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My Libra Colour arrived yesterday afternoon! I have been setting it up with Dropbox and have sent puzzles to it. I have the stylus and the folding cover.
The cover is very comfortable to hold compared to the Libra 2 - it has a very ploomfy feel on the outside (a little cushioned feeling). The inside felt bit is not as soft as on the Libra 2 cover though - I like to put my hand this when I'm reading and it doesn't feel quite as nice.
The stylus is OK - it is plastic on plastic, as others have said. However, I have been spoiled by having a Kindle Scribe for the past year and a half. I will be continuing to do most of my daily puzzles on it for now. I will keep the stylus though, as it is nice to be able to take notes now and then.
Before it arrived, I had purchased an Asterix book and a version of the Hobbit with the original illustrations. For this kind of purpose, it looks gorgeous to me - I like the subtle colors, and am not expecting it to replace my iPad (is anyone?? I don't think so).
HOWEVER, when reading, for me so far, it offers a kind of 'uncanny valley' effect compared to my Libra 2. I was racing through the Ripley books 2-5 on my Libra 2 before this one arrived. So far I have struggled a bit reading on the Libra Colour.
Although the font is sharper and clearer to my eyes than on my Libra 2, sometimes I have difficulty focusing on the correct layer of the screen. I think that might be to do with the moiré layer. I am trying to get used to it, and will hopefully be able to do most of my reading on it.
The Libra Colour device itself feel very nice in the hand, and it is definitely more curved and a little smaller than the Libra 2. It is also more off an off-white pearly color than the bright white of the Libra 2.
The picture with no light is shocking to me - much much worse than on the first e-reader I ever had - which was the Kindle 2 in white. I can't even bring myself to photograph it, sorry.
Another thing that feels extremely strange to me is having the reader go DARKER when I step outside into the bright sun to read in my back yard. I will definitely be using both the Libra Colour and the Libra 2 I will use outside. I know why it happens, but it still seems so counterintuitive in real life.
For me, I will use it for my Asterix books - will be buying more of these, as they look wonderful on this. My DK Smithsonian type books and Art books also look wonderful. I will keep trying to do my leisure reading on this for the next week and see if the uncanny valley feeling wears off.
When I have the light up high (and I mean high!! 85% - 100%), the page background looks nice and bright and the font is really crisp and clear.
When I adjust the brightness using the finger slide motion, there is a lot of flashing around the brightness 'label' at the top of the screen which makes me feel somewhat naseous. I am really hoping all these weird effects wear off. I am one of those people who can feel weird/naseous around certain screens, so I am in a real minority - probably hardly anyone else will experience this. But if you read on ereaders due to having sensitivity on certain screens, the Libra Colour will definitely not suit your purposes.
I will put some pictures up on another post - this one is long enough.
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