Aura HD Kobo Aura HD Impressions Thread - Page 22

guitarizt · 05-09-2013, 05:58 PM

Oh yeah my T1 and Aura HD are both white so I don't think the check illusion was going on. Maybe that's why I think the Aura looks better than the PW though.

beckybug3 · 05-10-2013, 09:09 PM

Thank you David!

Adjusting the light timer and learning the trick with the library number thing will both make my reading much more enjoyable!

gouni · 05-11-2013, 01:46 AM

Spoiler:

To show different eink screen

The kobo 2012 glo I have not in picture is even clearer than the kindle

There are of my darker club still 2013 glo Glo

I showed with help of software the different background not to say it is because kindle is black, kobo is white.

guitarizt · 05-11-2013, 03:01 AM

I don't get it. They're both pointing to the same band of colour and it looks like the bottom half the kindle arrow is pointing to is whiter.

paola · 05-11-2013, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitarizt

I don't get it. They're both pointing to the same band of colour and it looks like the bottom half the kindle arrow is pointing to is whiter.

I think gouni created the circle, with the top part in the same colour as the glo 2013 version, and the bottom part in the same colour as the glo 2012/Kindle 4 versions.

gouni · 05-11-2013, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitarizt

I don't get it. They're both pointing to the same band of colour and it looks like the bottom half the kindle arrow is pointing to is whiter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by paola

I think gouni created the circle, with the top part in the same colour as the glo 2013 version, and the bottom part in the same colour as the glo 2012/Kindle 4 versions.

Yes that's it

It is a software that allows to compare colors.

This test is done with the Sun.

One important thing.

The 2013 glo kobo which is very dark, has lighting more pleasant than the Kobo from 2012.

guitarizt · 05-11-2013, 01:58 PM

I'm not the most visual person, but the bottom circle with the older devices looks whiter to me.

FJames · 05-11-2013, 02:08 PM

Touch and Aura side by side:

Aura text close-up

Touch text close-up:

Side by side, Aura screen appears slightly darker:

Inset from Aura (right) copied on top of Touch screen (left), gamma adjusted to emphasize the difference.

Attempt to show white/black border illusion:

but I don't think it really works in this context.

guitarizt · 05-11-2013, 11:27 PM

Thanks. That shows what I suspected between my white T1 and white Aura. The text on the Aura seems darker with better contrast. I wasn't sure if it was a placebo before, and I doubt I would be able to accurately guess if I was looking at my T1 or Aura in a blind test with a high degree of accuracy. I get headaches with the T1 and not with the Aura, but that could be due to placebo as well. Whatever it is is working so I'll take the blue pill.

MrDoug · 05-12-2013, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

For those with the black (I refuse to use Onyx) Aura, how is the fingerprint situation?

Nothing that Windex can't take care of..

AnemicOak · 05-12-2013, 10:46 PM

I bought some books this weekend and when I did a sync of my Aura, seeing if it would download the 2.5.2 update, the device automatically downloaded the books without asking. Is there a way to stop it from doing this? I'd rather that I been the one to decide if something gets downloaded or not.

jiminrussell · 05-12-2013, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I bought some books this weekend and when I did a sync of my Aura, seeing if it would download the 2.5.2 update, the device automatically downloaded the books without asking. Is there a way to stop it from doing this? I'd rather that I been the one to decide if something gets downloaded or not.

On the kobobooks web site you can delete the books from your library and then they will sit in the trash folder and will not sync to your device (just undelete them any time you want them back in your "I'm reading" list). Not exactly intuitive but it does work.

AnemicOak · 05-12-2013, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiminrussell

On the kobobooks web site you can delete the books from your library and then they will sit in the trash folder and will not sync to your device (just undelete them any time you want them back in your "I'm reading" list). Not exactly intuitive but it does work.

Yeah, I know about that but I don't want to have to go in and "delete" stuff right after I purchase it every single time. I was hoping there was a setting I was missing somewhere.

jocampo · 05-12-2013, 11:58 PM

Sorry if this is the wrong thread for this question ... but can someone please confirm if Kobo Aura does have landscape mode for regular ePub books?

davidfor · 05-13-2013, 12:00 AM

None of the Kobo devices do landscape for epubs. They only do it for PDF and CBR/CBZ.

05-11-2013, 01:46 AM	#318
gouni Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 546021 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: kobo	Spoiler: To show different eink screen The kobo 2012 glo I have not in picture is even clearer than the kindle There are of my darker club still 2013 glo Glo I showed with help of software the different background not to say it is because kindle is black, kobo is white. Last edited by Dr. Drib; 05-11-2013 at 03:21 PM. Reason: images mess up MobileRead's horizontal screen

05-11-2013, 02:08 PM	#323
FJames Addict Posts: 320 Karma: 320941 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Touch & Aura	Touch and Aura side by side: Aura text close-up Touch text close-up: Side by side, Aura screen appears slightly darker: Inset from Aura (right) copied on top of Touch screen (left), gamma adjusted to emphasize the difference. Attempt to show white/black border illusion: but I don't think it really works in this context. Last edited by FJames; 05-12-2013 at 12:49 AM.

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05-09-2013, 05:58 PM	#316
guitarizt Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 999 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Reno Device: Sony PRS-T1; PW1; H2O	Oh yeah my T1 and Aura HD are both white so I don't think the check illusion was going on. Maybe that's why I think the Aura looks better than the PW though.

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beckybug3 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 17120 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kobo Touch, a dead Kobo Aura HD, and a dead Kobo Wifi	Thank you David! Adjusting the light timer and learning the trick with the library number thing will both make my reading much more enjoyable!

05-11-2013, 03:01 AM	#319
guitarizt Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 999 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Reno Device: Sony PRS-T1; PW1; H2O	I don't get it. They're both pointing to the same band of colour and it looks like the bottom half the kindle arrow is pointing to is whiter.

05-11-2013, 01:58 PM	#322
guitarizt Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 999 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Reno Device: Sony PRS-T1; PW1; H2O	I'm not the most visual person, but the bottom circle with the older devices looks whiter to me.

05-11-2013, 11:27 PM	#324
guitarizt Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 999 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Reno Device: Sony PRS-T1; PW1; H2O	Thanks. That shows what I suspected between my white T1 and white Aura. The text on the Aura seems darker with better contrast. I wasn't sure if it was a placebo before, and I doubt I would be able to accurately guess if I was looking at my T1 or Aura in a blind test with a high degree of accuracy. I get headaches with the T1 and not with the Aura, but that could be due to placebo as well. Whatever it is is working so I'll take the blue pill.

05-12-2013, 10:46 PM	#326
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I bought some books this weekend and when I did a sync of my Aura, seeing if it would download the 2.5.2 update, the device automatically downloaded the books without asking. Is there a way to stop it from doing this? I'd rather that I been the one to decide if something gets downloaded or not.

05-12-2013, 11:58 PM	#329
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	Sorry if this is the wrong thread for this question ... but can someone please confirm if Kobo Aura does have landscape mode for regular ePub books?

05-13-2013, 12:00 AM	#330
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