Aura HD Tips for reading CBRs?

MacEachaidh · 08-18-2013, 03:53 PM

The increased resolution and greyscale depth of the Aura screen makes reading CBRs and CBZs more of a possibility — they were often a murky mess on my Touch — but I still find that the text is often too small to be comfortably legible.

My eyes have seen (heh-heh!) better days, I'll admit, but I doubt it's just me, is it? Graphic novel text is often fairly small even on a large printed page.

Can anyone suggest a way of making this more achievable? If I turn the display to landscape (and it might be nice to have a preference setting based on the file format, so CBRs always came up as landscape), then how do I scroll or move the display to read the top half of the page image and then the bottom?

Tachikoma · 08-19-2013, 06:36 AM

I'm assuming it's the same as on my Glo, but you have to hit zoom before it will let you pan, but then you have to zoom out to swipe/tap to the next page.

RZetlin · 08-19-2013, 07:09 PM

You have a few options:

- Resize the images to match the same resolution as the Aura.
- You can you the resize controller to zoom onto the images.

Kasper Hviid · 08-20-2013, 11:59 AM

Since the Kobo Aura HD has an awesome resolution, you might consider using a Fresnel lens:

TechniSol · 08-20-2013, 05:23 PM

I know it's not what you want to hear, but I have an android tablet with a 10.1" ~16:10 ratio display and it is much better at that sort of thing. Rotating it to landscape works great for reading frame by frame at a larger size if you need to do so. Plus it's in glorious color for those not restricting themselves to black and white fare. It's very close to the actual size of the comics I remember in portrait mode. I've tried it on an 8" 4:3 ratio tablet, and it's a little small for my taste in portrait mode, but landscape isn't too bad, and it's only about 12 ounces so doesn't get too heavy.

I tried for about a second on the Glo, and it just doesn't cut it for me. The 6" screen is just to restrictively small for that, and the software is no help at all. It's just not geared for bouncing the "zoom window" around on a larger image.

Do you really think you'll be able to get comfortable even on the Aura's large screen? I find the 8" tablet small, but functional, but mostly default to the 10.1" model despite it being a bit too heavy for a long read without frequently setting it down for a few seconds to reach for something else.

I have a nice 24" monitor at my office. I'm tempted to "sneak" a few on it just to see what they look like in double page view...

It's probably way too wide even displaying two pages side by side. I guess that means I could open another window for mobileread.

08-18-2013, 03:53 PM	#1
MacEachaidh Browser Posts: 745 Karma: 578294 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura HD	Tips for reading CBRs? The increased resolution and greyscale depth of the Aura screen makes reading CBRs and CBZs more of a possibility — they were often a murky mess on my Touch — but I still find that the text is often too small to be comfortably legible. My eyes have seen (heh-heh!) better days, I'll admit, but I doubt it's just me, is it? Graphic novel text is often fairly small even on a large printed page. Can anyone suggest a way of making this more achievable? If I turn the display to landscape (and it might be nice to have a preference setting based on the file format, so CBRs always came up as landscape), then how do I scroll or move the display to read the top half of the page image and then the bottom?

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08-19-2013, 06:36 AM	#2
Tachikoma Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 18402 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kobo Glo	I'm assuming it's the same as on my Glo, but you have to hit zoom before it will let you pan, but then you have to zoom out to swipe/tap to the next page.

08-19-2013, 07:09 PM	#3
RZetlin Addict Posts: 383 Karma: 3461302 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura HD (RIP)	You have a few options: - Resize the images to match the same resolution as the Aura. - You can you the resize controller to zoom onto the images.

08-20-2013, 11:59 AM	#4
Kasper Hviid Zealot Posts: 141 Karma: 2784614 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: none	Since the Kobo Aura HD has an awesome resolution, you might consider using a Fresnel lens:

08-20-2013, 05:23 PM	#5
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	I know it's not what you want to hear, but I have an android tablet with a 10.1" ~16:10 ratio display and it is much better at that sort of thing. Rotating it to landscape works great for reading frame by frame at a larger size if you need to do so. Plus it's in glorious color for those not restricting themselves to black and white fare. It's very close to the actual size of the comics I remember in portrait mode. I've tried it on an 8" 4:3 ratio tablet, and it's a little small for my taste in portrait mode, but landscape isn't too bad, and it's only about 12 ounces so doesn't get too heavy. I tried for about a second on the Glo, and it just doesn't cut it for me. The 6" screen is just to restrictively small for that, and the software is no help at all. It's just not geared for bouncing the "zoom window" around on a larger image. Do you really think you'll be able to get comfortable even on the Aura's large screen? I find the 8" tablet small, but functional, but mostly default to the 10.1" model despite it being a bit too heavy for a long read without frequently setting it down for a few seconds to reach for something else. I have a nice 24" monitor at my office. I'm tempted to "sneak" a few on it just to see what they look like in double page view... It's probably way too wide even displaying two pages side by side. I guess that means I could open another window for mobileread.

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