10-11-2014, 09:11 AM | #46 | |
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Additionally, they got rid of the "fold" on the back we saw on Aura HD. I find Aura H2O rather difficult and inconvenient to hold. |
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10-11-2014, 09:54 AM | #47 | |
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3.7.0 is the official firmware though, so I went with that for the whole review. For the hyphenation issue it doesn't matter anyways. It's not present in both firmwares. Fixed typos. |
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10-11-2014, 10:17 AM | #48 |
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10-19-2014, 02:49 AM | #50 | |
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I think there's a law that no Kobo review, positive or negative, can go by without at least one profoundly wrong assertion. Here's the Daily Fail:
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10-19-2014, 04:34 AM | #51 | |
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12-31-2014, 04:06 PM | #52 |
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I've just got my Aura H2O and loaded the first books onto the device - it seems a very good device, the screen size is perfect, letters are very crisp - recommend to any book lover. However, I noticed the screen without backlight is slightly grey/yellow(-ish), i.e. it's not as white as most photos show. It goes white when I turn on the backlight. Is this the issue with my particular unit or does the Carta look that way in reality?
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12-31-2014, 04:35 PM | #53 |
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It's entirely normal.
It's not a backlight, by the way, it's a frontlight. An eInk screen is opaque, and hence can't use a backlight. |
12-31-2014, 04:41 PM | #54 |
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Good to hear that - was wondering if I got some faulty unit or something
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12-31-2014, 05:46 PM | #55 |
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I have a question as well. I just got a H20 and the lights at the bottom the middle one is leaking out. Is that supposed to happen? For example if I tilt the device little I can see that light when I can not see the others.
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12-31-2014, 06:48 PM | #56 |
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If it only has the light leak at very low angle that would never be used for reading then it can be used without problem and is not really defective. Should use it for a few days, if it really bothers you to extent you can not use it to read, return for replacement. Maybe I can ignore minor light problems easier than others. It is your reader live with it or return it your choice.
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12-31-2014, 10:34 PM | #57 |
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That's not normal and you should try to get the H2O replaced. Even if you don't see it in normal reading, you'll always know it's there.
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12-31-2014, 10:55 PM | #58 | |
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Do you have the same light issue or are your lights perfect in the sense that they don't leak out? It annoys me to a degree as I know it's there and if I look at bottom screen I always see it. |
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