09-05-2019, 11:32 AM | #61 | |
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I'd say not the KA1 which is much heavier, but possibly the Libra if your lady uses it a lot on the go, the Forma otherwise, though I do use my Forma on the go: I choose handbags with a pocket which protects it so I don't need a case which would make it heavier and bulkier. |
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09-05-2019, 01:39 PM | #62 |
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If it's a present and you can't ask, I would go for something 1) with buttons, in case she doesn't like/can't get used to the touch screen and 2) closest in size and her weight to her previous ereader. So, the Libra. 8" might be too much to get used to, unless you think she could benefit from it - i.e. if she's an older lady with sight problems who is used to keep her font size very big, she might enjoy having a bigger screen. Or if she only keeps it around the house and she wouldn't care whether it fits in her bag or not.
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09-05-2019, 01:52 PM | #63 | |
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Sounds like a good Mk2 H2O replacement, though I'm hoping my 6.8" Aura H2O mk1 doesn't break. I do think recessed screen (if IR) is good, I prefer best white without any front light. Also buttons is really good. Last edited by Quoth; 09-05-2019 at 01:57 PM. Reason: buttons |
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09-05-2019, 02:36 PM | #64 | |
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Do you think its firmware functionalities will be ported to older models? |
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09-05-2019, 05:37 PM | #65 |
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09-05-2019, 05:55 PM | #66 |
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Yes. Kobo has typically kept all the devices (except the oldest) on the same firmware. There have been some minor exceptions to this (on-device library borrowing for example), but generally the firmware will be very similar
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09-05-2019, 06:23 PM | #67 |
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Will the Libra have a setting to lock the screen in the landscape orientation? Does the Forma?
With the right sort of stand-up cover, reading on a landscape 7" screen might be very nice! |
09-05-2019, 06:27 PM | #68 | |
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Yes, it's confirmed. But what model/Kobo will be exactly recever new foncionalitys, unfortunately I do not know. Kobo Libra H2O has firmware "4.16.13337", so soon in the next update we will know which device will receive new features Last edited by Michal Jancik; 09-05-2019 at 06:33 PM. |
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09-05-2019, 06:35 PM | #69 |
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I have a question for Forma owners: are the buttons soft or hard to press? I'm looking into getting the Libra once it's released but the tendons in my wrists are prone to inflamation due to heavy mouse/keyboard use, and if the buttons were hard they would definitely bother me, especially after a work day.
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09-05-2019, 07:33 PM | #70 |
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To me the eight-inch screen makes a huge difference over the seven-inch screen-the Forma is a good unit.( I also have an Oasis 2)
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09-05-2019, 07:35 PM | #71 | |
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09-05-2019, 11:58 PM | #72 | |
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I do agree that a tablet experience with PDFs is superior to any small-screen eink experience that I've come across. Part of that is the CPU, part the easy, smooth pinch-to-zoom, and part is the way eink washes out typical fonts. |
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09-06-2019, 12:15 AM | #73 |
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Looks really nice, the white with the comfort glo. Is there a video in English? listening to that language was just awful.
Nothing wrong with that of course but I think the majority here are English speakers? |
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09-06-2019, 04:21 AM | #75 | |
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