Screen uniFORMAty? (see what I did there?)

[vampmiller]

Hi. Sorry, but as one of those people who've complained about screen lighting/color uniformity (one side or area of the screen is lighter/darker, more splotchy than other areas), I was wondering about the Forma. Can owners share how they feel about the lighting? Thanks in advance.

[koboy]

Originally Posted by vampmiller

Hi. Sorry, but as one of those people who've complained about screen lighting/color uniformity (one side or area of the screen is lighter/darker, more splotchy than other areas), I was wondering about the Forma. Can owners share how they feel about the lighting? Thanks in advance.

this may help https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...311088&page=24 post 355,356,357,358.

best wishes koboy

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by koboy

this may help https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...311088&page=24 post 355,356,357,358.

best wishes koboy

There have been complaints. But then there have also been people saying their screens look great. Probably best to let actual Forma owners reply.

[koboy]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

There have been complaints. But then there have also been people saying their screens look great. Probably best to let actual Forma owners reply.

i said it may help which i'm sure it will that doesn't mean to say it's the fullest possible picture as you well know and rightly point out it's still early days for the Kobo Forma.

sorry to state the obvious but the link i posted was from Kobo Forma owners

best wishes koboy

[kansaskyle]

I picked up a Forma today at Wal-Mart, and I have approximately a 1/4 inch strip along the entire right side of the screen where the light is a lighter blue than the rest of the screen and there is even some faint line shadowing on the right side too.

The lighting is not noticeable with brightness set <=3%, but anything above that stands out to my eye.

I also notice if I play around with the natural light settings (i.e., more orange color), the faint shadowing intensifies to the point where it looks like a long shadow line on the right side of the screen.

I normally read with the light setting set low anyways (my A1 is at 2%), so I'll see if this bugs me when reading later tonight.

[DNSB]

@vampmiller: Screen uniFORMAty? (see what I did there?)

Hmmm... I suspect that replies from those who actually have Forma's would be most useful. All too many will happily quote from negative or positive posts without ever having seen the device.

[koboy]

Originally Posted by DNSB

@vampmiller: Screen uniFORMAty? (see what I did there?)

Hmmm... I suspect that replies from those who actually have Forma's would be most useful. All too many will happily quote from negative or positive posts without ever having seen the device.

if you read post 355 and 357 they are indeed comments by Forma owners. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...311088&page=24

also here post 77 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...=311573&page=6

edit. also it might be a good idea to have a look at the comment before yours

best wishes koboy

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by koboy

if you read post 355 and 357 they are indeed comments by Forma owners. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...311088&page=24

also here post 77 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...=311573&page=6

edit. also it might be a good idea to have a look at the comment before yours

best wishes koboy

I've seen most of those comments. They are not stopping me from waiting until the 32GB version is released in Canada -- hopefully, in time for Christmas.

Oddly, I read it before I posted. Kansaskyle's comment is that type I wanted to see. An actual owner. Not someone reposting other people's comments. I've either already seen those comments or would use search to pull them up.

[ReaderGeeked]

Cross posting from reddit, the Forma has a dark light dark banding issue. The other thread has a novel concept of it looking like a page gutter — and I agree. I also do agree that it’s quite distracting. It took me a while to get a good Aura One but it looks like the Forma is like this by design.

See left side in my photo... or bottom if the forum didn’t rotate the image.

[koboy]

Originally Posted by DNSB

I've seen most of those comments. They are not stopping me from waiting until the 32GB version is released in Canada -- hopefully, in time for Christmas.

Oddly, I read it before I posted. Kansaskyle's comment is that type I wanted to see. An actual owner. Not someone reposting other people's comments. I've either already seen those comments or would use search to pull them up.

i see no problem linking to Kobo Forma owners who have posted on the specific concerns of the original posters question. in other words i did the work for them i'm nice that way if you or anyone else doesn't like that then that's your choice/prerogative.

best wishes koboy

[webgandalf]

I own the Forma
(https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=365 a little comparison at 100% brightness, later I will make it at 50 and 20%)
The uniformity of the display is not one of its strong point.
Also the black is not really black but more a dark grey (compared with Voyage and H2O).

[disconnected]

Mine looks exactly like the photo posted by ReaderGeeked.

As it happens, I would have set my margins quite wide anyway (kind of a waste of the large screen, but my progressive lenses have a small "reading" area so it's more comfortable that way). The text doesn't run into the light strip so I don't think it will really bother me -- not that that excuses it.

[JawadLeLogeur]

I have the Forma and can report the exact same issue with the screen as kansaskyle did. I don't think it is a deal breaker by any means as I rarely use the frontlight but as others have mentioned it's more about the satisfaction of having something near flawless when you drop all those dollarydoos on a new gadget.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by webgandalf

Also the black is not really black but more a dark grey (compared with Voyage and H2O).

That doesn't sound good. I think that would bother me more than the "streak." Have you tried a darker custom font? Could this be because of the plastic substrate?

[pickyaxe]

Originally Posted by rcentros

That doesn't sound good. I think that would bother me more than the "streak." Have you tried a darker custom font? Could this be because of the plastic substrate?

I have not received the device yet but I'm pretty sure what he's referring to is the difference between IR and capacitive touchscreens. Kobos with IR touchscreens have noticeably better contrast and "blacker" blacks. It was instantly noticeable when comparing the Aura One to, say, the old H2O. The One looks more "washed out".

That said, I don't think it's that big of a deal.