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Screen is the same size

Speednet 9th Feb 2009

The screen is the same size as Kindle 1.0, but the body is bigger and thinner.

(Looking at the front of the Kindle, the physical dimensions of the new one are wider and taller, but the screen is the same size.)

I am looking forward to the new screen's better gray scale, because the one thing that suffers on 1.0 is graphics. The limitation of 4 shades of gray makes subtle shading on graphics hard to make out, and because I download a lot of technical books with screen captures, some of them can be hard to read. Also, computer listings are sometimes hard to read when the font is small on 1.0, and I believe the new gray scale will make them easier to read.

The Kindle is a really nice little machine for people who buy a lot of books. Don't try to equate the price using the "vs. book cost" equation. There is not an easy way to measure the incredible value of taking an entire bookshelf with you. That and all of the benefits of the cellular wireless network make the kindle a very good value (IMHO).

I wish people could write third party apps for it. I was hoping 2.0 would allow that, just like iPhone allows now, so that is my one disappointment.