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Old 10-23-2010, 02:21 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Achan View Post
Only thing is that all of those controllers that you mentioned (to the best of my knowledge) have a hard plastic piece whereas the kobo is a five directional soft plastic
Honestly I'm not sure why it's important that the Kobo's d-pad be a very soft, rubbery material (as it's easy to make something ergonomic out of something a bit more resilient). But I do like the way it feels.

For an example of softer materials similar to (but not the same as) the material that Kobo's d-pad is made of you could look at the buttons on some TV remotes, the analog sticks of Sony and Microsoft game controllers, scroll wheels on mice, and anything that uses rubber "chiclet" style keys.

I have a Yamaha DX-100 synthesizer from the mid 80's whose selection/programming buttons are made of a soft rubber similar to the Kobo's d-pad, thse look fine today.

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but imagine the kobo having a directional pad like the NES controllers! lol
It would be quiet and easy to press repeatedly for a long period of time.
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