Aura Light bow at the bottom

fabrice91 · 01-20-2017, 03:36 AM

Hi,
When I read a book in the dark with the light of the Aura (10%), I see two arcs of light at the bottom of the screen. I think it's the light to illuminate the screen, but I do not know if it's a problem or not, because it's a little bit uncomfortable.
Thanks

J_K · 01-20-2017, 05:57 AM

The LEDs are at the bottom of the screen so, yes, they will be responsible for some unevenness of the light in that area.

It shouldn't be too noticeable.

There's a picture of the Aura 2 here that shows the effect https://papierlos-lesen.de/wp-conten...ng-maximal.jpg

If yours looks like that, it's normal. If yours is considerably worse than that then you can see what a normal light should look like.

dordale · 01-20-2017, 04:32 PM

Also--I'm not sure about the lighting on the Aura 2nd Edition, but I do notice on my Aura One the lighting is significantly brighter than on my previous lighted readers. 10% is too bright to be comfortable for me on my One in a dark room 5-6% seems about right. Just a thought.

Barbara1955 · 01-20-2017, 06:02 PM

Take pic then e-mail them to Kobo Customer service ...

fabrice91 · 01-21-2017, 12:49 PM

Too difficult to take a pic with the smartphone, the result is lesser than reality
There is NO arc light on my wife's Aura H20

Ripplinger · 01-21-2017, 12:58 PM

It's luck of the draw for some screens, but it seems to be a bit more noticeable on some types of readers than on others. On my original Kobo Glos there are slight shadows at the bottom from the LEDs, but it's not bad or even annoying at all, it's just along the very bottom. On my Glo HDs though, you can't see any shadows at all from the LEDs.

01-20-2017, 03:36 AM	#1
fabrice91 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Kobo Aura Edition 2	Arcs of light at the bottom of the screen Hi, When I read a book in the dark with the light of the Aura (10%), I see two arcs of light at the bottom of the screen. I think it's the light to illuminate the screen, but I do not know if it's a problem or not, because it's a little bit uncomfortable. Thanks Last edited by fabrice91; 01-20-2017 at 04:08 AM.

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01-20-2017, 05:57 AM	#2
J_K Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 26706 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: London, UK Device: H2O 2, Aura 2, Clara HD, Touch	The LEDs are at the bottom of the screen so, yes, they will be responsible for some unevenness of the light in that area. It shouldn't be too noticeable. There's a picture of the Aura 2 here that shows the effect https://papierlos-lesen.de/wp-conten...ng-maximal.jpg If yours looks like that, it's normal. If yours is considerably worse than that then you can see what a normal light should look like.

01-20-2017, 04:32 PM	#3
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	Also--I'm not sure about the lighting on the Aura 2nd Edition, but I do notice on my Aura One the lighting is significantly brighter than on my previous lighted readers. 10% is too bright to be comfortable for me on my One in a dark room 5-6% seems about right. Just a thought.

01-20-2017, 06:02 PM	#4
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Take pic then e-mail them to Kobo Customer service ...

01-21-2017, 12:49 PM	#5
fabrice91 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Kobo Aura Edition 2	Too difficult to take a pic with the smartphone, the result is lesser than reality There is NO arc light on my wife's Aura H20

01-21-2017, 12:58 PM	#6
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	It's luck of the draw for some screens, but it seems to be a bit more noticeable on some types of readers than on others. On my original Kobo Glos there are slight shadows at the bottom from the LEDs, but it's not bad or even annoying at all, it's just along the very bottom. On my Glo HDs though, you can't see any shadows at all from the LEDs.

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