02-25-2009, 08:58 PM | #1 |
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Text and images on k2 not as dark as k1
Hi just got the kindle 2 and I'm noticing right away that the text and images in books are not as dark and black as the original kindle. This seems like a step backwards. Has anyone else noticed this?
Here are some photos I made. I am not a professional photographer. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] kindle1 [IMG][/IMG] kindle2 [IMG][/IMG] kindle2 [IMG][/IMG] kindle1 kindle2 [IMG][/IMG] kindle1 kindle1 text kindle2 text kindle1 kindle2 with ghosting(look in the middle you can see part of the picture and text from the previous page) kindle1 with largest font [IMG][/IMG] kindle2 with largest font [IMG][/IMG] Two new photos from D.V. Orden at the amazon kindle forum taken with a dslr [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by Matches Malone; 02-26-2009 at 05:30 PM. Reason: added some more images |
02-25-2009, 09:00 PM | #2 |
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This could be because the original Kindle had only 4 shades, and the K2 has 16. Or the K2 could have better image software.
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02-25-2009, 09:06 PM | #3 |
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Kindle II has battery saving technology, having a darker images/text means using more juice. People like to have lot of juice. Its compromise
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02-25-2009, 09:09 PM | #4 | |
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Heard another poster say the same thing over on the K2 forums. |
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02-25-2009, 09:13 PM | #5 |
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I have not compared the two side by side, but I can say that I have not had a single issue reading the K2. The text looks sharp and clear to me.
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02-25-2009, 09:23 PM | #6 |
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02-25-2009, 09:26 PM | #7 |
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Have sent a message to the duck. She has both K's.
Should be interesting to see the difference. |
02-25-2009, 09:57 PM | #8 |
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added pics to first post
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02-25-2009, 10:57 PM | #9 |
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most likely the image inside the book is color, when Kindle 2 has more shades of gray, it can draw the gray that matches closer to the original color picture.
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02-25-2009, 11:23 PM | #10 |
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I hadn't really noticed this to be honest, but I know the K2 is capable of a much higher gradient, so perhaps that's a factor.
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02-25-2009, 11:29 PM | #11 |
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If you look at the last picture I uploaded you can see the ghosting problem on the kindle 2 that's not evident on the kindle 1. both those photos are from pages right after a large picture in the book.
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02-25-2009, 11:34 PM | #12 |
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02-25-2009, 11:43 PM | #13 |
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I noticed the same thing and was going to post a question. I don't have my first Kindle to compare it to, but I can tell the text isn't nearly as dark. Not sure what to do with it.
Also, when I go from screensaver to text, I can still see the slide power button text faintly on the screen. Anyone else? |
02-25-2009, 11:49 PM | #14 |
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try bump the font size to the largest size and study the character to see if black is really black.
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02-25-2009, 11:58 PM | #15 |
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