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lkmiller · 11-26-2018, 09:21 AM

Love my Forma. No complaints. My favorite reader yet. I'm surprised that I really like it over my Aura One which I was quite happy with. The buttons and more comfortable hold make a bigger difference than I thought they would.

Yes, the light has the faint line on the button side. I don't use the light much. But when I do, it doesn't bother me. I hold it with buttons on the left, and I don't find it distracting at all, like cones or other lighting uneveness.

jackie_w · 11-26-2018, 11:13 AM

I feel the same as Ikmiller. I've loved the 8" screen of my KA1 for the last 2 years. My Forma gives me all the same advantages plus nice quiet page-turn buttons, light weight, better battery life (I think) and a much more even colour when used in "full orange" mode. I have no regrets about buying it.

If the faint grey-light-grey smudge along the button edge is going to bother you, don't buy it. There are photos in this forum which will allow you to judge for yourself whether it's a "bright white streak" or a storm in a teacup. Those who prefer to read with large side margins or with a ragged-right edge may notice it more than those who don't.

As for the so-called flicker and whine issues, I've already posted my personal thoughts in post #192.

JohnnyENZ · 11-26-2018, 01:56 PM

I'm absolutely loving my Forma. Holding it is just so comfortable and the screen quality (except for the light band, which I don't really notice), is great.

I'm just worried the sleepcover I have coming, will ruin the feel of it.

I have no regrets.

melmac · 11-26-2018, 06:15 PM

Thank You for the posts I'm confident that Santas going to bring me a new forma !!!

vostro · 12-16-2018, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ErikG

The lighting of the reader is very much inferior to my KA1's. It is uneven, the left side brighter than the right side and at the extreme right side there is a lighter border of different color of 2 mm width. I hope this is a fault specific to this device but I am curious if more people have this issue.

side by side comparison: forma, aura one, h20 original. in term of text contrast, h2o wins.

koboy · 12-16-2018, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by vostro

side by side comparison: forma, aura one, h20 original. in term of text contrast, h2o wins.

obviously it's subjective but it's no surprise to me. the original H2O does have nice clear crisp text/screen. the only reason i didn't buy one at the time was because i preferred the smaller form factor of the original Aura 6" the screen is ok for me but it's not in the same league as the H2O original.

best wishes koboy

Kambei85 · 12-16-2018, 08:50 AM

Hello everyone! I've a kobo forma, I love it, but I ordered it to read mangas, I tested every options but I don't know how to have the landscape duble page mode like in this video :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upp_DwCEcs&t=54s

Do you think the guy use koreader or something like that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upp_DwCEcs

I'v the latest offcial firmware and when I turn my kobo on landscape, I only have one page, not like in the video , you can see on the 40th sec of this new videos, he gots a great double page.

davidfor · 12-16-2018, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kambei85

Hello everyone! I've a kobo forma, I love it, but I ordered it to read mangas, I tested every options but I don't know how to have the landscape duble page mode like in this video :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upp_DwCEcs&t=54s

Do you think the guy use koreader or something like that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upp_DwCEcs

I'v the latest offcial firmware and when I turn my kobo on landscape, I only have one page, not like in the video , you can see on the 40th sec of this new videos, he gots a great double page.

That video does appear to be using the Kobo software, but it appears to be a kepub, rather than a CBR or CBZ. If you watch all the way through, it starts on the details page and later shows the menus and light control popus. So, it is being read in the Kobo software. But, the book is a preview from the shop. You can tell this because on the details page, the button next to the cover has what appears to be a price. Then when the menu bars are displayed, the same price and button are shown in the bottom bar.

I do have a manga in my list of previews. And it is behaving in the same way. When I force landscape mode on my Aura ONE, I get a two page display like the. Sideloading a CBZ doesn't do this. For the purchased kepub I am currently reading, it doesn't go into two page modes when I go to landscape. I assume there is something in the kepub for the comic that triggers this behaviour.

And looking at the database on the device, the content table for the pages have the column "properties" set to either "page-spread-left" or "page-spread-right". It doesn't appear to be as simple as adding those, but, it's a starting point for anyone who wants to investigate.

Kambei85 · 12-18-2018, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

That video does appear to be using the Kobo software, but it appears to be a kepub, rather than a CBR or CBZ. If you watch all the way through, it starts on the details page and later shows the menus and light control popus. So, it is being read in the Kobo software. But, the book is a preview from the shop. You can tell this because on the details page, the button next to the cover has what appears to be a price. Then when the menu bars are displayed, the same price and button are shown in the bottom bar.

I do have a manga in my list of previews. And it is behaving in the same way. When I force landscape mode on my Aura ONE, I get a two page display like the. Sideloading a CBZ doesn't do this. For the purchased kepub I am currently reading, it doesn't go into two page modes when I go to landscape. I assume there is something in the kepub for the comic that triggers this behaviour.

And looking at the database on the device, the content table for the pages have the column "properties" set to either "page-spread-left" or "page-spread-right". It doesn't appear to be as simple as adding those, but, it's a starting point for anyone who wants to investigate.

Thx, I think you'rs right, I'm sade cause I tried to convert my cbr in kepub by calibre but their is a but lose of quality

davidfor · 12-18-2018, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Kambei85

Thx, I think you'rs right, I'm sade cause I tried to convert my cbr in kepub by calibre but their is a but lose of quality

What output profile are you using? Don't use the Kobo one, it is for the original ereader and will downscale the images. Use "Tablet" as that will not change the images.

