Amazon will repair the Kindle Colorsoft’s yellow show discoloration

Whereas we felt that the Kindle Colorsoft was by and huge a strong first stab at a coloration ereader by Amazon, there was an issue with the gadget. After a number of consumers identified {that a} yellow band was discoloring the underside of the show, the identical situation occurred on our review unit. Now, the corporate says it is remedying the issue.

“A small variety of prospects have reported a yellow band alongside the underside of the show,” an Amazon spokesperson instructed Engadget in a press release. “We take the standard of our merchandise critically — prospects who discover this may attain out to our customer support workforce for a alternative or refund, and we’re making the suitable changes to make sure that new units is not going to expertise this situation shifting ahead.”

In the intervening time, Amazon has delayed shipments of the ereader whereas it juggles alternative models and new orders, as The Verge first reported. If you have already got a Colorsoft, you’ll be able to preserve utilizing it (so long as you’ll be able to stay with the discoloration) till the corporate sends a alternative.

The difficulty was vital sufficient that we eliminated the rating from our assessment till Amazon resolved it. In any case, it is good to see that the corporate is appearing pretty swiftly to deal with the matter.