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Originally Posted by sawdin2
DNSB, mobama and Deskisamess,
Thanks for the feedback.
1. My understanding is that if you do not modify the settings in the KA1 to remove the Header and footer (page numbers), the actual amount of text displayed is the same even though the KA1 has a larger screen. If you do modify the settings to remove the header/footer, does it only work for certain types of files (e.g., EPUB) or will it work for any file type?
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I have done some patching on my Kobo H2O, so I don't see the header anymore at least. However, I find the patching system convoluted and error-prone, and it addresses too few of my annoyances with Kobo software, so that I circumvent Kobo software entirely and I use Koreader instead. Koreader is sufficiently configurable and can handle both epubs and pdf files more competently. Here's an overview of Koreader on Kobo Aura One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2oSOeAnD10
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Originally Posted by sawdin2
2. Oasis screen is brighter than KA1. If you are not doing a direct side-by-side comparison, would one complain that the KA1 screen is not bright enough?
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As others have already correctly pointed out, the lowest point of the frontlight is more important than the high point. When you read in pitch dark, you don't want the thing to blind you. You want just enough light to discern the text, nothing more.
I have no experience with Kindles. My Kobo H2O is perfect at the lowest setting in pitch darkness (plus colours inverted in Koreader). I expect Aura One to be no worse, not too much anyway.
It's understood that it's not a simple engineerial task to construct an even frontlight for bigger screens. However, I am quite satisfied with the 8" Pocketbook Inkpad that I have. Its frontlight is good enough in pitch dark. More of a concern on it is the contrast and ghosting, probably because the eink screen uses the older Pearl technology as opposed to the newer Carta. Kobo Aura One and Kindle Oasis use Carta, so they should be fine.