Aura ONE Kobo Aura One owners thread

[cerem0ny]

Originally Posted by JoOrwick

Here's a sharpness comparison between the KA1, Glo HD, Voyage, Oasis, Tolino vision 3HD and PW3:
http://mobile.hdblog.it/2016/08/30/k...ne-recensione/ (scroll down a little bit)

It looks perfectly sharp to me and it definitely looks sharper than the Aura H20.
I know this is zoomed in a lot and things look different in normal usage, but I simply don't see any fuzziness and since no one is posting any pictures of the so called fuzziness, this is the best we've got. The Paperwhite 3 for example is what I'd call fuzzy.

Im not really convinced with these pictures... I mean, the Voyage looks like the worst of the bunch? Which sure aint true... and the Vision 3 HD? Have never seen one of them but apparently its the very best of the bunch? Not sure if any ereader will trump the Voyage in terms of that really amazing, crystal clear screen! thanks for sharing though but I like to think ive got a pretty good eye (pro photographer for ten years) but in order of sharpness its definately:

Voyage > Aura One > Oasis > H20 > Glo > PW2 (which are the only ones I can legitimately comment on...)

Screen quality and colour uniformity is a whole different ball-park, with the Oasis being one of the worst looking devices I have ver seen - period - and the Glo HD being not much better - which was very shocking to me at the time...! Thought it looked worse than my H2O and after seeing it on display in a store had eliminated any of my interest in buying it...

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by anacreon

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.

Opening the collections list has always been slow. How long depends on how many collections and how many books are in the collections. Adding one collection with 500 books in it will add more time to this than adding 20 collections with two or three books per collection.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Lemons

Just got my Kobo in with a few problems sorted. With my H20 when I got it Calibre would register it, but I would have to reformat every time I added books.

That should not have happened. What did you do to sort this out?

I thought the same thing again, but i think it's because I tried hooking up two device's at once ( both the H20 and Aura one )

Yes, calibre can only handle one device at a time. It is probably safe if you plugin the second device after the device jobs have finished in calibre, but I have never tried.

[Lemons]

Originally Posted by davidfor

That should not have happened. What did you do to sort this out?


Yes, calibre can only handle one device at a time. It is probably safe if you plugin the second device after the device jobs have finished in calibre, but I have never tried.

I ended up returning the H20 for a newer one that worked fine after failing to get it to work right just took about a month to do. So far things is going good expect that bright pixel with the Aura one, not sure if i want to risk getting a worse one or ignore it have not had troubles connecting it this time.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by cerem0ny

Ditto, the A1 is sharper than the H2O. Most fonts look better on it/render better. But to be honest when I first opened up the device I was a little surprised at the fact that the 300 ppi didn't make THAT much of a difference - it is most definately sharper than the H2O (what's with people saying it isn't? I even put both devices next to one another to compare and the difference is very obvious - especially when you display a curly font) but I did think a 35pixel density increase would be a little more noticeable. The Voyage screen wins in terms of sharpness - its text really 'popped' and kind of floated on the screen, it was amazing. Gradients are on both devices but the colour gradients on the A1 are much more excusable because of the customisation available to you. Eek, I really do love it. Such a fanboy!

Somewhere here there was a discussion about the H2O screen vs the Glo HD screen, and how despite the Glo HD being 300 DPI the H2O screen was still comparable, though less sharp. I think this was because of the resolution of the devices also being fairly different.

With the H2O vs the One the One has the advantage in both camps, but perhaps not but such a margin that it's going to absolutely be breathtakeningly different.

I'm also in the One being sharper than the H2O camp. Even with the extra layer, the 300 DPI screen and the higher resolution make up for it. Perhaps if it was an IR screen we'd see an even bigger difference. However I have to say as someone who had previously only used IR screens, and had initially been turned off by the Ones capacitive touch screen, I have adjusted and really like having the flat surface. And not needing to worry about crumbs/dust getting in there is a load off my mind.

