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Originally Posted by Pulpwood
Have a KA1 ordered from kobo.com and awaiting delivery. I have to ask this question. Are folks honestly going as dark as the images posted for reading? On the H2O that I have been reading for 3 years, I do not go near that low and much of the reading takes place after retiring for the night.
For the record, things have been very good with the H2O. I do recall a lot of bad rap at this site concerning the H2O when I joined here. Maybe this is just the venting site of disgruntled users?
I will cast a vote after receiving and testing the KA1. If anything is a miss, I will also add a mini review to this thread.
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Received the KA1 yesterday afternoon. Charged, synched, and updated the firmware first thing. Prior to using the reader last night, I checked the lighting across the adjustment levels. The screen is quite even overall at any setting, both in color and light level. In comparison to the H2O which had the five obvious light sources at the bottom if trying to see them. The KA1 has none of that at any edge.
The first hour of reading came later in the evening and required some hit and miss adjustments for a good comfort level. The settings settled at 30% brightness and 30% natural light for total dark reading, YMMV for sure.
The only reason for this purchase was the increase in screen real estate while retaining the waterproof qualities, period. With that said, I see the KA1 ereader as a larger (screen real estate) AND a bit more polished version of the H2O. What stood out immediately was the page turn quality, it is quick and crisp immediately. With the H2O, the letters took a micro-moment to materialize, very quick but at times noticeable. Yes, the 300 PPI and improved page turn is a good thing. Overall the quality of this ereader is at or above my expectations.