Thread: Kobo Aura 2 vs. Tolino Shine 2HD: 212ppi vs 300ppi
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Old 02-11-2018, 10:26 PM   #20
davidfor
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Originally Posted by mobama View Post
Actually, I understand CSS inside out, as I am a hobby web developer. Epubs' internal CSS is easy to switch off, if the app allows it. If the app does not allow it, I call it an unreasonable app and you need a better app.

And here's the review where my claim about Kobo's outrageous margins came from https://youtu.be/P-PWy-KaF2g?t=194 As said, I don't own a Kobo, but based on this review, if I bought one and found the inbuilt app to be an obstacle like it seems to be, I'd install another reading app.

This does not mean I hate Kobo. For me it's good to know that I can make the software likeable when needed (and from reviews I have gathered it's needed). I would buy it mainly for the hardware. In the OP's comparison, the Tolino has better hardware.
Yes, that video shows very wide margins on the Kobo. But, that's because the reviewer set them that way. If you watch it, they show the reading settings for the Kobo at 1:46. That shows the margins settings nearly at the middle of the slider. There are at least three narrower margin settings than the one chosen. And the smallest is effectively no margins at all. At about 4:33, they show that the Kindle is on the narrowest margin setting.

There are plenty of screenshots of Kobo devices posted in the Kobo forum that show the narrower margins that the device is capable of. Of course, finding them will be a pain. This thread shows a kepub (probably sideloaded) with much narrower margins than in that review. Kepubs do have larger minimum margins than for epubs, but I think they have it on the second setting.

I didn't watch all the review, just skipped through it. The reviewer didn't know how to use the Kobo. There were several things he pointed out on the Kindle but didn't point out the similar function on the Kobo device. And, with the margins, it felt like he deliberately setup the Kobo to look bad compared to the Kindle. Of course, it might just be that's the way that person likes the margins. If they are used to the margins on a Kindle, they might have chosen similar settings on the Kobo.
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