Kobo Libra problem fixed?

HolyAura · 02-28-2020, 09:58 AM

Recently i have been noticing that lesser and lesser people are complaining about the well-know light strip problem at the side of the Kobo Libra.

Is it possible that Kobo has fixed the problem in their new batches of Libras?

Sirtel · 02-28-2020, 10:46 AM

The Libra never had the light strip problem, the Forma has it. The Libra has the generally uneven frontlight problem and it's not been fixed, to my knowledge.

JJ Johnson · 02-29-2020, 12:50 AM

I just received my Libra last week from Kobo in Canada. The lighting is definitely uneven. Brightest on the side away from the buttons, gets darker and grainier as you go across the screen. It's a little annoying, to be honest.

mathil · 02-29-2020, 05:43 AM

Well, mobileread users who buy a new Libra will probably have heard of the frontlight unevenness by now, so no reason to report it here. As for the rest of it, it's such a small problem that 99% of users won't notice or care, and the general opinion on the device from less specialized boards (e.g. reddit) pretty much confirms this. If I were Kobo I wouldn't fix this either by now.

tourneur · 02-29-2020, 06:47 AM

I also didn't like it when I got my Libra but after a month or so I stopped noticing it completely. I guess my eyes have gotten used to it or I use my backlight in such a way that I don't notice it.

Sirtel · 02-29-2020, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tourneur

I also didn't like it when I got my Libra but after a month or so I stopped noticing it completely. I guess my eyes have gotten used to it or I use my backlight in such a way that I don't notice it.

Yeah, I don't notice it either anymore. At all. And it was pretty noticeable at first.

Quoth · 02-29-2020, 08:20 AM

My Libra doesn't seem obviously uneven though I usually use the Colour slider at least half way and the brightness 10 to 20% approx, if using the light at all.
I prefer having ambient light good enough to read an old paperback.

JJ Johnson · 02-29-2020, 07:10 PM

I think it's a bit less noticeable as the color is made warmer. I've pretty much accepted it by now, and hopefully it won't bother me as much at some point.

02-28-2020, 09:58 AM	#1
HolyAura Groupie Posts: 195 Karma: 201170 Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Singapore Device: Kobo Clara HD	Kobo Libra problem fixed? Recently i have been noticing that lesser and lesser people are complaining about the well-know light strip problem at the side of the Kobo Libra. Is it possible that Kobo has fixed the problem in their new batches of Libras?

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02-28-2020, 10:46 AM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,999 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	The Libra never had the light strip problem, the Forma has it. The Libra has the generally uneven frontlight problem and it's not been fixed, to my knowledge.

02-29-2020, 12:50 AM	#3
JJ Johnson Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 2119794 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Colorado Device: Kobo Libra H20	I just received my Libra last week from Kobo in Canada. The lighting is definitely uneven. Brightest on the side away from the buttons, gets darker and grainier as you go across the screen. It's a little annoying, to be honest.

02-29-2020, 05:43 AM	#4
mathil Evangelist Posts: 445 Karma: 287725 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Europe Device: Kobo Aura H2O/Glo HD/Libra 2, Kindle PW3/PW5/PW11, Boox Palma	Well, mobileread users who buy a new Libra will probably have heard of the frontlight unevenness by now, so no reason to report it here. As for the rest of it, it's such a small problem that 99% of users won't notice or care, and the general opinion on the device from less specialized boards (e.g. reddit) pretty much confirms this. If I were Kobo I wouldn't fix this either by now.

02-29-2020, 06:47 AM	#5
tourneur Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 385602 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kobo Libra	I also didn't like it when I got my Libra but after a month or so I stopped noticing it completely. I guess my eyes have gotten used to it or I use my backlight in such a way that I don't notice it.

02-29-2020, 08:20 AM	#7
Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,008 Karma: 111111255 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	My Libra doesn't seem obviously uneven though I usually use the Colour slider at least half way and the brightness 10 to 20% approx, if using the light at all. I prefer having ambient light good enough to read an old paperback.

02-29-2020, 07:10 PM	#8
JJ Johnson Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 2119794 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Colorado Device: Kobo Libra H20	I think it's a bit less noticeable as the color is made warmer. I've pretty much accepted it by now, and hopefully it won't bother me as much at some point.

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