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Originally Posted by azayn
I already listed a few but I'll mention them again. Flush glass is a premium feature which both Amazon and Kobo's top of the line readers have. Another is the front light. The Oasis frontlight is second to none while the Libra was plagued with uneven lighting on some units (supposedly it's been addressed, seems like Kobo has QA issues). The text clarity and contrast on the Oasis is simply better. The Libra screen has a weird blue/greenish hue to it and the warm temperature range is worse than the Kindle...its barely yellow on the warmest setting.
Like I said, from a hardware standpoint the Oasis wins but Kobo's software is better. Now if I could somehow frankenstein together an Oasis running Kobo software I'd have the perfect reader.  |
Thanks for your reply. As I've never seen an Oasis, I can't comment on the text clarity and contrast, but can say that unless I've developed colour blindness recently, there is no "blue/greenish hue" to my Libra, nor any issue with the frontlight. As for flush glass being a premium feature, that too is as subjective as the assertion that a metal finish is premium.
The temperature range IS disappointing though, a fact I only discovered thanks to your post. Since I never read in a dark room, without any additional lighting I don't make much use of the warm colors, and only maxed it out after reading your reply. It's definitely not as warm my previous Kobo, an H2O 2.