So I have this kindle floating around. It still functions aside from only half of the screen working. What do? The interwebs only have software hacks and such for it.
Thems one ovem newfangled books like whut they hev on Stawr Trek, right?
Quote from: Twiddlegeddon on June 08, 2012, 04:48:23 AM
Thems one ovem newfangled books like whut they hev on Stawr Trek, right?
Aye
Turn it into a fishtank.
Quote from: Alty on June 08, 2012, 06:25:55 AM
Turn it into a fishtank.
LOL. I'm not sure how, but now I am curious how I would make this wafer thin into a fish tank.
Quote from: Guru Quixote on June 08, 2012, 06:32:02 AM
Quote from: Alty on June 08, 2012, 06:25:55 AM
Turn it into a fishtank.
LOL. I'm not sure how, but now I am curious how I would make this wafer thin into a fish tank.
Keep flounders in it.
Have you tried smacking it around some?
Didn't you get that just this Christmas?
Ring Amazon support about that shit. And remember to mention how you are covered by the warranty, so if they do not fix it, you are entitled to three free Kindles and an Amazon gift voucher worth the GDP of Greece.
Quote from: Cain on June 08, 2012, 07:54:43 AM
Didn't you get that just this Christmas?
Ring Amazon support about that shit. And remember to mention how you are covered by the warranty, so if they do not fix it, you are entitled to three free Kindles and an Amazon gift voucher worth the GDP of Greece.
Out of warranty, and that was my third replacement.
Holy crap.
Okay... What does "half working" mean?
I'd start by holding the power button for the 20 seconds it takes to reset it, see if that helps.
If you've got horizontal lines running across it, the screen may be damaged from pressure, in which case, it's a pretty useless doorstop, I think.
Quote from: Luna on June 08, 2012, 09:34:44 AM
Holy crap.
Okay... What does "half working" mean?
I'd start by holding the power button for the 20 seconds it takes to reset it, see if that helps.
If you've got horizontal lines running across it, the screen may be damaged from pressure, in which case, it's a pretty useless doorstop, I think.
As in half of the screen displays something worth looking at, and yes, I did all the standard reset procedures, twice, once on my own and again while on the phone with a man from tech support, the same as with every other kindle that up and died on me.
Quote from: Guru Quixote on June 08, 2012, 09:47:20 AM
Quote from: Luna on June 08, 2012, 09:34:44 AM
Holy crap.
Okay... What does "half working" mean?
I'd start by holding the power button for the 20 seconds it takes to reset it, see if that helps.
If you've got horizontal lines running across it, the screen may be damaged from pressure, in which case, it's a pretty useless doorstop, I think.
As in half of the screen displays something worth looking at, and yes, I did all the standard reset procedures, twice, once on my own and again while on the phone with a man from tech support, the same as with every other kindle that up and died on me.
Hrm. Well then, I'm stumped.
Quote from: Guru Quixote on June 08, 2012, 08:09:12 AM
Quote from: Cain on June 08, 2012, 07:54:43 AM
Didn't you get that just this Christmas?
Ring Amazon support about that shit. And remember to mention how you are covered by the warranty, so if they do not fix it, you are entitled to three free Kindles and an Amazon gift voucher worth the GDP of Greece.
Out of warranty, and that was my third replacement.
1. What, that means your warranty is less than half a year?? In NL I don't think it's even legal to give that short of warranty on electronic devices. Well you can try, but the argument should go sort of like this:
You: So how long's the warranty?
WHILE GUARANTEE < SIX MONTHS:
Salesmonkey: Uh.. Well, the warranty is six months ...
You: So if I buy this I should not expect it to work anymore after six months?
Salesmonkey: No it should last longer than that ...
You: If I buy this, how long can you guarantee me this thing will work?
# (REPEAT)
Salesmonkey: Well I'd say at least a year or so.
You: Cool, can you get me that in writing?Of course this works better if you didn't order online from a faceless corporation.
2. Even if your warranty is ridiculously short like 3 months or so, shouldn't it reset every time you get a replacement? Given that a 3 month warranty means "this device won't spontaneously fall apart for at least 3 months", as soon as you get a new one that should still hold, right? It's not like they will issue replacements with meticulously calculated shorter and shorter expected lifetimes and if you were to send one back at exactly the 3 month mark they'll mail you a baggie with some silicon dust and a few bent plastic bits in it and you say "Hey! This is not a Kindle!" and they say "Well it was when we sent it, warranty must have expired while it was in the mail. Sorry, nothing we can do about it."
So try sending it back, but include a copy of some bit of paper or receipt thing that shows the date when you received the last replacement, aka this particular device, insetad of when you bought the original one.
Otherwise ,the screen is pretty much the cool thing about a Kindle. Without it, you basically got a tiny computer that falls somewhere between a calculator and a simple mobile phone. Which is still pretty damn impressive, if you lived 20 years ago.
Maybe you can find another Kindle somewhere that's got some other part broken (say, water damage) but still has a functioning screen (ok, hard to tell if it won't turn on, but eh) and then make a Frankenkindle.
