New PW2 - Uneven lighting at the bottom?

Bond J · 03-24-2014, 05:52 PM

I am not sure if this is problem or if I being too picky but I notice a very dim band of uneven lit area at the bottom of the screen. Is this normal?

http://i.imgur.com/yyFMWr8.jpg

and

http://i.imgur.com/56PqQX3.jpg

twowheels · 03-24-2014, 05:54 PM

Looks better than the PW1 lighting... I doubt it'll ever be "perfect" unless they change to a different technology.

Bond J · 03-24-2014, 05:57 PM

So you have it as well? normal?

twowheels · 03-24-2014, 06:01 PM

I have a PW1, so I can't really say how normal it is for a PW2.

My PW1 has it much worse than that picture, but I quickly become accustomed to it and hardly notice anymore.

HarryT · 03-24-2014, 06:19 PM

Yes, it's normal. It's where the lighting LEDs are.

kristalana · 03-24-2014, 06:27 PM

Mine doesn't look like that, I don't think, but then I never have it brighter than 7 or 8. How bright is it in that picture?

Bond J · 03-24-2014, 06:31 PM

Max brightness!

Also up very close are there supposed to be tiny black specks on the white background? They can only be seen when i look very closely at the white background.

pidgeon92 · 03-24-2014, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bond J

Also up very close are there supposed to be tiny black specks on the white background?

completely normal for eink

dordale · 03-24-2014, 07:50 PM

Just set the lighting where it's comfortable for you. Then, if you see any artifacts on the screen that are bothersome--such as a bright pixel in the middle of the screen, you should return it. If there is nothing that bothers you at the lighting you're comfortable reading at, you've got a good KPW2.

As others have said, the artifacts you're seeing--especially at max brightness are completely normal with e-ink. I usually keep my brightness at level 11--no matter what the lighting level is, and I think my screen is great. But, if I turn the brightness up to maximum, I can start to see imperfections such as you're seeing--it would also cause me eye-strain--especially in darker rooms.

kristalana · 03-24-2014, 08:08 PM

Yeah, I just tried out max brightness and I do see the little band. But when would you ever actually use the kindle at max brightness? In a dark room anything above 8 is blinding and in a bright room you don't need the frontlight at all, no?

pidgeon92 · 03-24-2014, 11:43 PM

In a bright room, I personally tend to use the light near the brightest setting. Makes the background much clearer.

jeffyen · 03-25-2014, 01:57 AM

Very normal for the PW2, well within tolerances.

Bond J · 03-25-2014, 02:39 AM

Im assuming the visible leds are normal as well?

Thank you for your replies!

HarryT · 03-25-2014, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bond J

Max brightness!

Why do you care what the screen looks like on maximum brightness? Are you going to use it on maximum brightness? Surely all that matters is what it looks like in the conditions in which you're going to use it. Forgive me for saying so, but it almost seems as if you're deliberately setting out to find problems where none exist.

Quote:

Also up very close are there supposed to be tiny black specks on the white background? They can only be seen when i look very closely at the white background.

Yes, yes, all eInk screens exhibit this. You're seeing the individual capsules in the eInk screen.

HarryT · 03-25-2014, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bond J

Im assuming the visible leds are normal as well?

Thank you for your replies!

Again the question arises "do you plan to hold the reader at this angle when you're using it?". If not, why does it matter? Yes, this is normal.

Please consider your Kindle in terms of what it looks like in the circumstances in which you'll actually be using it. It doesn't matter what it does, or what it looks like, in any other situation.

03-24-2014, 05:52 PM	#1
Bond J Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kindle PW	New PW2 - Uneven lighting at the bottom? I am not sure if this is problem or if I being too picky but I notice a very dim band of uneven lit area at the bottom of the screen. Is this normal? http://i.imgur.com/yyFMWr8.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/56PqQX3.jpg

03-25-2014, 02:39 AM	#13
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twowheels Wizard Posts: 1,848 Karma: 13416738 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro 10", iPhone 15 Pro	Looks better than the PW1 lighting... I doubt it'll ever be "perfect" unless they change to a different technology.

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Bond J Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kindle PW	So you have it as well? normal?

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twowheels Wizard Posts: 1,848 Karma: 13416738 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro 10", iPhone 15 Pro	I have a PW1, so I can't really say how normal it is for a PW2. My PW1 has it much worse than that picture, but I quickly become accustomed to it and hardly notice anymore.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yes, it's normal. It's where the lighting LEDs are.

03-24-2014, 06:27 PM	#6
kristalana Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 1170000 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Device: Kindle PW2, Galaxy Tab Pro	Mine doesn't look like that, I don't think, but then I never have it brighter than 7 or 8. How bright is it in that picture?

03-24-2014, 06:31 PM	#7
Bond J Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kindle PW	Max brightness! Also up very close are there supposed to be tiny black specks on the white background? They can only be seen when i look very closely at the white background.

03-24-2014, 07:50 PM	#9
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 set the lighting where it's comfortable for you. Then, if you see any artifacts on the screen that are bothersome--such as a bright pixel in the middle of the screen, you should return it. If there is nothing that bothers you at the lighting you're comfortable reading at, you've got a good KPW2. As others have said, the artifacts you're seeing--especially at max brightness are completely normal with e-ink. I usually keep my brightness at level 11--no matter what the lighting level is, and I think my screen is great. But, if I turn the brightness up to maximum, I can start to see imperfections such as you're seeing--it would also cause me eye-strain--especially in darker rooms.

03-24-2014, 08:08 PM	#10
kristalana Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 1170000 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Device: Kindle PW2, Galaxy Tab Pro	Yeah, I just tried out max brightness and I do see the little band. But when would you ever actually use the kindle at max brightness? In a dark room anything above 8 is blinding and in a bright room you don't need the frontlight at all, no?

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pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	In a bright room, I personally tend to use the light near the brightest setting. Makes the background much clearer.

03-25-2014, 01:57 AM	#12
jeffyen Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle PW2	Very normal for the PW2, well within tolerances.

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