Yesterday, 05:06 PM | #1 |
Watching the Sky
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Catch Me Up on Kobos...Please?
Hey everyone,
Lurking for a long time now, used to be more active years and years back. Reality is...I picked up an Aura H2O v2 years back when they came out and I've been...very happy with it. Seeing that there's now a colour e-ink with the Clara and I'm intrigued to update. I do read comics and graphic novels on my Kobo so having colour as an option would be a huge boon. That said...I'm not sure if colour is a compelling enough reason to upgrade right now, especially when we're on one of the first revisions of the devices. So I'm just curious...I've been pleasantly out of the loop for years now; if I were to upgrade to a new Clara or something like that, what sort of improvements would I notice from my Aura H2O v2? I did a bit of looking myself but couldn't really figure out an easy-to-digest understanding. Thanks to anyone who can catch me up! |
Yesterday, 05:17 PM | #2 |
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Faster CPUs and more storage. USB-C connection which on my Libra Colour gives faster file transfers and charging.
My grandkids love the Libra Colour since their kiddie books are mostly in colour (the only issue is keeping the youngest from taste testing...). The colour version do have a darker screen so I keep the frontlight at a higher level which chews up more of the larger battery the Libra Colour has compared to the Libra 2. Neither the Libra Colour nor the Clara Colour are going to be replacements for a photo frame but my daughter loves them for reading comics and colour manga. That said, most of my personal reading is done on my Sage since these old eyes need a larger font. One disadvantage from my point of view is that all three of the new models have eMMC storage so you no longer have the ease of replacing a µSD card to expand the internal storage. On the bright side, iFixit carries spare parts so replacing parts is not the issue it was for earlier Kobo models. |
Yesterday, 05:22 PM | #3 |
Watching the Sky
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Do you know if the colour screens would be darker than the eInk on the Aura H2O? I remember it was better than the Glo, but I imagine that contrast has gotten even better since back then?
I'm curious if the colour screen might be darker than its contemporaries, if it might be similar or better than older readers. Otherwise faster CPUs and USB-C does sound pretty nice. I'm enjoying consolidating down towards a single cable. I saw some mixed opinions on the colour quality on the Clara. Overall good enough, though? More storage would be nice too since some graphic novels chew up a lot of space. |
Yesterday, 05:30 PM | #4 | ||
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I wouldn't try to view photos on the Kaleido3 screen but for kids books, comics and manga, the quality is good enough. I was happy with 12-bit (4096 colours) images on my old Amiga back in the dim distances of the past. |
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Today, 04:28 AM | #6 | ||
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Attached: Photo someone here shared of Kobo with Kaleido 3. What the source is (how it looks depends on what you are using) Three test patterns for CRT / LCD / OLED / LED / QLED / Plasma displays. All are just regular PC 16.7M colour, none are HDR. |
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Today, 04:31 AM | #7 |
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The gamma test: Partially close eyes or step back (so you can't see the structure) and adjust gamma so there are no darker or brighter bands in each column.
Edit: Not usually available on any phone or tablet. Only some computer graphics cards have the adjustment. Last edited by Quoth; Today at 04:41 AM. |
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