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PiersaintO · 12-07-2019, 02:40 PM

Hi,

I have Kobo libra H2o for few weeks. Some data before buying for not-geek-ereaders:

Technically a good machine, but the page turning becomes quickly very irritating.

The screen is good.

The lighting of the screen is very good, especially if you read in the night without other light.

The reader is quick, it reacts well.

It is easy to use.

Reading parameters (font size, etc) can be easily changed.

I find the landscape mode very comfortable.

But...

Epub shall be changed to Kepub to have a correct pagination.

The screen is very sensitive. If you make large movements, it is OK, otherwise you randomly go back or forward. And there is no setting to adjust this sensitivity.

If you choose the "touch" mode to turn pages, you can not remove the "slide" option, and because of the sensitivity of the screen, you often go back instead of going forward when you touch the screen.

The buttons are too far from the sides. So they are not very easy to use when you hold the reader with both hands (except if your thumbs are 10 cm long!). With a PocketBook touchlux for example you do not need to loosen one hand to turn the page and it is very comfortable...

In landscape mode the inversion of the buttons does not work (bug).

Whatever the area screen setting, except if you use the center of the screen, you often trig the parameter menu instead of turning a page.

My opinion : if like me you use a reader without sliding but just by touching the screen to turn pages, do not buy the Kobo.

12-07-2019, 02:40 PM	#583
PiersaintO Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: LIBRA H2O	Peut mieux faire Hi, I have Kobo libra H2o for few weeks. Some data before buying for not-geek-ereaders: Technically a good machine, but the page turning becomes quickly very irritating. The screen is good. The lighting of the screen is very good, especially if you read in the night without other light. The reader is quick, it reacts well. It is easy to use. Reading parameters (font size, etc) can be easily changed. I find the landscape mode very comfortable. But... Epub shall be changed to Kepub to have a correct pagination. The screen is very sensitive. If you make large movements, it is OK, otherwise you randomly go back or forward. And there is no setting to adjust this sensitivity. If you choose the "touch" mode to turn pages, you can not remove the "slide" option, and because of the sensitivity of the screen, you often go back instead of going forward when you touch the screen. The buttons are too far from the sides. So they are not very easy to use when you hold the reader with both hands (except if your thumbs are 10 cm long!). With a PocketBook touchlux for example you do not need to loosen one hand to turn the page and it is very comfortable... In landscape mode the inversion of the buttons does not work (bug). Whatever the area screen setting, except if you use the center of the screen, you often trig the parameter menu instead of turning a page. My opinion : if like me you use a reader without sliding but just by touching the screen to turn pages, do not buy the Kobo.