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Old 03-19-2020, 02:16 PM   #16
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wait, is there no picture?
try now
It was oversized/huge, not missing.
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Old 03-19-2020, 02:35 PM   #17
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It was oversized/huge, not missing.
taken with my sony a6000 because phone was dead it is on max settings for - I would hope - obvious reasons.
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Old 03-19-2020, 04:39 PM   #18
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I noticed that the right side is slightly brighter, which is bearable, but on the left, near the buttons, there is a band of bight, white light. am I just crazy? that does not feel like a 270$ device performance. not to mention the battery went from 50 to 17% in a day

https://imgur.com/a/ljfmL3r

The band of dark (or light) is what we warned you about.

Apparently, it's a design issue.

Hopefully, the Forma name will soon (if not already) be discontinued and the [a] new one will be released, one that has corrected this issue.
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Old 03-19-2020, 04:53 PM   #19
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The Libra doesn't have a light band. It has a somewhat uneven frontlight, but not such a sharply delineated band as can be seen on the photos made by the OP.

Neither does the Kindle Oasis, which has a similar design. The light band is specifically the Forma problem.
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Old 03-19-2020, 04:53 PM   #20
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Old 03-19-2020, 07:23 PM   #21
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^ In that case, let's hope it doesn't take Kobo 5 - 7 attempts to get it right.

I would like something the size of a Forma soooooooonnnnnn!
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^ In that case, let's hope it doesn't take Kobo 5 - 7 attempts to get it right.

I would like something the size of a Forma soooooooonnnnnn!
I don't need the back or front or whatever light it is so I've turned mine down to 3%; just enough so that I can tell it's on. Turned down low like that the band goes away.
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^ In that case, let's hope it doesn't take Kobo 5 - 7 attempts to get it right.

I would like something the size of a Forma soooooooonnnnnn!
I can't afford soon, so soonish would be soon enough for me
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