Do all voyages have the gradient? - Page 2

tomsem · 11-28-2016, 02:38 PM

I got a new Voyage with the $50 off deal they had several weeks ago. I don't see any color gradient, much less a brightness gradient. My PW1 had both issues. My PW3 lacks such issues, but text looks more washed out with front light turned up. Text is more consistently crisp on the Voyage over a greater range of lighting conditions.

As for the power button, I'd recommend getting a cover to wake/sleep without needing to locate the button.

The haptic buttons are okay, but not great. When in the cover, there is too much 'squishiness' with the cover folded back to operate the left buttons, so I pretty much never use them. And it still feels a little awkward for my right thumb, though preferable to using swipe gestures. Reminds me of Nook Simple Touch buttons.

I love having the screen flush and not recessed where it catches lint and crap.

344a · 11-29-2016, 02:47 AM

I got an uneven color of Voyage too. People here told me that it is normal to have such device. I am used to the uneven color.

Gabriel.Voyager · 11-29-2016, 06:35 AM

this if my kindle voyage unboxed, i like the gradient and i take it

Mr. B · 11-29-2016, 02:33 PM

There's the slightest tinge of yellow in one corner of my backlight. It's noticeable if you're thinking about it. I almost never use the backlight, so it's a non-issue for me.

Barty · 12-28-2016, 01:08 AM

Follow up: I got second voyage and the gradient is even more noticeable because the top half of the screen is even yellower. So I'm just going to stick with the first one.

Josieb1 · 12-28-2016, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

Follow up: I got second voyage and the gradient is even more noticeable because the top half of the screen is even yellower. So I'm just going to stick with the first one.

You will get used to it and after a while you won't notice it anymore.

11-29-2016, 06:35 AM	#18
Gabriel.Voyager Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Kindle Oasis 2, Kindle Voyage 3G, Kobo Aura H2O, iPad Mini Retina	this if my kindle voyage unboxed, i like the gradient and i take it Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Gabriel.Voyager; 11-29-2016 at 06:40 AM.

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11-28-2016, 02:38 PM	#16
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,772 Karma: 26974049 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I got a new Voyage with the $50 off deal they had several weeks ago. I don't see any color gradient, much less a brightness gradient. My PW1 had both issues. My PW3 lacks such issues, but text looks more washed out with front light turned up. Text is more consistently crisp on the Voyage over a greater range of lighting conditions. As for the power button, I'd recommend getting a cover to wake/sleep without needing to locate the button. The haptic buttons are okay, but not great. When in the cover, there is too much 'squishiness' with the cover folded back to operate the left buttons, so I pretty much never use them. And it still feels a little awkward for my right thumb, though preferable to using swipe gestures. Reminds me of Nook Simple Touch buttons. I love having the screen flush and not recessed where it catches lint and crap.

11-29-2016, 02:47 AM	#17
344a Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 505964 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hong Kong Device: Hong Kong is done.	I got an uneven color of Voyage too. People here told me that it is normal to have such device. I am used to the uneven color.

11-29-2016, 02:33 PM	#19
Mr. B Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 54044 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle Voyage 3G	There's the slightest tinge of yellow in one corner of my backlight. It's noticeable if you're thinking about it. I almost never use the backlight, so it's a non-issue for me.

12-28-2016, 01:08 AM	#20
Barty doofus Posts: 2,535 Karma: 13088847 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	Follow up: I got second voyage and the gradient is even more noticeable because the top half of the screen is even yellower. So I'm just going to stick with the first one.

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