truer blacks and deeper blacks.
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09-13-2012, 02:40 PM | #32 |
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Blossom, I'm delighted that you consider the text of your new unit to be blacker than previous eInk models. That's very important to me, and why I have always liked the reflective TFT screen of the jetBook line the best.
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09-13-2012, 03:00 PM | #33 |
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Here you guys go.
As you can tell there is a huge difference in contrast between the two. The grey background is really hard to catch on camera. I'm still trying to though. You can tell from this pic how cleaner the screen looks on the K4B. |
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The blacks look way blacker on the new device from that picture.
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09-13-2012, 03:14 PM | #38 |
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Not only blacker but cleaner and crisper too. The K4S has that jagged issue that is really noticeable in bright lighting. The K4B doesn't seem to suffer from it. I am thrill! There nothing worse than a font that looks like anti alias has been turned off.
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And things that look good on a CRT can look horrible on an LCD. And there are gamma differences between Apple PCs and Windows PCs. It made web page development "interesting" back in the day, trying to make web pages with images that looked good in all conditions. Unless we can duplicate your viewing conditions, we will have to take your word for it. You may very well see much more perceived contrast difference (even on your photos) than I am seeing when viewing your photos on my computer display (in a darkened room). Last edited by geekmaster; 09-13-2012 at 03:19 PM. |
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Anyway - I definitely see a contrast difference in those pics Blossom. If that's what you're seeing under different conditions and positions, then I'll have to check one out in person!!!!!! |
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We can only hope that later shipments do not contain screens with the same variable quality issues as older K4/K5 models. |
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By cleaner I mean where the text is there is no fuzzy dingy look behind the text like on the K4S. This has always bothered me. Thank you! I've feel Amazon has redeem themselves in my eyes. I do know eInk varies but After 3 K4S units I was ready to give up on a non lighted Kindle. I'm so happy I traded my K3 for this! It has better contrast than my K3. |
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Congratulations, I was just as happy when I got my K4S even though it was just ten days ago and I wish I had waited a few days more for the new model.
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I would exchange it for the newer one. Seeing you are still in your 30 day window you should have no problems getting upgraded and $10 back on it. |
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