Aura ONE Kobo Aura One owners thread

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Boisdours

Hi Kobo Aura One is my 2nd kobo reader and so it's the first time to sync reading data between readers. But I can't sync highlights, books have been synced perfectly though. Highlights and memos can't be synced or that's a big ?

They should sync. I haven't paid attention to it recently, so I have just tested it and it is working. But, it is only status and annotations/bookmarks/highlight for purchased books. No information about sideloaded books is synced.

Edit: There were problems with syncing annotations earlier in the year. At the time, they synced to the other device, but not to the iOS and Android apps. I have just tested this as well, and it is working.

[atr]

Originally Posted by Boisdours

Hi Kobo Aura One is my 2nd kobo reader and so it's the first time to sync reading data between readers. But I can't sync highlights, books have been synced perfectly though. Highlights and memos can't be synced or that's a big ?

That was exactly a case for me 2 dys ago when I was trying to sync my Kobo Aura H2O and Aura One. It took several times to sync on both devices with some delay (wait some 10-15 minutes between tries) to get my highlights to One. I also checked on Android App, and it had the same problem. I would think that notes and highlights were not uploaded from the device of origin. Anyway, that worked after several tries.

[treadlightly]

Originally Posted by aceflor

First reading impressions so far :

1. Not as sharp as my H20. The difference is not great, but I can see it. If you own an H20 and love the display, you might be disappointed by the Aura One.

Thank you for this, I was 99% convinced not to buy, now I'm 100%!

[JoOrwick]

Originally Posted by aceflor

First reading impressions so far :

1. Not as sharp as my H20. The difference is not great, but I can see it. If you own an H20 and love the display, you might be disappointed by the Aura One.

I find that very hard to believe not only because they use the same exact display technology, but the Aura One also has a higher ppi rating (300 vs 265).

[SCION]

I have an H20, and I'm not disappointed. I will say the home screen on the One looks "weird" when compared to the H20. Could just be all that awkward white space now, and the tiles don't fill up well.

300ppi is impressive with this screen size. Hats off to Kobo on that.

[rstrube]

Hi Everyone,

Quick question - and please forgive me if this is obvious.

I did look around the settings, page controls, etc. I can't seem to find a way to get the Aura ONE to go into landscape mode. Any idea how to do this?

I have some technical books / pocket articles where the code examples are wrapping in a way that's difficult to read - so I would love to read said content in landscape mode.

Thanks!

[freekobo]

Originally Posted by rstrube

Hi Everyone,

Quick question - and please forgive me if this is obvious.

I did look around the settings, page controls, etc. I can't seem to find a way to get the Aura ONE to go into landscape mode. Any idea how to do this?

I have some technical books / pocket articles where the code examples are wrapping in a way that's difficult to read - so I would love to read said content in landscape mode.

Thanks!

I don't own a Kobo Aura One, but I think its the same as all other Kobo's in that only PDFs can be rotated into landscape mode. This would be a nice feature to add in though. Another option is to use Koreader, but I don't think it supports the One yet.

[rstrube]

Originally Posted by freekobo

I don't own a Kobo Aura One, but I think its the same as all other Kobo's in that only PDFs can be rotated into landscape mode. This would be a nice feature to add in though. Another option is to use Koreader, but I don't think it supports the One yet.

Thanks for the clarification. I'm a long time Kindle user, so I was used to having this feature available. I'm planning on installing Koreader once it's working on the Aura ONE. Other than this one feature, I believe I've officially entered reading nirvana

[Barty]

Originally Posted by JoOrwick

I find that very hard to believe not only because they use the same exact display technology, but the Aura One also has a higher ppi rating (300 vs 265).

The h2o I believe has a recessed screen and uses IR, both of which can impact how the screens look.

[sparklemotion]

Originally Posted by aceflor

First reading impressions so far :

1. Not as sharp as my H20. The difference is not great, but I can see it. If you own an H20 and love the display, you might be disappointed by the Aura One.
2. Lighting is even, as always I don't see color blurbs (but I never see them) on mine.
3. I like the natural light effect a lot.
4. The format is fantastic. Although it has a much bigger display than the H20, it is very easy to handle and sits well in my small hand. I have no problem turning the pages.

Thanks for your input! ( Hellooo btw! ) No one is really mentioning the sharpness of the screen so I appreciate your comparison with the H20. I think you just convinced me not to buy one, although I was leaning that way already. While I really love the bigger screen, I'm concerned that you mention the screen not being as sharp. Plus a couple of people have mentioned uneven screens and some seeing colors so I'm leery to take the leap, especially since I love my H20 so much. Glad you're happy, the big screen looks sooo nice. Enjoy!

[ewphoenix123]

My Aura One finally arrived today, just in time for some long reading sessions on the weekend.

A quick first Impressions report:

Formfactor:
It's just amazing.
It's basically the same size as my H2o in it's gecko cover, just 2-3 mm wider and 1 cm higher.
It weights the same, is thinner, and has a structure on its back that offers a good grip.
All of with means for me it's actually easier to hold then my H2O.

Screen & Light:
A bit harder to describe.
It is great with a slight hesitant but...
Without the light the screen background is darker compared to the H2O.
I had to increase the light setting in One to 28% to get about the same felt contrast as I have on a H2O at 23%.
And yeah I can see a difference in font sharpness caused by the 300ppi, I think it's sharper on the ONE

The light temperature is quite different on both devices:
With the comfort light deactivated the One appears to have a much cleaner white almost a bit harsh then my H2O.
The H2O has a light greenish color temperature in direct comparison.
Turning on the comfort light (on auto) adjusts atm to about 15% which moves the color temperature from the harsh white to a more natural light tone. So it appears to work as advertised, and looks pretty gorgeous.
No color blotches, and I'm extremely receptive to see those.
The negative is that the top of the screen is slightly darker, and there are small shadow cones at the bottom of the screen.
So the light intensity and temperature is imo better as the H2O and other readers I have had, but the evenness is a slight step back from my perfectly even H2O, more alike to the Aura HD.
So all in all I would say 3 Steps forward one step back in regards of the light.

