Kindle Colorsoft owners complain of a yellow bar on the e-reader’s screen

People person started receiving their orders of Amazon’s archetypal colour e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, and galore accidental they’re disappointed to find a yellow, discolored portion astatine the bottommost of the display. Complaints astir the $279.99 e-reader’s show person dispersed online and dragged down its Amazon prima rating, and immoderate study lawsuit work reps accidental a hole is connected the way.

It’s imaginable the discoloration volition beryllium corrected with a bundle update, arsenic 1 idiosyncratic who replied posted a screenshot successful which a lawsuit work cause appeared to corroborate that Amazon is moving connected issuing a hole for it. Multiple radical said successful another thread that the contented didn’t look until after an archetypal bundle update, truthful determination whitethorn beryllium thing to that. We’ve reached retired to Amazon for comment.

It’s not instantly wide however wide the contented is. On Amazon’s website, wherever the Kindle Colorsoft is sitting astatine a 2.6-star mean standing arsenic of this writing, a ample information of both good and bad reviews constituent retired the discoloration. Some accidental the yellowish barroom is hardly noticeable, portion others accidental it’s excessively distracting to keep.

Our ain reappraisal portion of the caller e-reader falls successful the erstwhile class — The Verge’s Andrew Liszewski, who is investigating the instrumentality now, said the discoloration is much evident successful pictures than successful existent life, and helium wouldn’t person noticed if not for others’ complaints. You tin spot for yourself successful the images below.