Thread: Clara HD Clara HD or Libra H2o
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Old 03-31-2022, 07:56 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by esaika View Post
Hi,

I am finally buying an e-reader, but cannot decide between these two - would appreciate help and opinions regarding it.

Major factor for me is the lack of eye-strain & proper nice warm light as I suffer from severe migraines. As such, I was wondering if it is noticeable that the Libra doesn't have the anti-reflective coating? Is it much worse when compared to the Clara HD?
As the others have said, the Libra 2 appears to have a better screen than the older devices. It is using a later version of the e-ink screen which produces better blacks. But, the screens in the Clara HD and Libra H2O are very good and many people probably won't notice.

As to migraines, my wife suffers severely from them. She has been reading on e-ink devices for about 9 years, and fairly exclusively for the last four. As far as I can tell, using them has not had an noticeable impact on her migraine frequency. She is currently using a Sage, which has the same version of e-ink screen as the Libra 2. She has used a Touch, Glo, Aura ONE and Forma before that.
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I am hoping to read occasionally in bath, and am compelled by the waterproofing of the Libra as well as by the presence of physical buttons. However, I have quite small hands and also have chronic wrist / elbow issues, so the ergonomics of holding a device matters quite a bit to me.
If you are reading in the bath, then a waterproof device is the best bet. I find the Kobo devices with buttons to be very easy to hold. The wide bezel with the buttons make for a good one-handed grip. But, I also have fairly large hands. If you have issues holding things, you might look at a Forma. They are an older 8" device, but, their weight is close to the Libra H2O. And I think the balance is better than the new devices for holding by the bezel.
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Originally Posted by esaika View Post
Also, just wanted to double check that both have the same dictionary (or rather, thesaurus) functionalities even if the libra requires wifi to use it.
Kobo use the same software on all of their devices. The only differences are related to the hardware difference between the devices and an occasional feature added to new devices. These are normally introduced on new devices and then put on the older devices after a while. About the only exception to that is that Dropbox support is only in the Forma, Elipsa and Sage.
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