[cerem0ny]

Originally Posted by Lemons

I ended up returning the H20 for a newer one that worked fine after failing to get it to work right just took about a month to do. So far things is going good expect that bright pixel with the Aura one, not sure if i want to risk getting a worse one or ignore it have not had troubles connecting it this time.

Hey mate. I had to buy about 6 H2os here in Oz and each one was crap. I bought 2 from Chapters Canada and both were - perfect. I also bought my A1 from there too and it's perfect. If the pixel is bothering you, get a new one. Its a beautiful device and keeping a faulty one does Kobo and yourself a disservice! Order from Chapters Canada too if you can, was delivered faster than some local stores. Where are you from and where did you order your A1 from?

[cerem0ny]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

Somewhere here there was a discussion about the H2O screen vs the Glo HD screen, and how despite the Glo HD being 300 DPI the H2O screen was still comparable, though less sharp. I think this was because of the resolution of the devices also being fairly different.

With the H2O vs the One the One has the advantage in both camps, but perhaps not but such a margin that it's going to absolutely be breathtakeningly different.

I'm also in the One being sharper than the H2O camp. Even with the extra layer, the 300 DPI screen and the higher resolution make up for it. Perhaps if it was an IR screen we'd see an even bigger difference. However I have to say as someone who had previously only used IR screens, and had initially been turned off by the Ones capacitive touch screen, I have adjusted and really like having the flat surface. And not needing to worry about crumbs/dust getting in there is a load off my mind.

Yes, I dont miss those deeply recessed bezels at all. Just shove under the kitchen sink and rub on your shirt and youre good to go! :P The Aura (one, I mean, the one before this One, I mean, eek...) I know had some fans but man, there was some criss-cross pattern throughout the background? And scratches on the top layer? Was pretty shocking but im very glad this iteration works. The Voyage is also capacitive touch but has the most gorgeous screen of any ereader ive seen (im gushing, I know) and I havn't seen a screen like that since so im not sure where this IR vs Capacitive Touch and screen clarity business comes from... Considering buying a Voyage (again) and using it on Voyages and also using my One while i'm... at home.

[aceflor]

It is ludicrous to think I would write here that I find the Aura One not as crisp as the H2O just in order to deter potential buyers. I find the idea insulting.

I was just stating my first impression, with both device next to each other. You may or may not have another opinion, this is what forums are for. After hours of reading, I can only reiterate that, IMO :
1. My One is not as crisp as my H2O. Not by much, but it is noticeable, at least BY ME, which is the most important, as I happen to be, oh surprise, the user of this particular unit (gosh, to think I even have to explain that,,,,)
2. It is slow in turning pages
3. The lighting concept is great
4. But I see colour blurbs when the brightness is around 10% and the natural colour is on. Especially a redder cone in the bottom left. ON MY DEVICE.
5. The haptic is very good. It is a pity to use a cover.
6. Highlighting is subpar.

Regarding point 1, I know I am not the only one, a reviewer wrote the same elsewhere, but I don't remember who and where as I saw that a week ago. Obviously, since I do have what is called a life, I won't spend hours looking for it. I just happen to have the same opinion.

Come on, tear my post to pieces....

[Lemons]

Originally Posted by cerem0ny

Hey mate. I had to buy about 6 H2os here in Oz and each one was crap. I bought 2 from Chapters Canada and both were - perfect. I also bought my A1 from there too and it's perfect. If the pixel is bothering you, get a new one. Its a beautiful device and keeping a faulty one does Kobo and yourself a disservice! Order from Chapters Canada too if you can, was delivered faster than some local stores. Where are you from and where did you order your A1 from?

That is my luck to with Kobo. I had the first gen Kobo Aura what I had to return at least five times, and the H20 once, I did not bother with the replacement even though the screen was not perfect after the following time. I got this one from Chapters this time, it's not bothering me its more every device has had a fault from them. This one is very minor though so i'm not worried to much the rest was far worse.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by aceflor

It is ludicrous to think I would write here that I find the Aura One not as crisp as the H2O just in order to deter potential buyers. I find the idea insulting.

