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Alanon · 05-23-2018, 05:45 PM

Regarding what you've listed, I'd say the Kobo will probably be more to your liking if crispness and contrast are the deciding factors. For the best possible results, you'd need the latest Carta generation screen (for the best contrast currently available) but also a high enough resolution for the best DPI and overall crispness of text. From what I've seen while browsing the Onyx site, there is no large-screen Onyx device with a Carta screen and a resolution like the Aura One (1872 x 1404), other than the truly large 13-inch MAX models. The crispest screen I've seen is a 6-inch with a 1072 × 1448 resolution in the Monte Cristo 3. The DPI and the crispness should be the same as the Aura One, but the screen is smaller. The Aura One will offer fairly crisp text similar to a real book.

I've never used Onyx readers, but I can say that the Kobo software will require adjustments in order to work optimally. You'll definitely need KOReader (continually developed and improved) to handle PDFs and comic files in any reasonable fashion, and even then pinch and zoom will not really work. The default software will also need to be modified to maximise screen-space and other details. However, the final product - DjVu and PDF in KOReader with text reflow, with the default software with callibre for kepub and epub management all work rather well, better than I thought when I first started. There are options to increase contrast in the software, for a more intense black colour. However, if you're against tweaking, modifications, patches and all that, then Kobo is definitely not the way to go.

05-23-2018, 05:45 PM	#3
Alanon Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 10742 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Serbia Device: Kobo Aura One	Regarding what you've listed, I'd say the Kobo will probably be more to your liking if crispness and contrast are the deciding factors. For the best possible results, you'd need the latest Carta generation screen (for the best contrast currently available) but also a high enough resolution for the best DPI and overall crispness of text. From what I've seen while browsing the Onyx site, there is no large-screen Onyx device with a Carta screen and a resolution like the Aura One (1872 x 1404), other than the truly large 13-inch MAX models. The crispest screen I've seen is a 6-inch with a 1072 × 1448 resolution in the Monte Cristo 3. The DPI and the crispness should be the same as the Aura One, but the screen is smaller. The Aura One will offer fairly crisp text similar to a real book. I've never used Onyx readers, but I can say that the Kobo software will require adjustments in order to work optimally. You'll definitely need KOReader (continually developed and improved) to handle PDFs and comic files in any reasonable fashion, and even then pinch and zoom will not really work. The default software will also need to be modified to maximise screen-space and other details. However, the final product - DjVu and PDF in KOReader with text reflow, with the default software with callibre for kepub and epub management all work rather well, better than I thought when I first started. There are options to increase contrast in the software, for a more intense black colour. However, if you're against tweaking, modifications, patches and all that, then Kobo is definitely not the way to go.