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Old 08-18-2016, 10:50 AM   #301
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A capacitive touchscreen has glass layer instead of plastic, it looks brighter and sharper display
Highly touch sensititive and doesn’t need a stylus
It was my understanding that the capacitive touchscreen has an additional layer which is why it is flush with the bezel. How could an additional layer cause the screen to be brighter as opposed to one less layer?
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Old 08-18-2016, 11:42 AM   #302
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How real hard core a reader is real hard core? You could read two books every day, and still the device fits a decade's reading on it.

I can understand some manga readers wanting more space, perhaps.
Textbooks are often around 100MB in size too, usually because of the large amount of graphic content.

I've seen posts from people with 32GB cards.
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Old 08-18-2016, 12:00 PM   #303
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Textbooks are often around 100MB in size too, usually because of the large amount of graphic content.

I've seen posts from people with 32GB cards.
1000MB is 1GB so 2GB can store 20 text books. Who needs more that that?
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It was my understanding that the capacitive touchscreen has an additional layer which is why it is flush with the bezel. How could an additional layer cause the screen to be brighter as opposed to one less layer?
My paper white is capacitive and it doesn't have a flush screen. They are two separate things.

If you compare an old non touch basic kindle which has no additional layer on top with a front lit kindle with the light set at minimum, you will see the basic kindle has a lighter background. So yes, the additional layer cuts down on the amount of light reflected. However, turning up the front light a little will compensate for this, and turning it up higher will make the front lit kindle look brighter. As with everything, there's a tradeoff, but it is one that works well for most people.

To complicate matters a little more, front lit e-ink readers, in addition to the capacitive layer, have a layer to diffuse the light. Some devices like the Voyage use glass, which can improve perceived contrast and make the display look a little better.
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I don't know what the light layer is made of that is used on the H2O, but it is very clear and is not noticeable.
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1000MB is 1GB so 2GB can store 20 text books. Who needs more that that?
Someone with 21?
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Old 08-18-2016, 01:37 PM   #307
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1000MB is 1GB so 2GB can store 20 text books. Who needs more that that?
I currently have around 40GB of Egyptology PDFs on my 128GB iPad, so me for one.
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"Finally" Kobo UK have updated their website.

Aura ONE: £189.99
Aura ONE sleep cover: £39.99

And for completeness:

Aura Edition 2: £99.99
Aura Edition 2 sleep cover: £24.99
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Old 08-18-2016, 05:07 PM   #309
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Whoever told you of instability and rendering issues is full of crap. The firmware is stable and it renders better than a Kindle.

The front light of the H2O is very nice. No color shifts, bright spots, or unusual shadows. The rendering is very good. ADE/RMSDK renders ligatures, kerning, and hyphens.
Agree. Books look great on Kobo readers. I for one am going to preorder this big boy.
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"Finally" Kobo UK have updated their website.

Aura ONE: £189.99
Aura ONE sleep cover: £39.99

And for completeness:

Aura Edition 2: £99.99
Aura Edition 2 sleep cover: £24.99
The Aura one looks good and at a reasonable price (£230 with a cover compared to the Kindle Oasis at £270 - regardless of the cost of the superior Oasis cover!), the bigger screen isn't of interest to me but I'll still be watching on with interest when the 'proper' user reviews appear.

As others have already said, not sure what the point of the Aura 2 is in the line up of Kobo readers, but again, it'll be interesting to see user reviews and see any comparisons with the Glo HD.
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Old 08-18-2016, 07:27 PM   #311
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News Ltd says it will be available in Australia in October.
For $A350.
Stooged yet again.
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"Finally" Kobo UK have updated their website.

Aura ONE: £189.99
Aura ONE sleep cover: £39.99

And for completeness:

Aura Edition 2: £99.99
Aura Edition 2 sleep cover: £24.99
Well it's nice to have the price but what I really want now is a pre-order button.
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For $A350.
Stooged yet again.
Does that include taxes? If so I'd guess that it comes out pretty close to the US and UK prices depending on the days exchange rate?
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