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Old 06-03-2021, 02:15 AM   #16
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What are some ereaders with an upoer glass disp!ay?
Boox Note Air has an EInk glass module and the top layer is made of Asahi glass.
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Old 06-03-2021, 03:17 AM   #17
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So you think it's not true, and that forma background is not lighter?
According to what I saw with good lighting and a clear even shot, yes, the Forma was lighter.
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Old 06-03-2021, 03:20 AM   #18
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There you go trying to pass off opinion as objective fact again.
It is fact as you can see here. Also, the images on the Forma have better contrast.

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Old 06-03-2021, 03:35 AM   #19
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How many times do I have to say that no one can look directly at a Mobius module.
You can only see the outer layers of the screen, the ones in front of the module, and these are less transparent on a Mobius screen than on a glass screen.

In fact, there's a reason why Mobius technology is only used on large screens, and has recently been replaced by glass at 10.3 inches due to new mounting concepts.

But of course, someone who wants to bend their devices must prefer Mobius.

BTW: even Kobo uses Mobius only on the Forma, whose only advantage over the 7.8 inchers is its light weight.
Kobo is using a Mobius screen on the new 10.3" Elipsa. In the making of the Elipsa video, we see Kobo flex unit more so then a glass backed screen could handle without breaking.
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Old 06-03-2021, 03:39 AM   #20
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GoodEReader compared the Forma to the Oasis and they did say that the background of the Forma was slightly lighter.
It says here that the kobo has less weight.
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Old 06-03-2021, 03:46 AM   #21
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It says here that the kobo has less weight.
Obviously you didn't watch the video. This is where GoodEReader says the Forma has a slightly lighter gray background.

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Old 06-03-2021, 04:10 AM   #22
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Kobo is using a Mobius screen on the new 10.3" Elipsa. In the making of the Elipsa video, we see Kobo flex unit more so then a glass backed screen could handle without breaking.
Wrong - it is a new design.
Mobius has defined connections on the narrow side - the module used here has the connections on the wide side.
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Wrong - it is a new design.
Mobius has defined connections on the narrow side - the module used here has the connections on the wide side.
If Kobo is using a new screen design, then please show me something about this new screen.
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Obviously you didn't watch the video. This is where GoodEReader says the Forma has a slightly lighter gray background.
Look:
And if you look closely, the black of the Kobo is much brighter.

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And if you look closely, the black of the Kobo is much brighter.
These are not the same fonts or the same covers used. So the comparison is not really all that valid.
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If Kobo is using a new screen design, then please show me something about this new screen.
Here you can see a Mobius Module - and that is very different from the one shown in the video
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These are not the same fonts or the same covers used. So the comparison is not really all that valid.
There you can compare the charging indicators, or look at the black line on the Kindle and search on the Kobo, if you can find something similarly dark.

But you can give a fan as much evidence as you want, he will always deny it.

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Looks very similar here. As for the GoodEReader video, it's slightly out of focus.

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Old 06-03-2021, 06:56 AM   #29
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For me, better contrast as KINDLE Voyage and KOBO ONE series (KOBO AURA ONE & H2O 2edition) .
In recent years, the contrast in readers has not improved much.
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Boox Note Air has an EInk glass module and the top layer is made of Asahi glass.
You could also add the Boox Note 3 to the list of devices with a glass top layer. Sadly it has a Mobius substrate so according to some people, it can not exist.
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