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aceflor · 09-19-2013, 03:11 AM

Apparently, the non-gloss fixture on the new Aura also brings a sort of pattern on the display which makes it difficult to read under sunlight.....

see here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=129

If there is one thing that the Kindle always delivered, that was very good reading conditions for reading outside, at the beach, in the sunlight and so on.

I am using my readers A LOT outside. We have beach weather here 9 months in the year, so it would be catastrophic for me not to be able to read in the sun (which is the reason why as much as I love my phone and tablet, I still need - and use - an e-reader).

Re the Aura, I have the Aura HD version and although the design of the back is not my cup of tea, the hardware is pretty much faultless (the software is far, far, far from faultless). It's really a pity if Kobo does not manage to do as well on the new Aura, as they obviously know how to produce good hardware.

09-19-2013, 03:11 AM	#102
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Apparently, the non-gloss fixture on the new Aura also brings a sort of pattern on the display which makes it difficult to read under sunlight..... see here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=129 If there is one thing that the Kindle always delivered, that was very good reading conditions for reading outside, at the beach, in the sunlight and so on. I am using my readers A LOT outside. We have beach weather here 9 months in the year, so it would be catastrophic for me not to be able to read in the sun (which is the reason why as much as I love my phone and tablet, I still need - and use - an e-reader). Re the Aura, I have the Aura HD version and although the design of the back is not my cup of tea, the hardware is pretty much faultless (the software is far, far, far from faultless). It's really a pity if Kobo does not manage to do as well on the new Aura, as they obviously know how to produce good hardware. Last edited by aceflor; 09-19-2013 at 03:22 AM.