Quote from: Guru Quixote on June 08, 2012, 08:09:12 AM
Quote from: Cain on June 08, 2012, 07:54:43 AM
Didn't you get that just this Christmas?
Ring Amazon support about that shit. And remember to mention how you are covered by the warranty, so if they do not fix it, you are entitled to three free Kindles and an Amazon gift voucher worth the GDP of Greece.
Out of warranty, and that was my third replacement.
Are these refurbished or something? Because otherwise, that's not sounding all that promising for Kindle's durability.
Hell, it doesn't sound promising even if they are. That's ridiculous. Third replacement? So that's four Kindles in less than six months?
What model Kindle are you using? Mine has been as durable as a rock, so I can only conclude this is a DX or Fire or something.
Yeah, my Kindle2 is still going strong.
Quote from: Triple Zero on June 08, 2012, 10:05:19 AM
Quote from: Guru Quixote on June 08, 2012, 08:09:12 AM
Quote from: Cain on June 08, 2012, 07:54:43 AM
Didn't you get that just this Christmas?
Ring Amazon support about that shit. And remember to mention how you are covered by the warranty, so if they do not fix it, you are entitled to three free Kindles and an Amazon gift voucher worth the GDP of Greece.
Out of warranty, and that was my third replacement.
1. What, that means your warranty is less than half a year?? In NL I don't think it's even legal to give that short of warranty on electronic devices. Well you can try, but the argument should go sort of like this:
You: So how long's the warranty?
WHILE GUARANTEE < SIX MONTHS:
Salesmonkey: Uh.. Well, the warranty is six months ...
You: So if I buy this I should not expect it to work anymore after six months?
Salesmonkey: No it should last longer than that ...
You: If I buy this, how long can you guarantee me this thing will work?
# (REPEAT)
Salesmonkey: Well I'd say at least a year or so.
You: Cool, can you get me that in writing?
Of course this works better if you didn't order online from a faceless corporation.
2. Even if your warranty is ridiculously short like 3 months or so, shouldn't it reset every time you get a replacement? Given that a 3 month warranty means "this device won't spontaneously fall apart for at least 3 months", as soon as you get a new one that should still hold, right? It's not like they will issue replacements with meticulously calculated shorter and shorter expected lifetimes and if you were to send one back at exactly the 3 month mark they'll mail you a baggie with some silicon dust and a few bent plastic bits in it and you say "Hey! This is not a Kindle!" and they say "Well it was when we sent it, warranty must have expired while it was in the mail. Sorry, nothing we can do about it."
So try sending it back, but include a copy of some bit of paper or receipt thing that shows the date when you received the last replacement, aka this particular device, insetad of when you bought the original one.
Otherwise ,the screen is pretty much the cool thing about a Kindle. Without it, you basically got a tiny computer that falls somewhere between a calculator and a simple mobile phone. Which is still pretty damn impressive, if you lived 20 years ago.
Maybe you can find another Kindle somewhere that's got some other part broken (say, water damage) but still has a functioning screen (ok, hard to tell if it won't turn on, but eh) and then make a Frankenkindle.
It's been over a year since I got my first kindle and evidently they started the countdown from the first kindle and don't reset it with each explosive fail.
@Cain et al, it's a Kindle keyboard, or three or whatever the fuck they are calling it now.
I was offered either a discount on this same model, but have to pay shipping, or free shipping on the new kindle sans keyboard.
Correction, it's been 2 years since I first bought my original kindle. When that one up and died I was almost out of the warranty period.
You might be fucked, BUT:
You can review products on amazon. And rate them. And comment on other peoples reviews. And they have forums.
Take it out of their hide. :lol:
I find this absolutely hilarious. I find it hilarious because several people have told me to get an e-reader, and trolled me when I said I preferred traditional books.
Hey, look guys, my processed tree corpses are still working! :lol:
So are mine. Except for an 1890's pulp paperback that disintegrates a little every time I touch it.
120 years isn't bad, though.
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 08, 2012, 10:09:48 PM
I find this absolutely hilarious. I find it hilarious because several people have told me to get an e-reader, and trolled me when I said I preferred traditional books.
Hey, look guys, my processed tree corpses are still working! :lol:
I'd generally agree with you about dead tree format, but I have a few books that in electrons that are either stupidly big, or prohibitively expensive if I were to get them turned into dead tree, like the more obscure manuals that are continually coming to light for medieval dueling.
In anycase, I bought a nook simple touch, almost bought the nook tablet.
Quote from: Guru Quixote on June 09, 2012, 02:52:05 AM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 08, 2012, 10:09:48 PM
I find this absolutely hilarious. I find it hilarious because several people have told me to get an e-reader, and trolled me when I said I preferred traditional books.
Hey, look guys, my processed tree corpses are still working! :lol:
I'd generally agree with you about dead tree format, but I have a few books that in electrons that are either stupidly big, or prohibitively expensive if I were to get them turned into dead tree, like the more obscure manuals that are continually coming to light for medieval dueling.
