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Old 01-17-2018, 08:52 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by tiltowait View Post
Basically, the capacitive layer on the Kobo reduces the sharpness of the fonts. I'll try and post a photo later, but it's difficult to get a good comparison shot. I also prefer the temperature of the comfort light, which tends to make the screen look like real paper and is easier on the eyes than the red of the KA1.

Believe me, I wish the KA1's screen was as good. The software is much better, and I enjoy the larger screen.
For what it's worth, I did some photographs of the KA1, Glo HD, H2O, Voyage and Oasis 1 screens using Bookerly with the font sizes matching as near as possible using a Nikon DSLR with the 85mm DX MicroNikor lens at 1:1 (borrowed the lens and Kaiser copy stand from the animation area). Oddly, the oft-mentioned difference in sharpness between capacitive and IR touchscreens didn't seem to manifest in my photographs. At times, I wonder if it just my eyes or is this the ereader version of the "Golden Ears" crowd.

As for the colour? That is what the slider is for. My KA1 goes reddish at right end of the slider giving what I term the candelit effect. For most of the slider range, the effect is not "reddish".
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