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beachboybogart · 08-20-2016, 01:10 PM

From what I can find on the Weeb, the Aura HD (my reader) uses Pearl E ink tech, while the HD One uses Carta E ink tech. E ink's site says this has 50% more contrast, along with sharper edges. The Kindle Paperwhite has been using Pearl, and I find it clearer (at 64 with reading glasses, anything that is lit causes a bit of ghosting for me). So I will be getting the HD One both for the size and the improvement in clarity.

http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/wp-...a-vs-pearl.jpg

While I really do like the Aura HD, I wish it had darker text. Amazing, when you look back at unlit eReaders, how impossible they seem now to enjoy.

08-20-2016, 01:10 PM	#115
beachboybogart Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 246 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kobo Aura, and older devices lounging in my bookcase.	E Ink improvement? From what I can find on the Weeb, the Aura HD (my reader) uses Pearl E ink tech, while the HD One uses Carta E ink tech. E ink's site says this has 50% more contrast, along with sharper edges. The Kindle Paperwhite has been using Pearl, and I find it clearer (at 64 with reading glasses, anything that is lit causes a bit of ghosting for me). So I will be getting the HD One both for the size and the improvement in clarity. http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/wp-...a-vs-pearl.jpg While I really do like the Aura HD, I wish it had darker text. Amazing, when you look back at unlit eReaders, how impossible they seem now to enjoy.