In anycase, I bought a nook simple touch, almost bought the nook tablet.
I always feel like, "OK, I'm accessing this site with a laptop and they want to sell me another device instead of just putting the damn book in pdf format THAT I COULD READ ON THIS VERY SAME LAPTOP. Fuck them."
Quote from: TEXAS FAIRIES FOR ALL YOU SPAGS on June 09, 2012, 02:57:36 AM
Quote from: Guru Quixote on June 09, 2012, 02:52:05 AM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 08, 2012, 10:09:48 PM
I find this absolutely hilarious. I find it hilarious because several people have told me to get an e-reader, and trolled me when I said I preferred traditional books.
Hey, look guys, my processed tree corpses are still working! :lol:
I'd generally agree with you about dead tree format, but I have a few books that in electrons that are either stupidly big, or prohibitively expensive if I were to get them turned into dead tree, like the more obscure manuals that are continually coming to light for medieval dueling.
In anycase, I bought a nook simple touch, almost bought the nook tablet.
I always feel like, "OK, I'm accessing this site with a laptop and they want to sell me another device instead of just putting the damn book in pdf format THAT I COULD READ ON THIS VERY SAME LAPTOP. Fuck them."
My laptop has a stupidly large screen, and I HATE reading books from it because of that. Also, there are several e-book readers that run on computers, including the various kindle apps.
I like paper books.
I like my Kindle.
Nothing wrong with having both. I don't get the arguments people get into about them, it mostly seems like elitism or neophobia more than anything else.
Quote from: PROFOUNDLY RETARDED CHARLIE MANSON on June 09, 2012, 10:15:06 PM
I like paper books.
I like my Kindle.
Nothing wrong with having both. I don't get the arguments people get into about them, it mostly seems like elitism or neophobia more than anything else.
Hipsterism maybe?
Quote from: PROFOUNDLY RETARDED CHARLIE MANSON on June 09, 2012, 10:15:06 PM
I like paper books.
I like my Kindle.
Nothing wrong with having both. I don't get the arguments people get into about them, it mostly seems like elitism or neophobia more than anything else.
I like both... I just rarely buy paper any more, because the Kindle version is usually cheaper. Also, carrying a couple thousand books in my purse is handy.
THIS
ought to be in bring & braggg
Also, a Kindle that stops working isn't quite the same as a book that somehow becomes unreadable. The data is still there, it's hard to find a proper comparison because you don't need a special device to read a book like you do to read MOSFET cell charges :)
Quote from: Guru Quixote on June 09, 2012, 02:52:05 AM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 08, 2012, 10:09:48 PM
I find this absolutely hilarious. I find it hilarious because several people have told me to get an e-reader, and trolled me when I said I preferred traditional books.
Hey, look guys, my processed tree corpses are still working! :lol:
I'd generally agree with you about dead tree format, but I have a few books that in electrons that are either stupidly big, or prohibitively expensive if I were to get them turned into dead tree, like the more obscure manuals that are continually coming to light for medieval dueling.
In anycase, I bought a nook simple touch, almost bought the nook tablet.
I read Atlas Shrugged didn't have to damage my back at all.
Kindles are great for electronic note-taking. I keep most of my academic notes in a word file, so it is much easier to highlight and then paste the passage I want from the Kindle onto the file than it is to underline the passage in question and boot the laptop everytime I see something of interesting.
That said, I buy both. To be honest, most of the books I'm interested in are hard to get on Amazon, let alone get in an ebook format. You're not going to get Chekisty or Politics Among Nations or A Study of History anytime soon. And I'm ever mindful that hardware errors do occur, hence why I have at least two electronic backups in addition to what I actually have loaded on the machine. Having the dead-tree and electronic version means that is unnecessary.
Quote from: Luna on June 10, 2012, 12:23:11 AM
Quote from: PROFOUNDLY RETARDED CHARLIE MANSON on June 09, 2012, 10:15:06 PM
I like paper books.
I like my Kindle.
Nothing wrong with having both. I don't get the arguments people get into about them, it mostly seems like elitism or neophobia more than anything else.
I like both... I just rarely buy paper any more, because the Kindle version is usually cheaper. Also, carrying a couple thousand books in my purse is handy.
I dig the light, thin, fits in my purse, and I'm never without new reading material aspect.
The idea of a couple of thousand books in a purse is tempting and sounds like a lot more fun than doing phone facebook while stuck in a bus station all night. I'm sure I'll get one at some point, I just hope it holds up better than Coyote's.
Quote from: TEXAS FAIRIES FOR ALL YOU SPAGS on June 10, 2012, 07:08:52 PM
The idea of a couple of thousand books in a purse is tempting and sounds like a lot more fun than doing phone facebook while stuck in a bus station all night. I'm sure I'll get one at some point, I just hope it holds up better than Coyote's.
Mine's an older model, had it a year or two now and it's hanging in there.
My old Nook (over 2 years old now) is still working perfectly, and my Nook Color Tab is my single favorite piece of electronic equipment I've ever owned.