Thread: Advice Regarding Kindle PW2 and Kobo Aura
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Old 12-31-2013, 07:09 AM   #3
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I'm using a Kobo Glo, but the firmware is the same.

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Originally Posted by Crimmers View Post
Kobo Aura (or maybe Aura HD?)
- I'm in the US, so I haven't been able to get my hands on one of these, is this a big risk to take ordering it?
Personally, I am still a hands on before buying, but I don't think there is to much risk.
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- The dictionary seems similar to the kindle, but I believe there is no wikipedia. Can it do translations like the kindle?
The dictionary on the Kobo devices works well, but isn't the largest. People who have Sonys and Kindles, say they have the better dictionary. There is a way to replace the dictionaries.
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- Same question regarding unicode text files with Chinese or Japanese fonts, will they show correctly?
Yes, with a but. Kobo uses two readers. One is based on Adobe RMSDK. The other is based on ACCESS. The latter handles Chinese and Japanese and other languages a lot better. You can easily sideload books using calibre to take advantage of this. You can also sideload fonts if you don't like the supplied fonts.
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