I was just stating my first impression, with both device next to each other. You may or may not have another opinion, this is what forums are for. After hours of reading, I can only reiterate that, IMO :
1. My One is not as crisp as my H2O. Not by much, but it is noticeable, at least BY ME, which is the most important, as I happen to be, oh surprise, the user of this particular unit (gosh, to think I even have to explain that,,,,)
<SNIP>

Regarding point 1, I know I am not the only one, a reviewer wrote the same elsewhere, but I don't remember who and where as I saw that a week ago. Obviously, since I do have what is called a life, I won't spend hours looking for it. I just happen to have the same opinion.

Come on, tear my post to pieces....

I don't think anyone actually said, or implied, that intent behind your post. Rather one poster said it seemed odd to base buying a device off one poster while others who also have the H2O and the One have stated a differing opinion, some favoring the One over the H2O and others stating that they're equal.

Personally whenever I find a negative review of something I seek out reviews to the reverse. I then compare the reviewers for possible bias (this is more for professional reviewers than folks posting on this forum), and filter the reviews through those biases. Of course folks here can be biased, there are Amazon fanboys/girls, and Kobo fanboys/girls, and I will be very clear here and say I do not count you in either of those camps.

I snipped bits out of your post here because I either agree (highlighting for example), or don't find the drawbacks mentioned affect me (color splotches for example).

[Canuck_in_Japan]

I don't think anybody is suggesting anything. Everybody's experience is different but so far the "Aura is sharper than the H2O" camp is far greater than the opposite.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by Lemons

It does have one flaw that has a dead pixel kind of in the off middle of the screen have not decided if that bothers me or not.

No such thing on eink. Is it a dark spot that always shows, or a bright spot that only shows when the light is on?

[aceflor]

Here a pic I just made with my 2 devices side by side.

Now of course will come our next usual round of discussion, regarding the quality of the pics, the lighting, the quality of the device used for taking the pics, camera vs phone pics, the time of the day those pics were taken, the background, the ugliness of my kitchen table, and the age of the captain.

Been there, done that, it's the PW/Voyage/Oasis/H2O discussion all over again....

Ok, I'm off to the beach, have fun guys.

[cerem0ny]

Originally Posted by Lemons

That is my luck to with Kobo. I had the first gen Kobo Aura what I had to return at least five times, and the H20 once, I did not bother with the replacement even though the screen was not perfect after the following time. I got this one from Chapters this time, it's not bothering me its more every device has had a fault from them. This one is very minor though so i'm not worried to much the rest was far worse.

You must be new here ;-)

Yes, every iteration of the Ereader has had some pretty huge flaws since their inception ten years ago. Theres no such thing as a perfect device but yes, you are right, ereading tech particularly has had some real difficulties in getting screens of a tolerable quality. Particularly with the advent of smartphones, everybody expects impeccable displays from their devices but for whatever reasons they never seem to cut it with ereader displays and people are able to debate their perceptions here til the cows come home. And still, nobody knows why! Mystifying. But in your specific case, I would exchange your KA1 for a new one as it appears to me that so far the A1 is not plagued with the same problems every other ereader has (huge light gradients, annoying lighting, etc.). It is at least consistant with only 1 or 2 little flaws being pointed out. So go for it!

I think the KA1 is about as close to perfect as an Eink device we're going to get. Im going to go pray to my Kobo shrine now. Fanboy 4 life

[Lemons]

Originally Posted by meeera

No such thing on eink. Is it a dark spot that always shows, or a bright spot that only shows when the light is on?

I took a picture of it for those curious, not positive of the image resize here so uploaded it elsewhere although its hard to see in pictures. It's under the S in was.

https://i.gyazo.com/920aa521868c734b...3e018888dd.png