Comments on: Kindle screen woes: Anyone else? [updated w/ pic]

By: Oz

Oz — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:26:12 +0000

I have had my K1 for about a year hardly used it. When I turned it on, the screen went 2/3 black. No es bueno. What to do?

By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:47:12 +0000

My fiance bought a 1st generation Kindle the day the Kindle launched. When the Kindle 2 came out he bought one of those and gave me his Kindle 1. This summer, the screen started going blank. In the beginning, clicking to go back and clicking to go forward again usually cleared it up, but as time went on it got worse and worse and now I can’t see anything at all. As much as I love Amazon, I hate that this thing has no service center. My next reader will be a Sony.

By: courtney Walsh

courtney Walsh — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:56:11 +0000

6 days of kindle bliss not the BIG WHITE SCREEN! what a dissapointment, as I am now in Italy and don’t know how I am going to get this back to Amazon in the US> BUMMER!

By: Oyvind Halskau

Oyvind Halskau — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:51:37 +0000

Took my Kindle DX traveling and passed it through airport security for its first time. When I looked at it just before I boarded the plane, it had contracted the Lines of Death. It had worked perfectly the night before.

By: Beverly Tackman

Beverly Tackman — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:46:28 +0000

me, too. label size loss at top of screen. Only 2 months old. will call Amazon.

By: flordesakura

flordesakura — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:45:18 +0000

I purchase the Kindle DX, and just 2 months later one night when I put it to sleep it did not work and in the screen several lines appeared and the back screen became very dark, making it impossible to read on it, like the picture on top.
I searched on the web after trying many things including depleting the battery and found out that this problem was not so uncommon, and that the only solution was to get a new kindle. The customer service of Amazon was very kind and immediately sent me a new one. But I´m very worry that this problems with the Kindle that can only be solved by having it replaced, and also the warranty that only last for a year is another concern, but buying another year extender warranty for $100 dollar is just too much, after making such an investment in a E-book reader like the Kindle DX

By: tommy berg

tommy berg — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:31:04 +0000

today my 5 month old kindle 2 looked almost exactly like the one in the picture at the top of this post. one minute emily dickinson, then when I go to read it, the top right quadrant is lines and i get ghost text of whatever was on the screen before. customer support says yeah this is not under warranty, need $200. I declined and then wrote email. Not only will I not replace the kindle if they ask, but I will try to stop using Amazon altogether. been using it more than a decade.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:16:54 +0000

Anyone have a screen problem in direct sunlight only? Screen fades out to disappearing altogether in direct sunlight (at the beach). If I put my hand over the screen to create a shadow, whatever words are in the shadow will reappear. Bizarrely, the first page of each chapter is clear as a bell in sun, but page forward and it’s gone!
Anyone else?

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:38:24 +0000

I just got my Kindle2 for my birthday on July 15. Two weeks later my Kindle froze on Emily Dickinson’s face and then went black. I called Customer Support and they accused ME of putting pressure on the screen and told me I had to pay $200 for a replacement. Give me a break. Don’t blame me for your defected product.

By: mary jo

mary jo — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:11:27 +0000

Have had the Kindle since Dec. 2007, It was a great Christmas gift for my husband, who is an avid reader and very particuar about his electronics, until it started to act up. A couple of months ago, the screen started freezing and now it shows some wierd graphic image and is not working at all. I called customer service and you guessed it, it is out of warranty and they won’t, not can’t, won’t do anything for me. I can pay to buy a new one. That is not an option with this kind of service. They need a repair plan

By: J'nette

J'nette — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:48:35 +0000

Just happened to me too, vertical lines on one half and nothing on the other. I’ve had mine for a year and a half. Of course it’s out of warranty, tech support said I had to buy a new one, I have almost 100 books on mine! I’m going to try customer service. Thanks folks, I’ll post back if I get any where with them. Good to know I’m not alone, I treated my Kindle like a baby, used to love it. Now I’m not so sure…………

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:30:46 +0000

And here I was thinking I was the only one! My brand new, one month old reader froze up today with a totally white screen. Only the wi-fi bars and the battery charge icon are visible.

I called support and I should have a new Kindle DX on Monday. I really enjoyed it this past month and will try one more time, but after that, I’m done!

By: MMM

MMM — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:49:32 +0000

And a “me too” – TWICE! First time after 3 month (warranty replacement), now 1 year, 3 month => out of warranty.

Looks like brand new, always in the leather cover, but from one moment to the next: the display is dead (the selection bar on the right still works).

Because the device is out of warranty, which gives me a “great” discount to buy a refurbished (!) original Kindle for $180 – not even an up-to-date one. No, thanks, feels like you’re buying a time-bomb.

By: khim

khim — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:47:46 +0000

well, Amazon says that it is out of warranty (2 weeks), and for 200$ they will give me a new kindle… I am not amused.. Declined their offer. Instead just bought a Sony 505, so far I am enjoying it. Seems much sturdier than the kindle.. I regret my investment in Amazon E-books… never again…

By: khim

khim — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:42:01 +0000

Kindle exactly one year old, with heavy use and the problem appeared last night. Will contact amazon and see what they say.

By: Thad

Thad — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:31:15 +0000

And, same problem here

By: don

don — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:50:56 +0000

same problem here. black line thats too thick that covered the entire screen. piece junk. any potential buyer beware and dont buy it. it’s a total waste

By: DD

DD — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:37:50 +0000

Exact same problem here. never used.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:46:13 +0000

I am bummed because my Kindle screen froze on the screen saver and then just went black. I have to wonder if it was cause by the airport x-ray machine because I am traveling.

Does anyone know if you should turn the Kindle off when you go through the airport x-ray because it was on. And it did work for a few days before the ‘blackness’ occured.

Thanks!

By: JoAnn

JoAnn — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:50:42 +0000

I just had this sreen problem occur today, also for no apparent reason. I have only had my K2 for 8 days!
Amazon has offered to replace it for me, and said I should receive my new K2 in a week or so. They were very cool, but this problem is not.
I want to be e-reading….