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Originally Posted by gryphonreader
Picked up my Aura on Nov 8th from Staples (Canada) So far so good. There are a couple of things that I've noticed and am still ambiguous about.
Screen is no where near as "white" as my Old Sony PRS1 and consequently seems to be lacking contrast and so far the only "contrast" seems to be with the light on.
At times the font (most notable Kobo Nickel) seems to change, becoming thicker or thinner. At the top of the page Kobo Nickel is sharp and crisp but then about half way down it seems to "thicken and get much less crisp. Most of the fonts seem thick in comparison to my Sony PRS1 - and I am comparing the default font on both readers side by side on the same page of the same book.
The back light is quite nice and the feature that I purchased the Aura for. I have it turned down to about 60%. 100% was way too bright and harsh to read on and lit up the bedroom. I haven't read enough with it to notice the bleed that others have mentioned. I really do like the fact it has an on/ off switch though.
I haven't been able to find any documentation or figure out if you can send ebooks across wifi from computer to Aura. Finally just used the usb this morning. I was really hoping that would be a viable feature for ebook transfer. Tried it from Calibre with Connect Share - Content server and wireless device server but neither seem to work  SO if anyone out there knows if/ how to do that I would be delighted to hear about it.
As for a screen protector - that I will be ordering just as soon as I can find one. I don't have one on my Sony but the recessed screen does protect it from a lot of abuse. I really like the full flat screen on the Aura but I think it will take a lot more abuse because of it. I haven't even taken the protector it shipped with off yet.
I have to say I don't find the page turns noticeably faster than my Sony, but the Aura does have reduced "flash" between page turns.
Also, though I don't seem to be able to transfer Mobi format via Calibre to the Aura - a straight across transfer from my computer to my Aura does work AND the Aura reads MOBI format!!
So far my first impression of the Aura is pretty simple - Its a nice enough gadget and the backlight and reading both epub and mobi formats are the main reason I purchased it but it is very pricey and I'm still debating whether it was worth it or not. At $149 I think it's still $20 - $30 overpriced. It is a nice reader and I hadn't watched to see if Kobo put their ebook readers on sale for Xmas but I will be watching this year just for curiosities sake. So for anyone considering it, I would suggest waiting to see if it goes on sale during the Black friday /Xmas sales if you don't absolutely need it right now. I'm travelling soon and wanted to be able to take mine with me soooo..... it probably means I will be keeping it.
I'll add some more after I've played with a bit and read through some of the other forums for tips on using my Aura.
Cheers,
gryphonreader |
The mobi issue can be fixed through settings on calibre. When you connect your Kobo to the computer, in calibre the device icon will appear. Click the arrow on the right side of the icon and choose "configure" device. Among other things a list of all the formats will appear and you can tick which ones are "authorized" for the device. Click on mobi and voila, you can send mobi to your Kobo from calibre.