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[haydnfan]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't know where he gets off saying his libraries haven't been browsable for months.

He obviously meant physically. I went into my library and I couldn't go through the stacks. I had to tell one of the librarians that I wanted Gorky Park and then wait for them to find it and come back to the front desk. It is good to be safe, but what amused me about it is that libraries get no where near the traffic of the grocery stores that we depend on.

[HLS]

Foolish to get rid of the Clara it is a good device seems pointless to make the Nia

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by HLS

Foolish to get rid of the Clara it is a good device seems pointless to make the Nia

Kobo agrees, which is why they're getting rid of the Aura 2 and not the Clara to make room for the Nia. The Nia is a step up from the Aura 2, though it's questionable how much of a step up it is.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

He doesn’t say you can’t view an image Jon. He says manga/comics/etc are better on a bigger/higher resolution screen.

It's not what he means. It's wat he says. And he botched that review up so badly that is makes GoodEReader seen reliable.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by haydnfan

He obviously meant physically.

But it's not what he said. He says a lot of things that are WRONG!

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But it's not what he said. He says a lot of things that are WRONG!

Says the guy who thinks Queens, NY is in the UK.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

Says the guy who thinks Queens, NY is in the UK.

I didn't read that line because the parts that I did read were so wrong that I didn't read the entire botch job.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I didn't read that line because the parts that I did read were so wrong that I didn't read the entire botch job.

That doesn’t strengthen your position Jon.

You’re the only one who seems to be drawing the conclusions you’ve pointed out. Perhaps you should reconsider them.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I didn't read that line because the parts that I did read were so wrong that I didn't read the entire botch job.

So you didn't read the review from the beginning because the parts you sought to cherry-pick and try and make your wrong-headed attack sufficed?

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

...makes GoodEReader seen reliable.

Man, Goodereader posted a video trying to compare the Nia with the basic Kindle and really, their reviews are just awful.

They don't compare the same books, font sizes, margins and soforth are not equalized in any way or even talked about They say that the Nia and the basic have the same screen resolution and hardware. They go on and on about PDF and web browser. The whole think is slipshod.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by HLS

Foolish to get rid of the Clara it is a good device seems pointless to make the Nia

Can you point to where Kobo said the Clara is going away?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Man, Goodereader posted a video trying to compare the Nia with the basic Kindle and really, their reviews are just awful.

They don't compare the same books, font sizes, margins and soforth are not equalized in any way or even talked about They say that the Nia and the basic have the same screen resolution and hardware. They go on and on about PDF and web browser. The whole think is slipshod.

Yes, the same eBooks should be used. But not the same margins, font sizes, and line height. The thing to do is to show off each device the best you can and to duplicate the look of the Basic on the Nia is not showing the Nia to it's best is biasing the review. Whenever BadEReader reviews Kobo vs. Kindle, they purposely make the Kobo look like crap since they know the Kobo can look better then the Kindle.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Man, Goodereader posted a video trying to compare the Nia with the basic Kindle and really, their reviews are just awful.

They don't compare the same books, font sizes, margins and soforth are not equalized in any way or even talked about They say that the Nia and the basic have the same screen resolution and hardware. They go on and on about PDF and web browser. The whole think is slipshod.

First thing notice is that the Nia has a stronger WiFi signal then the Basic.
Nia - full strength
Basic - one bar

Next, I notice that the Nia has better contrast, blacker black, and clearer then the Basic.

The eBook that BadEReader is using to sho off the Nia has stupid L/R margins because they are huge and the margin slider is all the way to the left. Is the the way the eBook is or did they edit it?

The images on the Basic are too dark and mushy looking. Plus, the text in some of the images is more difficult to read then the Nia.

I have no idea what they did to get the browser on the Na to freeze.

The lighting on both can go too bright.

Overall, the review was just plain awful.

[koboy]

double the RAM on the Kindle is a noticeable advantage/plus.

best wishes koboy

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Yes, the same eBooks should be used. But not the same margins, font sizes, and line height. The thing to do is to show off each device the best you can and to duplicate the look of the Basic on the Nia is not showing the Nia to it's best is biasing the review.

It would be useful to at some point to approximate font size, etc. to show the different between the 167ppi screen and the 212ppi screen. And then it would be helpful to show the font size. line height and margin changes.

Maybe they don't need to go in depth, but for goodness sake, don't show a book that only fills the middle third of the screen.

Whenever BadEReader reviews Kobo vs. Kindle, they purposely make the Kobo look like crap since they know the Kobo can look better then the Kindle.

Hanlon's razor - Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity