Aura I am now part of your family!

Acreo Aeneas · 10-01-2015, 10:45 AM

So I purchased a Aura last week and just got it in a couple of days ago. It was between the new Paperwhite (3rd gen) and the Aura. In the end, I wanted the expanded storage and continue supporting alternative companies (anything that makes Amazon less of a monopoly and creates more competition).

Unfortunately, my old ereader (Aztak Pocket Pro) died a few years back. I opened her up thinking the battery had gone kaput. Tested the battery, still good. Screen would not refresh or anything, so I'm fairly confident the digitizer or some other component of the display went kaput. At the time, Aztak had announced that they were leaving the ereader business completely and no hardware support was going to be given.

So I left it in a drawer and went back to using my tablet and my phone for reading. It was nice for a while to just carry around a single device (it's been a phablet for last few years) for all of my needs. However with my increasing appetite for reading serial novels, my eyes and my level of energy just drops too rapidly with a back-lit screen. I can read for longer now, again.

The backlight is nice. Unfortunately the device's build quality leaves a bit to be desired. There is very noticeable LEDs visible in the top left and bottom right portions of the bezel edges. Overall it seems like the front-lighting was installed at an angle. The light button is slightly recessed, so not sure if that was intentional or just poor manufacturing and craftsmanship.

Now I just need to convert and de-DRM my Kindle purchases over to my new Aura. I already have about a dozen purchases through Kobo and since getting the Aura I've purchased two more books (start of a series and sub-series).

peterwardgd · 10-01-2015, 03:24 PM

Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome. No matter the ereader backlight issues are abound unless you very lucky or are pretty cas about it. The Aura's a good buy at its current price point imho. Kudos for stepping out and not helping bezos sleep on an even bigger pile of money tonight.

filmo · 10-01-2015, 03:58 PM

If back light bleeds light at edge of screen bad enough to distract from your reading exchange it for new Aura without backlight problems while you still can.

meeera · 10-01-2015, 09:20 PM

Yes, there's no LED at the top, so I'm guessing you're talking about bleed? Can you get a good photo?

murg · 10-02-2015, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acreo Aeneas

I am now part of your family!

Great news, Acreo!

The next time we're in Chicago, we'll stay at your place!

10-01-2015, 10:45 AM	#1
Acreo Aeneas Kobo Aura Posts: 252 Karma: 500520 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago, Illinois Device: Kobo Aura	I am now part of your family! So I purchased a Aura last week and just got it in a couple of days ago. It was between the new Paperwhite (3rd gen) and the Aura. In the end, I wanted the expanded storage and continue supporting alternative companies (anything that makes Amazon less of a monopoly and creates more competition). Unfortunately, my old ereader (Aztak Pocket Pro) died a few years back. I opened her up thinking the battery had gone kaput. Tested the battery, still good. Screen would not refresh or anything, so I'm fairly confident the digitizer or some other component of the display went kaput. At the time, Aztak had announced that they were leaving the ereader business completely and no hardware support was going to be given. So I left it in a drawer and went back to using my tablet and my phone for reading. It was nice for a while to just carry around a single device (it's been a phablet for last few years) for all of my needs. However with my increasing appetite for reading serial novels, my eyes and my level of energy just drops too rapidly with a back-lit screen. I can read for longer now, again. The backlight is nice. Unfortunately the device's build quality leaves a bit to be desired. There is very noticeable LEDs visible in the top left and bottom right portions of the bezel edges. Overall it seems like the front-lighting was installed at an angle. The light button is slightly recessed, so not sure if that was intentional or just poor manufacturing and craftsmanship. Now I just need to convert and de-DRM my Kindle purchases over to my new Aura. I already have about a dozen purchases through Kobo and since getting the Aura I've purchased two more books (start of a series and sub-series).

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10-01-2015, 03:24 PM	#2
peterwardgd Addict Posts: 221 Karma: 1550696 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: kobo aura	Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome. No matter the ereader backlight issues are abound unless you very lucky or are pretty cas about it. The Aura's a good buy at its current price point imho. Kudos for stepping out and not helping bezos sleep on an even bigger pile of money tonight.

10-01-2015, 03:58 PM	#3
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	If back light bleeds light at edge of screen bad enough to distract from your reading exchange it for new Aura without backlight problems while you still can.

10-01-2015, 09:20 PM	#4
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,659 Karma: 66420972 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	Yes, there's no LED at the top, so I'm guessing you're talking about bleed? Can you get a good photo?