MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Got my new Oasis today, first impressions

latepaul · 11-01-2017, 07:07 PM

First impressions:

Small and light. I know the Oasis 1 is smaller but for me this feels as manageable as a 6" reader but with a bigger screen.

Buttons. This is my first Kindle with page buttons since my K3 which now belongs to my dad. I never much cared back then but these I quite like, mostly because of the one-handed aspect, though as I said elsewhere it's more comfortable for me to reach one of them than the other. Also, I've found I get used to being able to go back and forward and then I sort of feel ever so slightly irritated that I can't somehow use them to navigate the menus etc. (It's not a real desire to do so, it's just a feeling, it's like how when I'm using a PC I'd really rather be using the mouse mainly, or the keyboard and not switching between them a lot).

Responsive. This is easily the most responsive ereader I have. It reacts to touches straight away. Normally I don't notice this - after all turning a page doesn't need to be particularly speedy - but when you're navigating through menus you feel the benefit.

Brighter. Just checked it against my PW1 and PW3 and it's the brightest of the bunch. And very even. If I turn it up to max I can see some slight shadows along the edge but I don't notice colouring. Actually brightness isn't necessarily a benefit. I've found with nearly all my lighted readers that I suffer from eyes where I either feel the light is too bright or, if I reduce the level to what feels bearable, the contrast suffers. The answer for this for me is...

Night mode! So happy to have this. My other kindles are jailbroke purely to be able to install Koreader, which I use purely to have the ability to switch to night mode. (Koreader is a fine program but night mode is the "killer feature" for me). My Kobo Aura One will do night mode with a config file hack but with the Oasis I can do it with a menu setting.

Audible. I've tried it out and it works fine. I have a number of Audible books and quite a few where I also have the ebook. Not all of which have Whispersync linking them however. For those that do you can switch between reading and listening really easily which I like, though I kind of would like to be able to do both. Also can we have the old mp3 player back?

Overall very happy. The proof will be in whether I reach for it rather than my other options. Time will tell.

11-01-2017, 07:07 PM	#248
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	First impressions: Small and light. I know the Oasis 1 is smaller but for me this feels as manageable as a 6" reader but with a bigger screen. Buttons. This is my first Kindle with page buttons since my K3 which now belongs to my dad. I never much cared back then but these I quite like, mostly because of the one-handed aspect, though as I said elsewhere it's more comfortable for me to reach one of them than the other. Also, I've found I get used to being able to go back and forward and then I sort of feel ever so slightly irritated that I can't somehow use them to navigate the menus etc. (It's not a real desire to do so, it's just a feeling, it's like how when I'm using a PC I'd really rather be using the mouse mainly, or the keyboard and not switching between them a lot). Responsive. This is easily the most responsive ereader I have. It reacts to touches straight away. Normally I don't notice this - after all turning a page doesn't need to be particularly speedy - but when you're navigating through menus you feel the benefit. Brighter. Just checked it against my PW1 and PW3 and it's the brightest of the bunch. And very even. If I turn it up to max I can see some slight shadows along the edge but I don't notice colouring. Actually brightness isn't necessarily a benefit. I've found with nearly all my lighted readers that I suffer from eyes where I either feel the light is too bright or, if I reduce the level to what feels bearable, the contrast suffers. The answer for this for me is... Night mode! So happy to have this. My other kindles are jailbroke purely to be able to install Koreader, which I use purely to have the ability to switch to night mode. (Koreader is a fine program but night mode is the "killer feature" for me). My Kobo Aura One will do night mode with a config file hack but with the Oasis I can do it with a menu setting. Audible. I've tried it out and it works fine. I have a number of Audible books and quite a few where I also have the ebook. Not all of which have Whispersync linking them however. For those that do you can switch between reading and listening really easily which I like, though I kind of would like to be able to do both. Also can we have the old mp3 player back? Overall very happy. The proof will be in whether I reach for it rather than my other options. Time will tell.