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Originally Posted by mobama
We evidently judge reviews by different standards. I'd blame him if he specifically set the device up to show it in worse light, but not for failing to set it up to show it in best light.
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The reviewer did show the Kobo in a worse light then it could be shown. He's chosen a font that's not the best available. He chose a wider line height and wider margins. All this makes the eBook displayed look pretty poor. That is the fault of the reviewer. The idea is not to try to emulate a Kindle, but to show the Kobo in the best light. I've seen other reviewers do a similar then when reviewing a Kobo vs a Kindle. They don't know how to review given that's how they do it.
There are nicer looking built-in fonts. You can get less of a line-height and less of a margin. You don't need to disable the CSS. The thing is, you have to notice the option settings and see that the reviewer botched the review by using poor settings. A Kobo is not a Kindle and you should not try to set the Kobo to emulate the Kindle. You should set the Kobo in it's best light to show that you can get a better looking display then the Kindle.
And given when the review was made, there is no reason the font on the Kobo should look so light.Looking at the Kobo setting, where you see Font Face: there is a button labeled
Advanced. Tapping that takes you to where you can increase the weight of the fonts and make them look better.
The review you cited is worthless because the reviewer does not know how to do a proper review of the Kobo.