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View Poll Results: Best battle horse 🐎: Pocketbook Era vs. Kobo Libra 2 (or ?) | |||
Pocketbook Era | 9 | 30.00% | |
Kobo Libra 2 | 20 | 66.67% | |
Other | 1 | 3.33% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll |
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10-23-2023, 06:44 PM | #31 |
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Yes, I did. I also came to the realization (finally) that I have too many eReaders. But without the early reports of a lower contrast screen I would have probably bought an Era (needed or not). I like PocketBooks.
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10-23-2023, 06:49 PM | #32 |
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I seem to remember you were not interested in anything bigger than 6''?
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10-23-2023, 06:56 PM | #33 |
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Can you think of an example where the teething problems have extended to the screen contrast? Firmware glitches are pretty common & there have been some hardware issues. I couldn't find an example where any mention was made of the display contrast changing over the production run.
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10-23-2023, 10:10 PM | #34 | |
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I don't think the Era screen is 'bad.' It's just that whatever Pocketbook did in the build of the Era took away any of the advantages of the Carta 1200 screen. |
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10-24-2023, 01:47 AM | #35 |
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It's probably the flush layer. I have an Onyx Boox Nova 3 and noticed my eyes getting tired when reading for extended periods, and looking closer the text was slightly blurry. The screen on the Nova 3 is noticeably less sharp than on the Kindle PW3, which lacks a glass layer.
Comparing just Carta 1200 screens: Leaf 2 > Libra 2 > Palma > Hisense A9. The first two have a recessed screen. My theory is that it's either the front light tech or the water proofing coating that makes Libra 2 ever so slightly less sharp than the Leaf 2. The Palma uses a glass layer with micro etching. The Hisense A9 has a matte screen protector on top of its glass layer. So every layer seems to decrease sharpness and contrast somewhat. All of these are good enough for me to read on, though. But I wouldn't want to go back to a Carta 1000 screen. Or to something on the same level as that. |
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10-24-2023, 02:59 AM | #36 |
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10-24-2023, 03:40 AM | #37 | |
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Glass can be matted much more finely than plastic films. |
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10-24-2023, 04:05 AM | #38 |
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The truth is that I have no idea why there is this difference, but the screen of my white Leaf 2 (I guess also the black one) has better contrast and sharpness than the one of my Era. Although as has been well said, this can be seen if you compare side by side. Personally I wouldn't worry too much about contrast. I think the Era's screen is good enough. And on the latest models I've seen the uniformity of the illumination is also impeccable, much better than the one I have. Anyway, I still think the screen quality of the Libra 2 (and its Tolino Vision 6 twin) is hard to beat.
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10-24-2023, 04:46 AM | #39 |
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10-24-2023, 09:50 AM | #40 |
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I will leave you folks with a couple more photos of Era - not for the sake of arguing, but just to showcase the screen to anyone who might be choosing their next reader and sees this thread.
The first is my attempt to show the uniformity of frontlight in a dark environment, and the second is a high-contrast lock screen that I made by following the instructions posted here on MobileRead. One (low-contrast font) Two Three (high-contrast font) Last edited by Xaenor; 10-25-2023 at 06:11 PM. |
10-24-2023, 03:44 PM | #41 |
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That's true, but I was going to make an exception because I like PocketBooks. I do have an old Aura HD which is 6.8" and it's not bad. I have a Tolino Epos that's 7.8" and I just don't like the size at all. So 7" would be my maximum (as long as my eyes hold out anyhow). The Era would have been an impulse buy because I was curious about it, and you really can't see PocketBooks in the U.S. unless you buy them.
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10-24-2023, 04:27 PM | #43 |
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10-24-2023, 11:47 PM | #44 | |
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I would not like to read on it for longer periods of time. But on the other hand there are a lot of people reading on Nova 2/3 and not experiencing a problem, so... (Even more so if you add everyone reading on Kon-Tiki 1-3. Still, not for me.) |
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10-25-2023, 04:34 AM | #45 | |
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Here is a photo in the dark with the high contrast setting: Picture |
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