10-27-2010, 07:25 AM | #1 |
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Kobo Wifi specs
Where can I find the Kobo Wifi Specs? Not the light specs we find at borders or koboereader but real specs we can trust.
Each site shows slightly different specs. AT koboereader we are told that 32G SD card can be used, at borders just 4G, Somewhere I saw a review stating that the eInk display is pearl, here on the forum it's been said it's not. So, where are the correct specs ? Thanks in advance, JEx |
10-27-2010, 09:03 AM | #2 |
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I do know from private messages to JCKobo and Sameerh that the SD support IS for an SDHC controller, and the increased capacity that SDHC supports.
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10-27-2010, 09:20 AM | #3 |
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Why on earth do you need 32GB of space on an ereader? 4GB should be more than enough. I've never crossed the 1GB mark.
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10-27-2010, 09:27 AM | #4 |
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And it is not Pearl (she says looking at her Kobo WiFi and Kobo original side-by-side). Seriously, the information on Koboreader.com is accurate. If you want to try the FCC filings use this reference number: NOIKBN647. I didn't see anything useful. I did find this filing by Netronix which appears to be for several different devices, including Kobo WiFi, but it didn't say much.
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10-27-2010, 09:28 AM | #5 |
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I think 1gig will be more than sufficient for most people; more than that would be useful, like in the case of the kindle, for things like MP3's and audio books, but that's what I have my portable MP3 player for, which also has the battery power to play it. I like the fact that the Kobo is expandable (I do have a 4gb SDHC card), but doubt I'll be using it any time soon (adding almost 80 books to the kindle only took up about 37megs of space..do the math and you'll need a boatload of books to fill it up.)
That being said, I do understand what the OP means. it would be nice to see the straight up specs for the device. |
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I pre-ordered it, when I did one of the reasons was because it was faster then previous device and because the site I saw the news said it had better contrast (and it'll not have if it's still viziplex). Last edited by JexMcByte; 10-27-2010 at 11:39 AM. |
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10-27-2010, 11:43 AM | #7 |
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It is viziplex. As for contrast--it makes a difference to have 16 shades of gray in illustrations an pictures of course, text, not so much. As an aside, I did not use sync (preferring ePUB) on my original Kobo. I have tried sync on the new version and I notice that the text size is a bit larger than the equivalent ePUB files, which means there is more leading. The result is a more readable (for me) experience. I am not sure if it is improved over the original Kobo.
PS: Now I AM sure. My husband and I did some side by side checking last night between the two models. Big difference for both of us. The background colour is the same, but with the 16 level display, the serifs on serif text were more distinct and the contrast in general was much, much better. Last edited by taming; 10-28-2010 at 09:11 AM. Reason: recheck |
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Weird, they went to to "trouble" of updating the device, faster cpu, wifi, etc. but kept same display (the item that would have given better reading experience) unchanged...
Must decide (fast) if I keep the pre-order or not (before its shipped). Being fast is good, but havent bought it yet becuase I was looking for a black unit and on doubt about the contrast. |
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I don't know; I believe the contrast on the new Kobo is slightly better than the original, but I didn't really have an issue with the contrast in first place, and I do read in low light conditions at night in bed so as to not disturb my better half while she sleeps. My main complaint with the original kobo was the speed, and that was fixed in spades. |
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10-27-2010, 12:54 PM | #12 |
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If you can chekc on Kindle 3 I'd appreciate but 1st some points need to be made clear.
- Do not mind not being able to read the covers, would be great enjoying the whole book but I can live without reading the cover. - Not planing on reading comics, just gave it as an example of bad contrast and my problem with it. - I've considered LCD but part of my ready is outdoors and LCD does not work well on that. I enjoy reading while walking, on bus while going (and comming from) work and, of course at home. |
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I don't know anyone with a kindle 3 around my parts, but I did just google kindle 2 vs kindle 3, which should be about the same as kobo vs kindle 3, while the kobo wifi would be roughly between the two. cheers. Steph S. |
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I've done some of those also (not today but when the kindle 3 showed up).
But, I've found that those reviews did not help me much, the image of the displays (at least those I've found) are ot that good to give a real feeling of both. Later I'll try finding more. I know a guy that has both Kindle (not sure if Kindle 1 or 2) and Kindle 3. He said that Kindle 3 has a display that, in his words, is a little better but older kidle already had a display that was good enought. Still waiting for his answer for my question on how much better one is when compared to the other... |
10-27-2010, 04:44 PM | #15 |
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I'm over 50, need reading glasses, and don't have any trouble with the Kobo in normal light conditions. I have a clip-on light that I like for dim-to-no light (even pitch black, like in bed).
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