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I know if I had a darker panel, I there are times I would have to either turn on the light, up the font size or both with the LC where I don't have to do either with the L2. Because I've used panels that are darker with less contrast then the Carta 1200, I don't need to see the LC in person to know what it's like reading plain text. The only thing I don't know is if I would see the sparkels on the Kaleido panel with text. If I did, that would be annoying to me. With the L2, in bed with no lights on, I have the light set to 3. I cannot do that with the LC as I would not be able to read. Last edited by JSWolf; 07-09-2024 at 05:09 PM. |
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But this has not always been the case. We sometimes forget that there was a time when printed books were not considered "real" books. Federico da Montefelto abhorred them because he was a child of the age of the marvellous illuminated manuscripts (where the presence of colour did not confuse anyone, but differentiated and clarified the text). For the exquisite readers of the 15th century, a book printed in black and white was little short of an abomination. I have nothing against monochrome e-readers, on which I have read for many years and where I still occasionally read. But I don't see them as the finished product of a deliberate and thoughtful design that has decided to exclude colour because it makes for better reading. "That's it, we've done it. This is what we wanted to offer and what readers want". I rather think that the absence of colour in e-readers is due to a technological limitation and that they will continue to evolve in the direction of colour. But maybe I'm completely wrong. |
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You are correct. The problem is not the addition of colour but that doing so compromises the monochromatic performance, which is how 99% of novels are formatted. If it were possible to get colour covers without sacrificing BW performance, I'd be on board with that.
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Looking at Amazon reviews, the Libra Colour reviews seem to be favourable: 4.2. The Libra 2 is 4.4. And not many mentions of the "not as good" battery or poor contrast. |
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I purchased a Clara BW with the Carta 1300 screen. Compared with my Libra 2 blacks were no blacker. And the Libra 2 screen could get much whiter and brighter making black text decidedly easier to read. I was disappointed with the Clara BW compared with the Libra 2 and returned it. At least to my eyes, the BW Carta 1300 wasn’t an improvement on the Carta 1200.
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I read my Libra Colour with the light set to 4% in bed. The text isn't hard to see for me, it stands out just fine and
I like a nice glow. Not that it would disturb my husband, who is asleep and snoring as soon as his head hits his pillow. I have played about with the comfort light settings, which I haven't really done before on other devices but I like the golden light on it. I have a white Libra colour, while I had a black libra 2, if that makes a difference. I have also only charged it twice and reckon mine is better on battery than my 2: it's a newer device I would expect that, but I've not noticed the colour eating battery. I do only use it for reading mainly daft novels with dragons and theives and wizards in, though. I think I remember my Libra 2 being worse on battery than my Forma (it's a long time ago, forgive me if I recall incorrectly) but nothing like that than the colour. I think everyone may have different experiences and using the devices in anger, as it were, over a period of time might yield different experiences too. I like mine, but that's because I much prefer how it feels to hold and the button positioning and the lighter weight and it's faster. Last edited by Liesse; 07-10-2024 at 02:50 PM. |
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Yes the LC has a larger battery, but because of the higher light %, the battery drains faster. This is from owners, not my opinion.
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