Libra Kobo Libra H2O - first reviews

[mathil]

I'm curious what colour model SusanReads bought, because so far it seems that the only Libras that have been reported to have the 'green hue' are the black ones. Mine is also fine (I have a white one).

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Mine looks green in a dark room.

Maybe it's sick?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Maybe it's sick?

Umm... from darkness? Perhaps it's afraid of the dark. Luckily for it I almost never read in the dark.

It seems that the health of the black Libras is more fragile than that of the white ones. Genetics, genetics... (well, that sounded terribly racist).

[SusanReads]

Originally Posted by mathil

I'm curious what colour model SusanReads bought, because so far it seems that the only Libras that have been reported to have the 'green hue' are the black ones. Mine is also fine (I have a white one).

Yes, it's the black one. So far I've tried 3 black ones and 2 were green. One had a white screen but had very uneven lighting.

This new one has better lighting but the colour is really green.

I'm not giving up though. I'm going to a different store today to see how their model is and I might try another one. I feel terrible for trying so many devices, but they all differ so much! And so far I've had either terribly uneven lighting or green screens.

So I have hope there is one out there with a white screen where the lighting is like this last one I ordered, which isn't bad at all.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by SusanReads

Yes, it's the black one. So far I've tried 3 black ones and 2 were green. One had a white screen but had very uneven lighting.

This new one has better lighting but the colour is really green.

I'm not giving up though. I'm going to a different store today to see how their model is and I might try another one. I feel terrible for trying so many devices, but they all differ so much! And so far I've had either terribly uneven lighting or green screens.

So I have hope there is one out there with a white screen where the lighting is like this last one I ordered, which isn't bad at all.

Is the color green even with the comfort light on? It shouldn't be.

[bookyboy]

Originally Posted by SusanReads

Yes, it's the black one. So far I've tried 3 black ones and 2 were green. One had a white screen but had very uneven lighting.

This new one has better lighting but the colour is really green.

I'm not giving up though. I'm going to a different store today to see how their model is and I might try another one. I feel terrible for trying so many devices, but they all differ so much! And so far I've had either terribly uneven lighting or green screens.

So I have hope there is one out there with a white screen where the lighting is like this last one I ordered, which isn't bad at all.

I find this quality control by Kobo to be inexcusable and unacceptable. Really disappointing

[SusanReads]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Is the color green even with the comfort light on? It shouldn't be.

No, then it becomes orange. But even then it's more yellow than orange tbh. The one with the whiter screen I tried before was more orange.

I tried this one in full daylight as well (comfort lights off) and it still looks greenish. Yours just looks white I saw in the pics.

[llcj]

I'm sorry to disappoint everyone. I have an Aura One and assumed all readers with the comfort light would have this feature in developer's mode.

[SusanReads]

I'm giving up on the Libra. I tried another one today and this one had the worst light gradient yet. So now I've had either green screens or terribly uneven lighting. I guess I'm just more sensitive to that sort of things and other people just aren't that bothered by it. Or I've had the worst of luck and had lots of 'bad' devices, but I doubt it.

So for now I'm giving up. I feel terribly guilty for constantly buying Libras and then sending them back.

Perhaps Kobo screens and I just don't mesh.

[SusanReads]

Originally Posted by llcj

I'm sorry to disappoint everyone. I have an Aura One and assumed all readers with the comfort light would have this feature in developer's mode.

I did see that you can easily check the 'inverted screen' box this way. No patch needed to use the black screen with white letters. I'm not sure people know this. So thank you anyway!

[bookyboy]

Originally Posted by SusanReads

I'm giving up on the Libra. I tried another one today and this one had the worst light gradient yet. So now I've had either green screens or terribly uneven lighting. I guess I'm just more sensitive to that sort of things and other people just aren't that bothered by it. Or I've had the worst of luck and had lots of 'bad' devices, but I doubt it.

So for now I'm giving up. I feel terribly guilty for constantly buying Libras and then sending them back.

Perhaps Kobo screens and I just don't mesh.

What I would say about this is that the Forma and the Libra are the problem, not so much Kobo.

I’m interested to see if they get better with their lighting on their next revisions of these very thin one handed devices where all the technology appears to be in the handle and grip. That design aesthetic is the common element with these two devices and they are the only two that have screen irregularities of any magnitude in the Kobo family (to my knowledge)

[koboy]

Originally Posted by SusanReads

I'm giving up on the Libra. I tried another one today and this one had the worst light gradient yet. So now I've had either green screens or terribly uneven lighting. I guess I'm just more sensitive to that sort of things and other people just aren't that bothered by it. Or I've had the worst of luck and had lots of 'bad' devices, but I doubt it.

So for now I'm giving up. I feel terribly guilty for constantly buying Libras and then sending them back.

Perhaps Kobo screens and I just don't mesh.

your perseverance is commendable.

best wishes koboy

[murraypaul]

Originally Posted by bookyboy

What I would say about this is that the Forma and the Libra are the problem, not so much Kobo.

I’m interested to see if they get better with their lighting on their next revisions of these very thin one handed devices where all the technology appears to be in the handle and grip. That design aesthetic is the common element with these two devices and they are the only two that have screen irregularities of any magnitude in the Kobo family (to my knowledge)

Nope.
The Aura One which I have also had widespread lighting issues.
Can't speak for other models, although I'm pretty sure I've seen lots of discussion about light bleed with the Clara.

[bookyboy]

Originally Posted by murraypaul

Nope.
The Aura One which I have also had widespread lighting issues.
Can't speak for other models, although I'm pretty sure I've seen lots of discussion about light bleed with the Clara.

Oh really?
Ugh. Ok. I stand corrected.

That sucks.

Cmon Kobo - up the quality control (a lot), particularly for all these higher end, high priced models.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by bookyboy

Cmon Kobo - up the quality control (a lot), particularly for all these higher end, high priced models.

To be fair, many people don't even notice the lighting problems. If such people work in the quality control, then obviously they won't find anything wrong.

That said, Amazon has managed to improve the frontlight of Kindles, so it's not impossible.