New Kobo Aura HD eInk eReader 1440x1080 - Page 17

Scarpad · 04-19-2013, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sregener

Like others, I love the specifications of this reader. It's tempting, but it loses out to the Amazon ecosystem for me. And my experience with the bugs my Kobo Wi-Fi reader had make me loath to give Kobo another try. No hyperlink support, crashes, and other issues ultimately led me to sell off that reader at a loss. Once burned, twice shy

I agree I'm awfully tempted, it looks a bit better than the paperwhite, and I like the increased resolution and more even light. But I too love the ecosystem Amazon has, the lending Library, the cheaper book deals. I would Imagine Paperwhite 2.0 will eventually arrive and perhaps the aura will serve a greater purpose and make Amazon up their game with a better lighting sysytem, higher resolution and a slightly bigger screen, until then I can read on my paperwhite.

CyGuy · 04-19-2013, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by robko

Depends exactly what you want to do. You can have folders and manually copy/paste the epub files on the device. So yes, in a narrow sense you can manage it using a file explorer. HOWEVER, in UI library the folders do not show up (all books will be lumped together).

I won't use the internal storage for files, only the SD card will contain ebooks. I just need to be able to insert the SD card with the files on it and have the device see them all with no problems. Will that work?

PeterT · 04-19-2013, 08:54 AM

If it's like all other Kobos, then yes.... books on an SD card will be seen and usable.

GeoffR · 04-19-2013, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Lbooker

If the stock firmware does not include a no-refresh mode, then I will wait for a rooted reader with this new high-resolution screen that offers this very pleasant way of reading. Real paper books do not flash when you turn a page.
For now I shall stick with my rooted Sony.

Current Kobo readers can set the number of pages between refreshes from 1 to 99, the Aura should be the same.

Katsunami · 04-19-2013, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze

Anyone who's ever jailbroken a Kindle, rooted a Nook or used PRS+ on a Sony Reader knows exactly what I'm talking about.

I know exactly what you're talking about, because I root every phone and every tablet I have, so I can do things with it that I otherwise could not.

That is true for an e-reader also, of course, but for me, it's a different sort of device; in essence, it is a replacement for a paper book, with the some added niceties, such as being lighter, thinner and smaller, and of course the things that can never be done with a book, such as changing fonts, sizes, margins, and spacing. If I can do that, and be able to put 5 books onto the device, I'm quite happy. (I would never be able to carry five books of the size I regularly read with me everywhere... so let alone my entire library.)

I think many people think like this with regard to e-readers. It's used to read an electronic book in a comparable way to reading a paper book, with the mentioned added conveniences, and anything else is just cream on top.

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Originally Posted by GeoffR

Current Kobo readers can set the number of pages between refreshes from 1 to 99, the Aura should be the same.

That's nice: 10 would be a good refresh cycle on the Paperwhite. It's these kinds of features that puzzle me. The Paperwhite can already set the refresh rate, but can only set it to 1 and 6. Why not put a textbox there, allowing you to put in a number between 1 and 99?

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Originally Posted by Scarpad

I agree I'm awfully tempted, it looks a bit better than the paperwhite....

Being 240 grams, it is 30 grams heavier. Adding a case, which needs to be bigger by necessity, it'll add some more weight. Some people may not like that. However, it did turn out lighter than I would have thought. I wonder if I'd appreciate a 6.8 inch reader. 6 inch works for me; as my eyesight is poor, I hold the device close. I actually would need to use the Kobo to determine if I'd like a reader bigger than 6 inch. (I don't like smaller onces. I've tried it with a 5 inch phone already.)

jackie_w · 04-19-2013, 09:05 AM

deleted. Never mind, too late.

GeoffR · 04-19-2013, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

That's nice: 10 would be a good refresh cycle on the Paperwhite. It's these kinds of features that puzzle me. The Paperwhite can already set the refresh rate, but can only set it to 1 and 6. Why not put a textbox there, allowing you to put in a number between 1 and 99?

It can be set from 1-6 using the settings menu, or up to 99 by editing the config file from a PC.

Katsunami · 04-19-2013, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffR

It can be set from 1-6 using the settings menu, or up to 99 by editing the config file from a PC.

I assume you need to jailbreak the PW for that? If so, not gonna happen. I'm not going to jailbreak a reader for such a very small extra feature.

PeterT · 04-19-2013, 09:30 AM

No need to jailbreak the Kobo to do some of this stuff. Fonts can be added; the refresh rate edited; even some of the linkages to tracking removed.

But also, it is easy to do items like enable telnet access, and also people have done a lot of adding tweaks into the device through plugins that have been developed.

mbovenka · 04-19-2013, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

I assume you need to jailbreak the PW for that? If so, not gonna happen. I'm not going to jailbreak a reader for such a very small extra feature.

Nope, editing that file doesn't need a jailbreak (at least not on my DX).

Skydog · 04-19-2013, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffR

It can be set from 1-6 using the settings menu, or up to 99 by editing the config file from a PC.

Can you provide specifics or a link?

jackie_w · 04-19-2013, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Skydog

Can you provide specifics or a link?

I think the file you want (in Windows speak) is .kobo\Kobo\Kobo Reader.conf in internal memory of the Kobo.

Edit with a simple text editor. Find the [Reading] section. The first item is something like:

Code:

numPartialUpdatePageTurns=6

Just change the 6 to be what you prefer, in the range 1-99 according to Geoff. Just be aware that ghosting will get worse the higher you set it.

Lbooker · 04-19-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffR

Current Kobo readers can set the number of pages between refreshes from 1 to 99, the Aura should be the same.

Thank you for making me aware of this option !
I found instructions here :
http://www.mobileread.mobi/forums/sh...=82265&page=23

Ankh · 04-19-2013, 12:32 PM

Pre-ordering is simply not an option, I have to try that device for myself.

I hope that imbecile requirement to activate a new reader (or the one reset to factory settings) by connecting it to a machine running Kobo Desktop is gone. The Touch was perfectly functional as a standalone and self-contained appliance.

simond · 04-19-2013, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ankh

Pre-ordering is simply not an option, I have to try that device for myself.

I hope that imbecile requirement to activate a new reader (or the one reset to factory settings) by connecting it to a machine running Kobo Desktop is gone. The Touch was perfectly functional as a standalone and self-contained appliance.

Well I never needed to connect my Glo to a PC to set it up, so the Aura should be similar

04-19-2013, 12:32 PM	#254
Ankh Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 2003751 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo Glo HD	Pre-ordering is simply not an option, I have to try that device for myself. I hope that imbecile requirement to activate a new reader (or the one reset to factory settings) by connecting it to a machine running Kobo Desktop is gone. The Touch was perfectly functional as a standalone and self-contained appliance. Last edited by Ankh; 04-19-2013 at 12:37 PM.

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PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,528 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	If it's like all other Kobos, then yes.... books on an SD card will be seen and usable.

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04-19-2013, 09:30 AM	#249
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,528 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	No need to jailbreak the Kobo to do some of this stuff. Fonts can be added; the refresh rate edited; even some of the linkages to tracking removed. But also, it is easy to do items like enable telnet access, and also people have done a lot of adding tweaks into the device through plugins that have been developed.