Ghosting - Page 3

jswinden · 07-10-2011, 03:10 PM

BTW, I'm the "good Jack".

I've noticed the blotchiness or sporadic fading of random screen areas too, and I've reported it in the beta test group. The lighter and thinner the font, the worst I think it is. Notice the attached photos where the Lexia DaMa font in a kePub looks very crisp but the system font used to display page numbers is nearly unreadable.

Just for reference, I'm 53 and my eyes don't work as well as they did 30 years ago, so fading like that shown for the page numbers, as well as many of the menus and system screens, make reading a literal headache for me. Fortunately book text seems to be pretty good though.

I must state that even though the Kobo Touch has some weak areas, that the support from Kobo has been exceptional. If not for their willingness to make timely and constant improvements, I would have not bought one nor kept the one I've got. So I'm confident they will eventually get this issue resolved. I can state from experience that B&N won't do much to improve the Nook STR, Sony won't do squat--ever--to improve their readers, and Amazon will do a little bit but never in a timely fashion. Some of these other branded readers are definitely more refined with more elegant firmware, but I think Kobo can narrow the gap if they continue on their current track.
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EldRick · 07-10-2011, 03:33 PM

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The lighter and thinner the font, the worst I think it is.

Yep - I forgot to mention that aspect. It's one of the reasons that the original NT sans-serif font was unusable at small sizes.

The single-pixel-wide font used for page numbers is probably not improvable - I expect they chose it because it is not intrusive when reading.

I, too, am impressed by the responsiveness of the Kobo team - it's the reason I bought a second NT after returning the first one.

SCION · 07-10-2011, 04:25 PM

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jackastor · 07-10-2011, 05:01 PM

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PeterT · 07-10-2011, 06:19 PM

Jack; maybe realize that Eldrick has been experimenting with a range of fonts; it is quite possible that the one he is using has that trait. PLEASE stop questioning each and every thing some people say. Try adding some useful content to threads.

jackastor · 07-10-2011, 07:46 PM

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jackastor · 07-11-2011, 02:34 PM

Here is a nifty you tube video:

You dont see a lot of ghosting but but you do see how interactive and flexible that e-ink can be!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNO19PoQOI0

07-10-2011, 03:10 PM	#31
jswinden Nameless Being	BTW, I'm the "good Jack". I've noticed the blotchiness or sporadic fading of random screen areas too, and I've reported it in the beta test group. The lighter and thinner the font, the worst I think it is. Notice the attached photos where the Lexia DaMa font in a kePub looks very crisp but the system font used to display page numbers is nearly unreadable. Just for reference, I'm 53 and my eyes don't work as well as they did 30 years ago, so fading like that shown for the page numbers, as well as many of the menus and system screens, make reading a literal headache for me. Fortunately book text seems to be pretty good though. I must state that even though the Kobo Touch has some weak areas, that the support from Kobo has been exceptional. If not for their willingness to make timely and constant improvements, I would have not bought one nor kept the one I've got. So I'm confident they will eventually get this issue resolved. I can state from experience that B&N won't do much to improve the Nook STR, Sony won't do squat--ever--to improve their readers, and Amazon will do a little bit but never in a timely fashion. Some of these other branded readers are definitely more refined with more elegant firmware, but I think Kobo can narrow the gap if they continue on their current track. ... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by jswinden; 07-10-2011 at 03:24 PM.

07-10-2011, 04:25 PM	#33
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07-10-2011, 05:01 PM	#34
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07-10-2011, 07:46 PM	#36
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07-10-2011, 06:19 PM	#35
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,511 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Jack; maybe realize that Eldrick has been experimenting with a range of fonts; it is quite possible that the one he is using has that trait. PLEASE stop questioning each and every thing some people say. Try adding some useful content to threads.

07-11-2011, 02:34 PM	#37
jackastor Wizard Posts: 1,847 Karma: 3212428 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iphone stanza, kobo touch,ASUS TF300,KOBO GLO, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini	Here is a nifty you tube video: You dont see a lot of ghosting but but you do see how interactive and flexible that e-ink can be! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNO19PoQOI0

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