Thread: Direct Links to Kobo Firmware
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Old 07-26-2014, 11:37 PM   #942
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Originally Posted by rantoie View Post
This is a stupid question, I am sure, but I can't seem to figure it out... On the original post where the firmware is collected, the Aura HD is listed as Mark 4 hardware, and then the Mark 5 is called "New Aura". I can't seem to figure out what the "New Aura" is, I thought that the Aura HD was the newest Aura? Is it true that the Aura HD is Mark 4, and not Mark 5? I want to make sure before I download the wrong firmware!
The Aura HD is older than the Aura. The Aura has the capacitive touchscreen so a flat bezel while the Aura HD has the recessed screen allowing for the IR touchscreen. So far the Aura is the only Mark 5 hardware device though that may change when a new Kobo ereader is released.

Some argument over whether the extra layers for the capacitive touch screen make the Aura less sharp than the equivalent IR touch screen (Glo vs. Aura since they have the same 1024x758 screen resolution -- very little argument about the Aura HD's 1440x1080 screen being much sharper than any of Kobo's other ereaders).

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