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Old 08-30-2010, 11:44 AM   #16
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It's interesting they've chosen to make the fonts darker... It may be a technical limitation but it's better for the eyes this way.

Never occurred to me that the darker border could be more distracting. Can anyone confirm this?
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Old 08-30-2010, 11:50 AM   #17
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Never occurred to me that the darker border could be more distracting. Can anyone confirm this?
Not with Kindles, but with other devices I've had; 3 black vs. 4 silver or white. Black is not bad per se, it's just that in my experience black simply "asserts" itself a bit more than a bezel that blends into the e-ink background colour.
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Not with Kindles, but with other devices I've had; 3 black vs. 4 silver or white. Black is not bad per se, it's just that in my experience black simply "asserts" itself a bit more than a bezel that blends into the e-ink background colour.
Interesting that you find that. For me it's definitely the reverse. The graphite bezel is so matte and non-reflective that it just disappears in any light. We're all different I guess.
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Old 08-30-2010, 12:01 PM   #19
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Interesting that you find that. For me it's definitely the reverse. The graphite bezel is so matte and non-reflective that it just disappears in any light. We're all different I guess.
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I should have added that it was all devices with matte finish. I'm pretty sure I would be annoyed with a shiny white surface.
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I ordered one of each and can say that when reading from them the color makes no difference, for me anyway.
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It is depend which color you like it more.
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Old 08-30-2010, 01:32 PM   #22
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Comparing my K2 and K3 side by side, the background colour of the two screens is pretty much the same. The contrast improvement is in the text - grey on the K2 compared to "real black" on the K3.
I heard it was a whiter white. But I also couldn't tell a difference in a side by side comparison. The black is blacker, but the white is still grey.
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I was concerned about fingerprints on the white. If you are going to be reading without a case or skin, you may want to get graphite.
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Graphite for me, easily.
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