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Thanks for the answers, and thanks for the pictures. They really do show just how far we have come with lighting!
And, in case anyone cares, I do not own a front lit reader. I'm still using my trusty K4NT with an m-edge light. One of these days I'll get brave enough to try something new. S |
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Kobo's attempt at a capacitive touch screen ereader was the standard Aura and its issues have already been discussed earlier in this thread. |
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I thought the general understanding was that IR touchscreens were terrible due to lack of responsiveness and low accuracy? (though, as a compensatory benefit, you can use them with gloves on).
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For 99% of the most commonly used functions by regular consumers of e-reading (book selection, page turning, press to look up word in dictionary), infra-red screens are more than adequate. Is the capacitive screen trade-off of inferior lighting (at night) and milky screen (by daylight) worth it to provide better note-taking? Personally, I prefer peace of mind while reading and frustration when highlighting to peace of mind when highlighting and frustration while reading. YMMV. |
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My comparison of the Voyage is made with the Aura H2O and the older generation non-touch Kindle Keyboard, both of which have clearer screens in a side-by-side comparison. In all fairness, the Voyage has a pretty good screen if one does not perform the comparison, and is definitely not as egregious as the Paperwhite, whose milkiness has always been apparent to me even without a side-by-side comparison.
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I got a second Oasis. The lightning is a little better, but there are still more shadows on the edge than I was expecting. Mostly because the first had one extra-bright light in the upper right hand corner which is really distracting. At least the lights are of more similar brightness on the second one.
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Hmm, I wonder how the oasis has a whiter screen if the voyage also uses Carta. If you turn off the light on both, does the oasis' background appear whiter? In the dark, does the oasis' light appear bluer?
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I am on the latest firmware, and I was reading in bed a few nights ago on my Aura HD and every time I moved the page turned. Then, when I tried to go back to my page, it froze up on me and wouldn't do anything for a minute or two. I know that others absolutely love the IR touch, but for me, it's just one frustration after another. Shari |
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