I picked up an Aura H2O today to check it out. I have been using the KPW2 (hacked) for the past year and previous to that, I tried to use the Aura (not HD).
I am impressed so far with how the firmware has improved since I used it on the Aura. I have so far removed the registration for the device (I never liked the Kobo ecosystem and it's socialization and I always use calibre to sideload books on). I have also updated the firmware from 3.7 to 3.8 and patched it using the patcher instructions.
I will be looking closely at the fonts (I have always made my own customized fonts for each device I have used for the past several years) and will try my customized caecillia font I modified for the Aura.
I can not find any pinholes like my Aura and KPW 1 was plagued with. There is a small amount of shadowing near the LEDs at the bottom but the lighting is really good and comparable to the KPW 2. I have not had a chance to view or compare devices in sunlight since sunlight is rare this time of year at my location.
I will have to play around with my calibre workflow but was wondering if I should place the kobo extra css file I used for my Aura onto the H2O. It has the following code:
Code:
body {
orphans: 0;
widows: 0;
}
div, p , blockquote {line-height: 1.0}