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NiLuJe · 07-07-2016, 02:12 PM

For some mystical reason, Kobo is just plain bad at driving Carta screens (or, at the very least, worse than lab126). If you've never had a PW2+ on hand, you mostly get by just fine, but if you've just switched, it can be very jarring, especially if you're sensitive to those kind of things.

I had hopes that the Glo HD was getting better at this (I only have an H2O), but (technical, detailed) information is scarce and hard to come by.

That said, if you can, try to get your hands on another identical device, to double-check that it's not simply a unit-specific quirk (something which can and does happen, regardless of the manufacturer).

EDIT: Also, make sure the room temperature is roughly the same when you compare screens, that plays a huuuuge role in eInk perf (which is, obviously, tweaked for ~21C).

07-07-2016, 02:12 PM	#9
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	For some mystical reason, Kobo is just plain bad at driving Carta screens (or, at the very least, worse than lab126). If you've never had a PW2+ on hand, you mostly get by just fine, but if you've just switched, it can be very jarring, especially if you're sensitive to those kind of things. I had hopes that the Glo HD was getting better at this (I only have an H2O), but (technical, detailed) information is scarce and hard to come by. That said, if you can, try to get your hands on another identical device, to double-check that it's not simply a unit-specific quirk (something which can and does happen, regardless of the manufacturer). EDIT: Also, make sure the room temperature is roughly the same when you compare screens, that plays a huuuuge role in eInk perf (which is, obviously, tweaked for ~21C). Last edited by NiLuJe; 07-07-2016 at 02:17 PM.