Kobo Touch - Sharpness - Page 4

Canorka · 06-11-2012, 04:16 PM

It's totally normal and the level of noticeability depends on individual eyesight, reading distance, light, font... I find it a tad (a tiny tad) bothersome on the odd occasion when I'm reading outside in bright sunlight. Otherwise, I never even notice it.

the.Mtn.Man · 06-12-2012, 01:02 PM

I'll put it like this: the text produced by my Kobo Touch is at least as clear as anything I've seen come out of an ink jet printer. I think the OP is being overly critical.

rashkae · 06-13-2012, 10:10 AM

E-ink screens used are only 800x600 resolution, or 167 PPI. At such a low resolution, attempting to render complicated fonts without anti-alising would leave noticeably visible jagged edges. It would look terrible for fonts that have serif end and/or variable width strokes.. (it would be possible to create fixed bitmapped fonts that looked great and would be perfectly clear with no aliasing. Strange that I' haven't seen any e-ink reader try such, unless that's the Kindle's secret.)

VirgoGirl · 06-13-2012, 05:23 PM

I've noticed it too, but I *do* notice a difference if you make the font larger - that larger the font size, the crisper the letters.

I uploaded Arial into the reader, and I find it gives a nice clear font, but again at a larger size. I think I've got my font slider button 1/3 of the way to the right. I have old, tired eyes.

06-13-2012, 10:10 AM	#48
rashkae Wizard Posts: 1,274 Karma: 5935030 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura HD	E-ink screens used are only 800x600 resolution, or 167 PPI. At such a low resolution, attempting to render complicated fonts without anti-alising would leave noticeably visible jagged edges. It would look terrible for fonts that have serif end and/or variable width strokes.. (it would be possible to create fixed bitmapped fonts that looked great and would be perfectly clear with no aliasing. Strange that I' haven't seen any e-ink reader try such, unless that's the Kindle's secret.) Last edited by rashkae; 06-13-2012 at 10:13 AM.

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06-11-2012, 04:16 PM	#46
Canorka Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 4254 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kobo Touch	It's totally normal and the level of noticeability depends on individual eyesight, reading distance, light, font... I find it a tad (a tiny tad) bothersome on the odd occasion when I'm reading outside in bright sunlight. Otherwise, I never even notice it.

06-12-2012, 01:02 PM	#47
the.Mtn.Man Guru Posts: 710 Karma: 2483502 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo Aura	I'll put it like this: the text produced by my Kobo Touch is at least as clear as anything I've seen come out of an ink jet printer. I think the OP is being overly critical.

06-13-2012, 05:23 PM	#49
VirgoGirl "Why is it doing that?" Posts: 322 Karma: 725344 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Black Kobo Touch & Glo, responsible for 2 PaperWhites	I've noticed it too, but I do notice a difference if you make the font larger - that larger the font size, the crisper the letters. I uploaded Arial into the reader, and I find it gives a nice clear font, but again at a larger size. I think I've got my font slider button 1/3 of the way to the right. I have old, tired eyes.

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