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Old 09-20-2014, 10:18 AM   #106
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That's what factory reset is for. As long as you don't physically damage the unit...
Well, I borked it. And the reset button doesn't seem to be helping.

I hadn't gotten to trying the 3rd-party apps, but I did load a lot of different ebook formats so i could test them. The Aura H2O didn't like that.

I think it may have been the 650MB PDF, but I'm not sure.
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Old 09-20-2014, 10:30 AM   #107
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Well, I borked it. And the reset button doesn't seem to be helping.
It's hung? Or has it recovered? If you need to do a factory reset and can't get to the menu, the steps are:

- Hold the power button down for 20 seconds to make sure it is off
- Turn it on.
- Tap both bottom corners of the screen at the same time. Do it a few times until something happens.

I'm not sure of the exact timing for this. You might need to try a few times to get it right.

These are also the steps for a Mini.
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Well, I borked it. And the reset button doesn't seem to be helping.

I hadn't gotten to trying the 3rd-party apps, but I did load a lot of different ebook formats so i could test them. The Aura H2O didn't like that.

I think it may have been the 650MB PDF, but I'm not sure.
If you can still "logout" of your account and rebuild the Database, that should fix any media caused "borking".

I also would like to see if the H2o will work with Koreader and Coolreader, installing this way should not effect the stock programming (in fact it uses the stock program to launch the added programs, (just like selecting a book).

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Old 09-20-2014, 10:37 AM   #109
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If you can still "logout" of your account and rebuild the Database, that should fix any media caused "borking".

I also would like to see if the H2o will work with Koreader and Coolreader, installing this way should not effect the stock programming (in fact it uses the stock program to launch the added programs, (just like selecting a book).

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It's frozen on the 5 dot loading screen.
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Perhaps the reset button and the power button? That might do a factory reset.

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Old 09-20-2014, 02:29 PM   #111
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It's up:
http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/0...kobo-aura-h2o/

I would like to add more detail, including a comparison with the Kindle Voyage, but unfortunately I still have not seen that ereader.
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It's up:
http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/0...kobo-aura-h2o/

I would like to add more detail, including a comparison with the Kindle Voyage, but unfortunately I still have not seen that ereader.
Thanks for the review. My comments on it...

I'm not sure what the first gallery is supposed to show? Why not have the same book shown on both readers at the same time? Also it looks like the light is on, which would bring in the variable of adjusting the brightness to comparable levels, which would mess with comparing the actual improvements from Carta.

Also, you talk about the lowest brightness setting. While many people may use the lowest, I'll guess that many do not (I think I use around 20%). It seems like a poor design if the lowest light setting is the best, as there should be more choices on the low end, instead of having to settle for 1. Seems counter intuitive to me.
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I would like to add more detail, including a comparison with the Kindle Voyage, but unfortunately I still have not seen that ereader.
In the first set of gallery pics, is that a light leak in the top left corner? It looks like a bright spot where the screen meets the bezel?
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Old 09-20-2014, 06:24 PM   #114
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In the first set of gallery pics, is that a light leak in the top left corner? It looks like a bright spot where the screen meets the bezel?
Not that I can see, no.
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Nice review.

This screenshot is in colour. How did that happen?
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Nice review.

This screenshot is in colour. How did that happen?
The device can display a image that is encoded in color, but as the screen is black and white that is how it appears on the device. If the image the screen is displaying is color (but displayed in black and white) then the screen capture will include the color data and can appear in color on a color display.

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Not that I can see, no.
Here is what I see from the gallery.
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Here is what I see from the gallery.
Yes, that's just bad luck. the photographs just happened to be taken at just the right angle for the light to bounce off that one spot. It's not a defect.
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The fact the Aura H2O will only accept its own USB cord is enough to dissuade me from wanting one, at this time. I'll stick with the Aura HD, for now.
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Yes, that's just bad luck. the photographs just happened to be taken at just the right angle for the light to bounce off that one spot. It's not a defect.
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