07-10-2015, 11:53 AM | #1 |
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Firmware of PW3
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I am a frequent reader at mobileread, I rarely post but now I have a good reason to. My new Kindle PW3 arrived yesterday (Amazon.com.mx, free shippining in Mexico finally, yay!). It's not much an improvement over my former PW2 that I left on the bus; in my subjective impression it's slightly less bright and when reading in the dark the shadow cones at the bottom are more noticeable than I remember, but overall it's ok. I don't notice the higher resolution except as slightly crispier text. Anyway, what strikes me as odd after the talk of the not yet available new firmware with the improved typesetting, is that my new PW3 has firmware 5.6.1.1, while the most recent firmware for the PW2 is 5.6.2.1 Can any of the PW3 owners tell me what firmware version they have? I'd like to know if this is a Mexico thing. I don't want to update just now, since a new version is supposedly coming, but I'm wondering if there will be problems when updating in the future. |
07-10-2015, 01:45 PM | #2 |
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New Paperwhite 3s are shipping with 5.6.1.1. My review unit is running 5.6.5, which is a beta version of the upcoming version which will have enhanced typesetting. I'd leave your unit where it is since I'm not sure how the PW2 version will act on your 3.
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07-10-2015, 01:55 PM | #3 |
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Do we have any indication of when the firmware will be released?
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07-10-2015, 02:52 PM | #4 |
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No. It'll show up when it shows up.
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07-10-2015, 03:06 PM | #5 | |
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Frankensteined firmware has only happened once, a long time ago, and with mixed success I believe. In general it is a terrible idea. It also requires a lot of work by demented hackers. |
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07-10-2015, 03:25 PM | #6 |
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Thank you
Ok, thanks for the info. I was just curious about the firmware version. I'll wait for the new version but I'm not too eager to upgrade until I know it's worth it.
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