Otherwise, looking at the code generated, I don't think it is ideal for comics. Though, I don't know what is. You could try Kindle Comic Converter. I don't know if it has been updated for the Forma, but the Aura ONE configuration should be close enough.

ZodWallop · 12-18-2018, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Kambei85

Thx, I think you'rs right, I'm sade cause I tried to convert my cbr in kepub by calibre but their is a but lose of quality

I love my e-ink readers, but for CBR, I really recommend a tablet. You can look at even the $50 B&N Nook tablet that has a screen that will do a better job of displaying comic book pages and will have the horsepower to not slow down when loading/navigating.

Even for manga and black and white comics, I use a tablet over an e-ink reader.

lkmiller · 12-18-2018, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I love my e-ink readers, but for CBR, I really recommend a tablet.....

Even for manga and black and white comics, I use a tablet over an e-ink reader.

Agreed. Even for mostly text pdfs too.

Kambei85 · 12-18-2018, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

What output profile are you using? Don't use the Kobo one, it is for the original ereader and will downscale the images. Use "Tablet" as that will not change the images.

Otherwise, looking at the code generated, I don't think it is ideal for comics. Though, I don't know what is. You could try Kindle Comic Converter. I don't know if it has been updated for the Forma, but the Aura ONE configuration should be close enough.

I test "tablet" to convert in kepub, it works well, the quality is the same, thx.

But even in kepub forma the "landscape" mode doesn't works.

Kambei85 · 12-18-2018, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

That video does appear to be using the Kobo software, but it appears to be a kepub, rather than a CBR or CBZ. If you watch all the way through, it starts on the details page and later shows the menus and light control popus. So, it is being read in the Kobo software. But, the book is a preview from the shop. You can tell this because on the details page, the button next to the cover has what appears to be a price. Then when the menu bars are displayed, the same price and button are shown in the bottom bar.

I do have a manga in my list of previews. And it is behaving in the same way. When I force landscape mode on my Aura ONE, I get a two page display like the. Sideloading a CBZ doesn't do this. For the purchased kepub I am currently reading, it doesn't go into two page modes when I go to landscape. I assume there is something in the kepub for the comic that triggers this behaviour.

And looking at the database on the device, the content table for the pages have the column "properties" set to either "page-spread-left" or "page-spread-right". It doesn't appear to be as simple as adding those, but, it's a starting point for anyone who wants to investigate.

I converted a cbr of mine in kepub but landscape mode doesn't works... but mangas in my whishlist works in landescap, i't very annoying.

machoman121 · 09-27-2019, 02:09 AM

Was able to get a hands-on on the Forma in a shop. Wow - very very nice. It's the closest to reading a paperback since my Kindle DX. I also found it so incredibly light. Easy to hold and read.

I did find it sluggish though (get to settings etc.).

The big disadvantage is the price - it's quite expensive.

12-16-2018, 08:50 AM	#217
Kambei85 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: kobo forma	Hello everyone! I've a kobo forma, I love it, but I ordered it to read mangas, I tested every options but I don't know how to have the landscape duble page mode like in this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upp_DwCEcs&t=54s Do you think the guy use koreader or something like that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upp_DwCEcs I'v the latest offcial firmware and when I turn my kobo on landscape, I only have one page, not like in the video , you can see on the 40th sec of this new videos, he gots a great double page. Last edited by Kambei85; 12-16-2018 at 11:39 AM.

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11-26-2018, 09:21 AM	#211
lkmiller Laura Posts: 1,541 Karma: 23597272 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus, Kindle Oasis 2	Love my Forma. No complaints. My favorite reader yet. I'm surprised that I really like it over my Aura One which I was quite happy with. The buttons and more comfortable hold make a bigger difference than I thought they would. Yes, the light has the faint line on the button side. I don't use the light much. But when I do, it doesn't bother me. I hold it with buttons on the left, and I don't find it distracting at all, like cones or other lighting uneveness.

11-26-2018, 11:13 AM	#212
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,252 Karma: 16544692 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	I feel the same as Ikmiller. I've loved the 8" screen of my KA1 for the last 2 years. My Forma gives me all the same advantages plus nice quiet page-turn buttons, light weight, better battery life (I think) and a much more even colour when used in "full orange" mode. I have no regrets about buying it. If the faint grey-light-grey smudge along the button edge is going to bother you, don't buy it. There are photos in this forum which will allow you to judge for yourself whether it's a "bright white streak" or a storm in a teacup. Those who prefer to read with large side margins or with a ragged-right edge may notice it more than those who don't. As for the so-called flicker and whine issues, I've already posted my personal thoughts in post #192.

11-26-2018, 01:56 PM	#213
JohnnyENZ Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 9098 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo H2O, Kobo Aura One, Kobo Forma	I'm absolutely loving my Forma. Holding it is just so comfortable and the screen quality (except for the light band, which I don't really notice), is great. I'm just worried the sleepcover I have coming, will ruin the feel of it. I have no regrets.

11-26-2018, 06:15 PM	#214
melmac Wizard Posts: 1,399 Karma: 5573651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Perth AU Device: Sony PRS650, Sony T3, Kobo Forma	Thank You for the posts I'm confident that Santas going to bring me a new forma !!!

09-27-2019, 02:09 AM	#225
machoman121 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: Kobo Aura H20, Kindle DX, Kindle Touch	Was able to get a hands-on on the Forma in a shop. Wow - very very nice. It's the closest to reading a paperback since my Kindle DX. I also found it so incredibly light. Easy to hold and read. I did find it sluggish though (get to settings etc.). The big disadvantage is the price - it's quite expensive.