Forthcoming N605 model

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Quoth

No, they bought the biggest seller of ebooks in 2005, Mobipocket.

TBH, I was a little sceptical of the claim. Apart from the 10.2″ 300 dpi screen the Kindles have always been behind, but they have over 90% of English Language ebook market worldwide and about 80%+ of US online printed book sales. The Fire tablet and Fire TV Sets are just cheap customised versions of Android Tablet and TVs with Android TV (which is a ghastly UI for TVs). So it would be a first really, but not impossible.

They are a Data Centre Hosting and Mail Order company, not really a Tech company.

I know someone who bought a TCL 65" Fire TV. It's not all that good. This was about 4 years ago.

But I'm wondering how the new QLED Amazon is selling is.

[Quoth]

I think a Panasonic panel, and that's good, but the Fire UI and SW on a TV

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Quoth

I think a Panasonic panel, and that's good, but the Fire UI and SW on a TV

From my Firestick 4k, there is good app support.

[kandwo]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Unless I was imagining it, I think I read in a thread here that Amazon somehow got the exclusive right to use that 300 dpi, 10.3" screen until the end of the year. Someone will correct me if I'm misremembering.

I'm familiar with that (unproved) theory. But still, assuming it's true, why not wait until next year? It's not like Kobo is in a habit of frequent releases à la Onyx Boox, so to me it would make sense to wait until a meaningful improvement can be made.

This, in combination with the lack of software improvements, doesn't give a good impression IMO.

I'm disappointed as I really want a bigger reader with high PPI. I tried an Onyx Boox Max Lumi for a couple of days - would've been my ideal device if not for the blurry screen (low PPI + bad glass layer on top).

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by kandwo

This, in combination with the lack of software improvements, doesn't give a good impression IMO.

I'm not in the market, but this update does seem kind of inconsequential. Unless the battery life has been improved. I haven't seen anything about any possible battery life differences yet.

[Quoth]

There were three versions of the 6.8″ H2O.
Two versions of 7″ Libra
Like those this is likely a cost reduction, or more available parts, or slight improvements for people that didn't buy one yet, rather than an upgrade for existing users. Hence the same name.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by kandwo

I'm disappointed as I really want a bigger reader with high PPI. I tried an Onyx Boox Max Lumi for a couple of days - would've been my ideal device if not for the blurry screen (low PPI + bad glass layer on top).

The screen is sharp enough on original Elipsa and the 227 dpi is certainly far better than the 9.7″ Kindle DX(G) at 150 dpi, or the pre-2022 Kindle Basic models at about 167 dpi.
It's also better than the same dpi screen in the reMarkable (note the reMarkable 2 & Original can run same FW and the 2 is cost reduced with slippy glass surface for writing (though thinner), loss of the page turn and home buttons. Despite extra RAM and CPU speed (slight) both have a similar only about 6 G Flash storage vs 32G on Sage and Elipsa and optionally on Scribe).

Very often later models are actually cost reductions with a feature or two punted as an improvement.

Battery life seems fine on the Elipsa and three of us here with Sage (repeatedly castigated online for poor battery life) find the battery life on it fine, though not as good as either Libra models.

[Sirtel]

Kobo has become a really boring company. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing. I'm not in any hurry to buy a new ereader, as my Sage and Libra work perfectly. And I'm not in the market for 10'' devices anyway. Still... yawn. I'd hoped for something a bit more exciting.

[talaivan]

For me, the ability to change the color of the screen is a major improvement. I wonder whether the dimensions and weight are the same as the original Elipsa. I'll wait until it comes out and see how people like it -- I doubt Kobo will update the screen to 300dpi anytime soon, even at the end of the year when (supposedly) updated 10" screens will become available to others than Amazon.

[pickyaxe]

As much as I like Kobo and as much as I use my Elipsa... yeah this is not a useful update to me. No buttons, same resolution. I've had ComfortLight since the first devices introduced it (Forma?) and I find it rather overrated - plus it leads to more micromanagement (which color should I be using right now?) which is exactly what I don't want when using an eReader. And although has been said before, it bears repeating - Kobo's stylus integration is shockingly bad, so that also gets a pass from me.

Mind you, I use my Elipsa so much that I might have even been able to justify an update that just added page turn buttons. So that's saying a lot about this new model.

[scegghy]

It has been revealed by accident:


https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...ails-revealed/

[John F]

Originally Posted by scegghy

It has been revealed by accident:


https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...ails-revealed/

If you go back several posts, you will see some comments about the facebook post.

[John F]

I hope that they sell a version without the cover and pen.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by scegghy

It has been revealed by accident:


https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...ails-revealed/

Inaccurate article. The existing Kobo Pen or using MS Pen has an eraser, but it's a button on the barrel. Even works on Sketchpad on Libra 2.
The fact the Elipsa-2 has no cover and is lighter suggests it's not a true upgrade (pointless for existing users) but just cost reduction and adding orange LEDs for comfort/warm light (very cheap and baffling the original didn't have them).

As mentioned earlier there were three versions of 6.8" H20 to do with cost reduction. The 7" Libra and now 7" Libra 2 replace those. Though I'm puzzled why the Libra 2 adds the Pen digitiser (works in Sketchpad) but no Pen annotation. It's an extra cost vs original Libra H2O BOM.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by John F

I hope that they sell a version without the cover and pen.

It is allegedly without the cover.