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Originally Posted by Jimbus80
Holly sh*t, guys, you've given to me very good reasons to wait for a newer and hopefully more polished version of this e-reader. I don't like 6-inches e-readers because I have lots of .pdf files I would like to read on the e-reader (mostly very detailed schemes with tiny fonts), but surely I would be unsatisfied if it is sluggish.
So, for me, size matters, battery not very much, text sharpness means a lot (fuzziness/blurriness is intolerable), water resistance is not important, the quality of the backlight and the comfort to be able to read at night are essential.
I thought paying 229 € for an e-reader would grant the buyer an outstanding product; but I guess it's just there are not enough alternatives to force Kobo to reduce the price or improve its product.
Thanks to all of you for your help. Better safe than sorry.
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When it comes to the light, the normal light has the same gradient/ unevenness as the Kindle Voyage. Just like KV, the degree differs but it is definitely there. For night light, the biggest problem is green blob or a string of bright red and green blobs at the bottom. Again, the light is uneven and the degree differs a lot.
The size is very good for pdf. I've found some pdfs are sluggish while most of them are good enough. I don't know what the factor is because file size seems not to be an issue.
The general software, when compared to kindle, lags behind a second or two. Highlighting is very bad. But I've found that that is true for all Kobo devices.
Screen resolution is Ok. But I can understand why others complain. The glass is a big factor. Side by side, the text in Kindle PW3 clearly stands out. If, in the future, we can get a 8" device with even light and the screen of Kindle PW or Kobo H2O, that would be the perfect device in my opinion. Until then, wait for a huge discount in some store nearby or wait and see if they improve these problems and then purchase it.