Kindle Oasis Buyer's Thread

[cerem0ny]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Sorry. But they asked! Not trying to be a Nazi.

Nope no schools in Australia - we learn English from drawing patterns in the dirt. From kangaroos.

[cerem0ny]

Originally Posted by kobayashi

+1 The Kobo H20 doesn't have a massive color gradient or light cones under those same "extreme" conditions. Why can't Amazon build an e-reader to the same standards as Kobo?

This. But don't bother mate, people here are like mothers doting on their children! Share a bad experience with them and they absolutely lose it.

Wasting good time away from a good book! ;-)

[Kolja]

I believe that most if not all screens have some kind of defect. I'm one who sees the defects but I can find a screen (Apple devices included) that looks perfect to me or has minimal defects that don't bother me. I just wish it wasn't so hard to find one of those. I hate the exchange game!

[Barbara1955]

Where do they Make Kobo? Amazon products are Made in China.

[HarryT]

They're all made in China.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Bezos is the proper name so the apostrophe would go after the name for a possessive. Also for the plural. Let's go to the Bezos' house. Note the plural because it is Jeff and Jane.

Actually, that would be, "Let's go to the Bezoses' house." One is a Bezos; two or more are Bezoses.

[Dr. Drib]

That makes undeniable sense!

We add '-es' to potato to signify more than one. And then we add the singular or plural possessive marker.

Potato

Potatoes

http://speakspeak.com/resources/engl...to-add-s-or-es

[cerem0ny]

Originally Posted by Kolja

I believe that most if not all screens have some kind of defect.

How dare you!

I have found perfect screens twice-once on a kindle Pw2 (first go, first ever lit ereader) which set me up for some pretty poor experiences in the future, getting addicted to ebooks and going through a slew of faulty ereaders, basically every single major one, exchange games, return games, keeping games, all that horrible horrible stuff and have ended up with a perfect H2O,first try as well.
Don't know what it is. I assume it's got something to do with the physics of the light layer - its not a manufacturing fault, the industry knows it exists but ignores it, but obviously manipulating the light through a plate of see through glass is going to yield some strange results. From grade 9 science - the colour temperature changes due to the angle of refraction/diffraction of the light passing through it?

Might have to conduct some experiments!

Not playing the exchange game any more. Not worth the stress. e- Reading for me is now a seamless, relaxing, immersive and convenient hobby thanks to my Kobo and these days it looks like I should be happy for that mercy alone!

Peace

[cerem0ny]

Originally Posted by Katie1

I never tried mine beyond 18 & that high was rare. I Did go into the bathroom with all lights out & turned the lights off. Unlike most that claim they could still see light mine was totally black! Creepy!

I would have wet myself.

[soulfuldog]

Originally Posted by kobayashi

+1 The Kobo H20 doesn't have a massive color gradient or light cones under those same "extreme" conditions. Why can't Amazon build an e-reader to the same standards as Kobo?

The Kobo H2O is a great example of how to get it right in terms of lighting, but it uses a different kind of touch screen, so please stop with this "if Kobo can do it, why can't Amazon". The two devices are not the same.

Edit: In saying that, I think Kobo have done a better job with the lighting than Amazon across all the various ereaders. And while I'm pretty certain that there plenty of very acceptable Oasis & Voyage screens out there, a perfect one... I'm not so sure it even exists.

[webjunk]

Originally Posted by kobayashi

+1

The dark closet test is just to show those who aren't very discerning what their defective screens look like to those of us who can see the faults.

Your opinion only. I consider not being able to see the origin of the sidelighting, as you can in everything that is side lit - yes you can, to be a misaligned screen and a manufacturing fault.

Two Oasis. Two good screens. Two PW1, two PW2, two PW3 - all good screens.
They have all met with my expectation.

[webjunk]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Posting a picture is useless because the camera and the eye see 2 different things.
Also, on quality control, I am pretty sure that they look at normal usage. Not extremes.
Yes, if one takes a front lit device into a dark closet and turns the lights all the way up, then yes one would probably see something. That is not normal usage.

And yes, Amazon will replace because some people are more sensitive than others.

Now will everyone please go watch the version of Peter Pan that was out in 1997 and let me know if there is sexual content. Note: you will be watching strictly to find it. (Actual English assignment).
Same idea with the faults, if you go to extremes you will find the faults.

They absolutely do not see different things. The brain interprets what the eyes see and presents it. Take a photo in incandescent lighting. It is yellow. That is the real colour. The brain interprets the yellow out of the picture in reality.
Screen colours will differ according to what ambient lighting is being used.

[webjunk]

Originally Posted by Shinytop

"Who claims there is a Voyage or Oasis with a gradient that you cannot notice, pic or it didn't happen.. (for the Oasis a light level 19 in darkness on a full text page with the thick side of the device to the left should prove the gradient)"

By golly we have found the king of the internet.

Do people actually read in darkness at light level 19?

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by webjunk

Do people actually read in darkness at light level 19?

My husband did I passed on my Voyage wifi when I bought the 3G and made sure the auto light adjustment was on.

[SCION]

Yes, I do.

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