How big is the Aura One screen?

Akbar · 09-01-2016, 04:20 PM

I would like to know how exactly the One screen is bigger than the H2O screen before placing my preorder. Screen size is very important for me as I have to read a lots of PDF. Basing on the information available, such as the number of pixels on each side of the screen (1878*1404) and the diagonal of the screen (7.8"), I came up with the screen size as 6.24*4.68 inch. Am I correct?
Thanks

pickyaxe · 09-01-2016, 04:34 PM

Yes, your calculations are correct. Try this comparison if you want to see the difference between a 6.8"/7.8" displays.

Akbar · 09-01-2016, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pickyaxe

Yes, your calculations are correct. Try this comparison if you want to see the difference between a 6.8"/7.8" displays.

Thank you, this is really helpful.

DNSB · 09-01-2016, 05:09 PM

One quick comparison to a 6" diagonal reader -- the 6" screen height is 4.80", the 7.8" screen width is 4.68". Basically, the Aura One screen width is within 3% of the height of a 6" screen.

dynabook · 09-02-2016, 04:05 PM

You may want to read Nate Hoffelder's take on the Digital Reader blog. He thinks the software for PDFs is terrible making the reader almost unusable for reading PDFs.

To be fair he does think is a good reader for other formats just not PDF.
--MH

Akbar · 09-03-2016, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dynabook

You may want to read Nate Hoffelder's take on the Digital Reader blog. He thinks the software for PDFs is terrible making the reader almost unusable for reading PDFs.

To be fair he does think is a good reader for other formats just not PDF.
--MH

Thank you this. Then I might wait and see if Kobo fixes that issue with a firmware.

davidfor · 09-03-2016, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akbar

Thank you this. Then I might wait and see if Kobo fixes that issue with a firmware.

Don't hold your breath. The handling for PDFs has not changed for a long time. I would not expect Kobo to change this.

filmo · 09-03-2016, 05:20 AM

Way back when Kobo wifi reader was new was first when I remember PDF reading program for Kobo readers was improved . Then Kobo Touch with faster processor made it only little better. Big defect was it did not auto center text or anything else on screen. I had to manually center text on each page. It also lacked pinch zoom. Sony T1 was much better including text reflow and pinch zoom. Both needed larger screen to display full page large enough to read and many pdf's require a color screen. Imagine going back to black and white motion pictures and TV.

Alan_S · 09-05-2016, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Akbar

Thank you this. Then I might wait and see if Kobo fixes that issue with a firmware.

From what other people say, for reading pdfs, koreader is the best at the moment.

I don't use nickel at all, only koreader. And I also have CoolReader installed, just in case.

09-01-2016, 04:20 PM	#1
Akbar Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 513784 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: Kobo Aura One, Galaxy tab s3	How big is the Aura One screen? I would like to know how exactly the One screen is bigger than the H2O screen before placing my preorder. Screen size is very important for me as I have to read a lots of PDF. Basing on the information available, such as the number of pixels on each side of the screen (18781404) and the diagonal of the screen (7.8"), I came up with the screen size as 6.244.68 inch. Am I correct? Thanks Last edited by Akbar; 12-14-2017 at 10:22 PM.

09-03-2016, 05:20 AM	#8
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	Way back when Kobo wifi reader was new was first when I remember PDF reading program for Kobo readers was improved . Then Kobo Touch with faster processor made it only little better. Big defect was it did not auto center text or anything else on screen. I had to manually center text on each page. It also lacked pinch zoom. Sony T1 was much better including text reflow and pinch zoom. Both needed larger screen to display full page large enough to read and many pdf's require a color screen. Imagine going back to black and white motion pictures and TV. Last edited by filmo; 09-05-2016 at 05:25 PM.

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09-01-2016, 04:34 PM	#2
pickyaxe Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 3762916 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	Yes, your calculations are correct. Try this comparison if you want to see the difference between a 6.8"/7.8" displays.

09-01-2016, 05:09 PM	#4
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 35,451 Karma: 145525534 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	One quick comparison to a 6" diagonal reader -- the 6" screen height is 4.80", the 7.8" screen width is 4.68". Basically, the Aura One screen width is within 3% of the height of a 6" screen.

09-02-2016, 04:05 PM	#5
dynabook Techno-geek Posts: 225 Karma: 1116651 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: PRS-T1 (Black), PRS-T3S (Black), Kobo Aura ONE	You may want to read Nate Hoffelder's take on the Digital Reader blog. He thinks the software for PDFs is terrible making the reader almost unusable for reading PDFs. To be fair he does think is a good reader for other formats just not PDF. --MH