Thread: Aura HD questions before to buy it
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Old 08-21-2014, 10:49 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by trocchietto View Post
hi bookworms
would like to ask some questions on issues in order of priority, now that the loved sony is discontinued.I loved the aura hd and yesterday i have been at the store playing 2 hours, comparing setting etc. looks really nice and fast! but...

1) pdf, i cannot highlight them and i cannot use dictionary, and the quality looks lower than sony( but maybe is because zoom is more deep). calibre is cool, but i am really busy and prefer to pay more than converting formats, install other applications etc( the chess added are great btw)
The PDF reader on the Kobo devices does not allow selecting of text and hence can't use the dictionary.
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2) as per manufacturer declarations battery lasts only one month compared to two months, did they did the test with light on?
The tech specs pages says "Up to 2 months*" and "* Based on 30 minutes of reading a day. Varies according to individual use." They usually test without the light and with WiFi off. The light doesn't use much power. I don't think people have noticed much difference in the battery life with and without the life.
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3)cannot find dutch english dictionary, for me is essential more than the english dutch that i found it.
The dictionaries listed are the ones available. But, people have created other dictionaries. I don't know if there is a Dutch-English dictionary.
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4) any trick to move the sony annotations on kobo hd?
There is no way to do it currently. Both devices hold the annotations in an SQLite database. It would probably be possible to extract from one and insert into the other. But, to the best of my knowledge no one has tried.
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5) loved the chess package and more pdf readers, is the procedure safe and idiot proof? i found notice of some bricked device peering into the section here...
6) handwriting, is not essential but, well better have it that not, could not find it in the settings
It's an ereader, not a tablet. It doesn't support this.
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7) annotations are super, thinking to buy only for this reason, as can go through my synthesis even without open the file, then can enquire, go back, but can i also export them
It depends on where you want to export the annotations to. The driver in Calibre has an option to import the annotations and but the Annotations plugin does a better job. There is also a hidden option on the device that enables an option to export the annotations to a text file. All of these are one way and there are no tools that will import annotations to the device from elsewhere.
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