10-23-2014, 02:09 PM | #1 |
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Voyage Optimised Font technology
Does anyone know what Amazon means by Optimised Font technology?
Have they improved the fonts on the Voyage or are they the same old limited fonts. The last Amazon e-reader that had decent fonts on it for me was the K3. I then upgraded to the PW with it's disproportionate jump in font size that I just could not get on with. I gave my PW to my sister and purchased a Kobo Aura HD which is great for me to get a darker font and correct size. I really like the look of the page-turn buttons on the Voyage but it will be no good if it has the same old fonts, margins, and limited line spacing. |
10-23-2014, 02:55 PM | #2 |
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Same fonts and settings as KPW1 and KPW2 as far as I know.
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10-23-2014, 04:40 PM | #3 |
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They improved the fonts in that they are sharper and also a bit darker as well. However, the font choices, margins, and line spacing all remain the same.
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10-23-2014, 08:34 PM | #4 |
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Same fonts, sharper, clearer, easier to read, and I can use a smaller font that before, but the HUGE and HUGEST are still there. No subtle graduations or anything additional.
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10-23-2014, 10:05 PM | #5 |
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^ ... or god beware any new fonts
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Having said that there may be an improved font coming soon for voyage. they said somehing about it in the launch blurb but I can't be bothered to go track it down. I think is in a bundle of stuff coming to voyage in 2015 ? |
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10-24-2014, 11:09 AM | #10 |
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10-24-2014, 11:12 AM | #11 | |
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And yes I think most of the sharper text rendering is due to the new eInk screen and the redesigned light layer that degraded text on the PW1 and PW2. But they still need to add the ability to darken (make thicker) a font. The text is okay, but I wish it was thicker since the lighting is still wonky and uneven. |
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10-24-2014, 11:37 AM | #13 | |
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I'm still on the fence with my Voyage. I want to keep it, but will it just turn into a paperweight? I have to fiddle with it to get the lighting just right. And then I can still see the giant, but thankfully dim, smudge on the upper 1/3 of the screen. But at least it doesn't degrade the text. But the blue tint is annoying even though I can make it mostly disappear too. But it is like trying to get TV reception from a rabbit ears antenna when you live 20 miles from the TV transmitter tower. There will be a lot of repositioning until you get a clear picture. Last night I realized I was leaning funny in my recliner, then understood I did so to get the Voyage into a position where its light combined with the table light made most of the design flaws fade away enough to read. Hmmmm? To be honest all the Kobo images I've seen look just as bad. I see the same kinds of defects in them. |
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10-24-2014, 12:11 PM | #14 | |
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I'm definitely returning my voyage, but I'm going to give the H20 a try. If that doesn't work out, I'll stick with my PW2 for another year. What defects are you noticing on the Kobo screens? I thought they looked pretty good as far as evenness goes. I want to give one a try and see what I think. I do a lot of reading outside in the Spring and Summer and also at night in the dark, so I really love having a lighted reader for night, but one I can also use outside. I just wish they didn't make the process so painful for us. Good luck with your decision! It might be worth trying one more, do you think? Maybe at Best Buy? |
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10-24-2014, 12:13 PM | #15 |
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when I check via google: - Amazon were claiming "optimized font technology" in 2013 for the PW, and implying it ( but not with those exact 3 words) even on the basic, now discontinued models.
so maybe it's a case of "move along, there's nothing new to see here" ? |
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