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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The new model is using a Carta screen with the same resolution as the Voyage. The front light is also changed. So yes, it's appropriate to compare the H2O to the Voyage and not last years obsolete technology.
The review is spoiled because of this incorrect comparison. It shows that the reviewer doesn't know what he is doing and makes the rest of the review suspect as well. So all-in-all, the review is untrustworthy and that makes it for a review not worth reading.
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One problem is that engadget didn't do a review of the Aura H2O and Kobo may not have even sent one to them. They did do a review of the aura hd so it makes sense to compare what they have actually used, but I agree that a mention of the new h2o would be needed. I honestly believe the reviewer didn't even know about the recent kobo release. Even in the Wired review, the author didn't know about other waterproof readers until he was notified in the comments. It's likely that the press sees the ereaders ecosystem as mostly kindles + countless non-kindles. Kind of like ipad + countless non-ipads.
You imply that the h2o has a better backlight and screen than the hd, but even Kobo is not marketing those points. But they do highlight the waterproof feature, which in the eyes of the consumer, looks like h2o = hd + waterproof. Similarly, amazon is highlighting the higher dpi of the voyage, but don't say anything about the improved backlight and improved anti-glare etching. I'm guessing with ereaders, kobo and amazon marketing want to keep things non-technical.
All the voyage press reviews are starting to sound pretty much the same and aren't very deep, perhaps because the ereader experience hasn't changed much. I can't wait for some in-depth user reviews, especially with non-standard content such as manga and comics. The one review that stands out to me is the Wired review, but in a bad way. It is way too whimsical, as if the author is trying too hard to spruce up a boring review. He mentions asking a co-worker to flip pages for one-hour, says battery life is virtually unlimited, says he dropped it on his wood floor 100 times, etc. This review is suspect.
http://www.wired.com/2014/10/kindle-voyage-review/