Responsiveness and Performance :
The Aura One turn pages a fraction slower then my H2O, you won't notice it imo while reading, but in a direct comparison the H2O flips the same book just a hair faster.
Indexing books on the One appears to be a lot faster, I didn't meassure anything yet but it was working through my first batch of books damn quick.

I think it's a pretty great improvement over other models, but imo the perfect erreader will have to wait for another generation or two, the capacitive tech and comfortlight feature are not yet at the perfect point kobo has reached with it's IR controlled screens.

[SCION]

Originally Posted by ewphoenix123

...the capacitive tech and comfortlight feature are not yet at the perfect point kobo has reached with it's IR controlled screens.

I believe this is an accurate statement. Kobo has demonstrated a willingness to give folks what they want, and surprise them with welcomed features. As you said, the capacitive screen and comfort light are in the early stages for them, so it's understandable it's not as refined as it could be and probably will be with the next iteration. Amazon, on the other hand, insists on pushing out high-priced products (still only offering 6" screens) and touting how premium the reading experience is, but when you get "your" device, that is often not the case. The screen gradient issues on the Voyage were never addressed in later production runs because it's a design flaw. Okay, cool, they'll fix it on the next model. Nope. The gradient issue is still present on the Oasis.

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by JoOrwick

I find that very hard to believe not only because they use the same exact display technology, but the Aura One also has a higher ppi rating (300 vs 265).

It's not the ppi that's a problem here, it's the additional layer. It makes the text look a tad fuzzier.

Originally Posted by Barty

The h2o I believe has a recessed screen and uses IR, both of which can impact how the screens look.

Exactly !

Originally Posted by sparklemotion

Thanks for your input! ( Hellooo btw! ) No one is really mentioning the sharpness of the screen so I appreciate your comparison with the H20. I think you just convinced me not to buy one, although I was leaning that way already. While I really love the bigger screen, I'm concerned that you mention the screen not being as sharp. Plus a couple of people have mentioned uneven screens and some seeing colors so I'm leery to take the leap, especially since I love my H20 so much. Glad you're happy, the big screen looks sooo nice. Enjoy!

Helloooo !!! Long time no speak .... Yes, I am not sure the Aura One is for you, considering how sensitive you are to color blurbs and such. That's what you get for having such a good eyesight !
I mean, it's a great device, but if you already have the H20, are happy with it (I know my H20 is absolutely great), and have no special use for an 8" display or Overdrive access (and even that is pretty crooked right now), then that's a lot of cash for one device more.

After reading 2 hours more, I have to add 3 things.
1. Page turning is quite slow (reading an epub, and have to anticipate the page turning time in order not to interrupt my reading. On the positive side, due to the page size, I don't have to turn pages that much). But I am sure Kobo will improve that in a next FW update. It's just weird coming from the Tolino Vision 3HD, which is really quick, or even the H20.
2. The automatic lighting adaptation works very well, both the brightness and the natural tone. Think Voyage plus the natural tone change. I love, love, love that !
3. (almost forgot that third point.. ): highlighting is still a pain. Come on Kobo, you did a very good job with the hardware, and the press and communication work was brilliant, now go back to work on the software !!!!

[anacreon]

I'm on my second One (I exchanged it on the advice of some people on this thread and the Kobo customer service) because of battery problems - even though I'm not convinced this is not a software problem - and I regret it. I'll see how it goes with the battery after I've calibrated it (I let it shut off by itself before recharging it), but I preferred the screen of my first one: it was whiter when the natural light was off, while the second one feels like the first One feels like the first with the natural light one step up.

I've always preferred the IR technology, because of reactivity and screen quality, but the One looked much better in the reviews than that disaster Aura 6" which I gave away very soon, and they said it was reactive.

Since I wanted the bigger screen I bought the One despite it being capacitive, but I have difficulties: only a small part of my fingers register, and I find typing works best with the pulpiest part of my little finger. I have difficulty calling small notes, even though I have only kepubs on my Kobos because of this. And my IR Glo HD screen is definitely sharper and better looking.

I have another big problem about reactivity: calling the book list is almost instant in both the Glo HD and the One, but calling collections takes 5" on the Glo, 16" on the One which is definitely painful. I NEED collections to navigate among my more than 2000 books on the device.


I hope at least the battery and reactivity problems will be solved with future F/W, because the One has so much for it:

• first and foremost the real estate, which makes a huge difference, even when compared to the H2O, and for which I'm ready to accept a slight lower sharpness (while deeply regretting that Kobo didn't go the IR way)
• and the comfort light, which I have on manual, and makes reading so much more pleasant in low lighting
• a design that makes it easier to hold than the H2O, though the Glo HD is of course better (and IR).

[SCION]

Originally Posted by SCION

There appears to be a white mark in/under the screen. Unfortunately it's just above the center, where it's always obvious (unless the screen is white). Is this something that Kobo will acknowledge as needing to replace the device, or am I just going to have to deal with it? With Amazon this isn't even an issue of course.

I opened a support ticket first thing this morning, and provided photos. Decided to call them as a follow-up on next steps. After being on hold for 30 minutes waiting for a representative, I was prompted to do a factory reset. Of course that didn't resolve the issue. He didn't give me a hard time and stated I would get an email requesting photos of front and back of device, along with proof of purchase. Email arrived a few minutes later and I attached what was needed. We'll see where this goes.

Forgot to mention, his tone softened at the beginning of the conversation when I told him it was purchased from them.