Aura HD Kobo Aura HD Impressions Thread

[glos]

Hello! New Aura HD owner here, I have to say I'm extremely pleased!

It was very easy to set up (via PC, I had to create a kobo account as I didn't have one), then using calibre with a couple of try and following instructions on one thread here I was able to transfer my "TBR" list from the reading list plugin with all metadata, covers, etc, very quickly. I've been reading in all conditions (except out, but I won't do that anyway) and it was very pleasant. I haven't noticed dead spots (or whatever they are) or weird colors on the screen, so I'm happy, seems I got a perfect aura!
I'd like to try and send my books as Kepubs next, just to see the difference, but I'll probably keep epubs because if the %read re whole book and not by chapters...

Anyway, for now, count me as amazed by this device (admittedly, it's my first e-ink reader, but still...)!

[jackastor]

Originally Posted by glos

Hello! New Aura HD owner here, I have to say I'm extremely pleased!

It was very easy to set up (via PC, I had to create a kobo account as I didn't have one), then using calibre with a couple of try and following instructions on one thread here I was able to transfer my "TBR" list from the reading list plugin with all metadata, covers, etc, very quickly. I've been reading in all conditions (except out, but I won't do that anyway) and it was very pleasant. I haven't noticed dead spots (or whatever they are) or weird colors on the screen, so I'm happy, seems I got a perfect aura!
I'd like to try and send my books as Kepubs next, just to see the difference, but I'll probably keep epubs because if the %read re whole book and not by chapters...

Anyway, for now, count me as amazed by this device (admittedly, it's my first e-ink reader, but still...)!

I don't have any issues with the reader. The light works great nice even display all around nor any dark/dead spots. I am though thinking of getting a screen protector since the screen is a touch screen for added protection against the oils and acids in the skin.

regards

[samhy]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I've got three different ADE-based readers (Sony, BeBook, and Pocketbook), and they all exhibit this behaviour.

That's very interesting, thanks. I agree with davidfor that time and again it has been said in the Kobo forum that this issue was happening on Kobo devices only.
Maybe the issue is the same, and the way it's displayed is different, though

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by jackastor

I don't have any issues with the reader. The light works great nice even display all around nor any dark/dead spots. I am though thinking of getting a screen protector since the screen is a touch screen for added protection against the oils and acids in the skin.

regards

I'm not sure that you can use a screen protector with it, as it uses infrared touch. Does anyone here have any experience with screen protectors on an Aura?

[jackastor]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I'm not sure that you can use a screen protector with it, as it uses infrared touch. Does anyone here have any experience with screen protectors on an Aura?

You can use a screen protector I have one on both the touch and Glo.

regards

Jack

[glos]

@jackastor: do you notice difference in the text as you've added a layer? I was thinking of a screen protector, too, but was afraid of lowering the sharpness of the text.

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by jackastor

You can use a screen protector I have one on both the touch and Glo.

regards

Jack

Thanks for the info! I would have thought that it would activate the touch screen all the time.

[Jaden]

Originally Posted by glos

I'd like to try and send my books as Kepubs next, just to see the difference, but I'll probably keep epubs because if the %read re whole book and not by chapters...

You will still have the % read per book and not per chapter.

But you will see pages per chapter (actual page turns) and not pages per book (which will mostly need more than one page turn to change), but also time left per chapter, time for next chapter, time left for the rest of the book. (And by that it is quite easy to see roughly how many pages there are left in the book.)

Also footnotes work much better in kepubs.

[glos]

Originally Posted by Jaden

You will still have the % read per book and not per chapter.

But you will see pages per chapter (actual page turns) and not pages per book (which will mostly need more than one page turn to change), but also time left per chapter, time for next chapter, time left for the rest of the book. (And by that it is quite easy to see roughly how many pages there are left in the book.)

Also footnotes work much better in kepubs.

oh thanks, yes, I got it mixed up
yes! I'm interested in testing the time left per chapter thing, seems cool, so I'll try

[Jaden]

Originally Posted by glos

oh thanks, yes, I got it mixed up
yes! I'm interested in testing the time left per chapter thing, seems cool, so I'll try

I thought I wouldn't have a use for that - but now that it is there, I actually use it quite a bit.

[jackastor]

Originally Posted by glos

oh thanks, yes, I got it mixed up
yes! I'm interested in testing the time left per chapter thing, seems cool, so I'll try

Actually the kobo epub features is the one thing I like best especially the time left to read the whole book... well ETTFB (Estimated Time To Finish Book) Its nice because it shows how long its going to take based on your total reading habits.... a fast reader the ETTFB will be shorter..., a slow reader the ETTFB will longer.

regards

Jack

[Ansem_93]

Hi at all
I'm an italian user. I want buy a new enook reader, and give my kindle NT to my mother.
Actually i'm undecided between paperwhite and aura HD. So i have some question about the kobo:
1)I read about the touch the it's less precise than paperwhite. It's true? someone have a problem with the touch?
2)Can I read the manga in jpg/png?or the screen it's too little?
3)I saw a lot of videoreview, but I don't have clear if for change page i must swipe from left to right, or if i can simply tap the left side?
4) when i put it in stand by, on the display appear a random image like kindle, or the cover of the book?

5)someone can post a photo with 0 margin,10% of space line,and font size 9/10?

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by samhy

That's very interesting, thanks. I agree with davidfor that time and again it has been said in the Kobo forum that this issue was happening on Kobo devices only.
Maybe the issue is the same, and the way it's displayed is different, though

The Kobo's seem to have another issue besides widows & orphans where you sometimes get only a partially full screen (sometimes only a line or two per screen) for multiple screen turns. It gets explained to Kobo newbies (like me) as a widows/orphans problem, but I'm not sure it actually is. Perhaps the two issues are separate things and getting confused?

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by Ansem_93

3)I saw a lot of videoreview, but I don't have clear if for change page i must swipe from left to right, or if i can simply tap the left side?
4) when i put it in stand by, on the display appear a random image like kindle, or the cover of the book?

3) You can do both.

4) It displays the cover.

[Lyn2012]

Originally Posted by Ansem_93

Hi at all
I'm an italian user. I want buy a new enook reader, and give my kindle NT to my mother.
Actually i'm undecided between paperwhite and aura HD. So i have some question about the kobo:
1)I read about the touch the it's less precise than paperwhite. It's true? someone have a problem with the touch?
2)Can I read the manga in jpg/png?or the screen it's too little?
3)I saw a lot of videoreview, but I don't have clear if for change page i must swipe from left to right, or if i can simply tap the left side?
4) when i put it in stand by, on the display appear a random image like kindle, or the cover of the book?

5)someone can post a photo with 0 margin,10% of space line,and font size 9/10?

1. Having owned several readers with IR screens like the Aura and currently have the PW with its capacitive screen, I can confirm that it is far easier to select or highlight accurately with the capacitive screen of the PW. I found highlighting accurately with a Kobo Glo or Touch especially tricky, more so than on a Sony 650 even though they all have IR screens.