there have been color ereaders for over a year now...
For over 20 years, actually. I still have one from the 2010s and frankly I find that the new Kaleido screens practically improve _nothing_ over it.
Kobo announces color e-readers
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#122Give me high refresh rates before giving me color. What I don't get is that people say that e-readers are easy on the eyes, but you still get this epilepsy-inducing flicker all the time when changing pages.
I haven't seen an eReader that does a full refresh on each page turn in years. Kobo, Amazon, and B&N are all per-chapter by default. Maybe some bargain-bin brands still use the old displays or have bad software?
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#123E Ink has been developing a full color tech they call ACeP. This tech has no color filter like Kaleido 3 so can run at full resolution and better contrast. Wonder if this tech will reach ereaders soon. Rumors are that Amazon is considering ACeP.
And a refresh rate in the tens of seconds.
Yes, current ACeP displays have an extremely slow refresh and low resolution. They are sold exclusively for digital signage. Potentially in the next few years, according to rumors there may be a version suitable for ereaders.
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#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Sage looked nice but the price premium for a stylus wasn't worth it to me for a device I wanted to use purely for reading. Obviously there's a market for such a thing so I'm not saying it's bad, just that it didn't might my own needs. Calibre works well for the Libra 2. I have a plugin that automatically reformats epubs as kepubs (see https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kepub ). That's not a hard requirement but it…
Nice. I think I might keep an eye on potential rumors of a Libra 3 or something like that given that the Libra 2 came out in 2021, that's nearly 3 years old. But that gives me time to save a few buckets as well. For now the Oasis is working well enough, just it'd be nice to get away from some of the paper cuts.
Same here with me and the color versions here. If and when I need to replace what I have now, or maybe a software update makes me want to throw them out a window or something, then I'll take a look at the new options. It's highly unlikely I'd get rid of my currently working and mint condition and known-good readers before that.
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#125Know that while useful in some scenarios, I'd avoid buying a color e-ink display if you're still going to primarily be using it for B&W colors. To quote the eBook Reader Blog [1]: > The main drawback with color E Ink screens is they look darker than regular B&W screens because of a color filter layer that is applied over the top of the screen, which makes the contrast appear lower. Kaleido color screens are really ju…
It's true that the contrast is not as good, and IIRC the color resolution is also a bit lower (but is not bad overall). But people who plan to read B/W documents could still benefit from a device like this because it makes highlighting much better, and it enables color-based reading enhancements like BeeLine Reader (which improves focus while reading). I'm certainly biased (I created BeeLine), but IMO the color scree…
beeline readers works on kobo? Via colorizing a pdf -> kobo, or is this is just something planned?
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#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
Disclaimer: Not a Kobo employee; don't have deep knowledge of their product line; just own and happily use a couple. The Elipsa 2E is very nice for large format reading and note taking. I bought it recently and compared it to other options from Boox and reMarkable. I ended up with it because I already had and enjoyed my Libra 2, and "like the Libra 2 but bigger and with a stylus" was appealing. That said, if I wanted…
Thanks for the detailed answer. I'll check out the Sage. That last paragraph about Siri was cool :)
You bet!
I use the Siri approach all the time. I'm not going to stop running long enough to catch my breath and dictate a novel into the thing, but "Hey Siri, remind me that cats can eat pancakes" is enough to let me resume the thought when I'm back home and resting.
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#127Just a reminder that that many Kobo devices can run PostmarketOS pretty well. I wrote this interface especially for my Kobo Clara HD: https://github.com/bjesus/air
Are you doing anything cool to take advantage of running PostmarketOS? I've thought for a while it would be nice to have a simple writing environment on my clara HD with an external keyboard. There's also this interesting project: https://github.com/Quill-OS/quill
I used it a few time to VNC into a virtual screen to have my laptop terminal on an e-ink screen. It can even run Firefox, though very slowly. Gopher websites work way better.
It's a complete Linux system and most things work just fine!
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#128I have very little to add about the color aspect, but I can say that I love my Kobo. I've had three Kindles before buying the Kobo, which I got because it has a "better" integration with my local library (better in quotes, because I still have to do with the Adobe DRM, which is so bad on Linux that I borrow my wife's computer just to transfer). The Pocket integration is fantastic, as are the physical page turn button…
I purchased a Kobo Libra 2 and it is indeed fantastic. Battery life is incredible, and syncing with the Libby app for books from my library is fantastic. I do wish it could integrate with Raindrop as opposed to Pocket, but the Pocket works okay enough. Can transfer .pdf or .epub from Linux/Mac/Windows easy, and it looks great on the device.
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#129I've had a kindle for years now. A while back I jailbroke it and stuck KOReader which has been so awesome. (Custom fonts? Yes please! Gestures for going to the TOC or bookmarks or back in history? Absolutely!) Problem: it was a lot of work getting my kindle to this state. I'm terrified to turn on WiFi for fear Amazon will send an OTA update and nuke KOReader from orbit. So, when this kindle dies, I am thinking I'd li…
I have a Boox note. I can’t help the feeling that it’s not entirely legit, but it’s Android, connects to any service I want (including a Calibre library), has a great display, is great for notes, and is all around fantastic. It’s not a tablet replacement but it IS a replacement for the stuff I do most often with a tablet (read and write). I thought the 10.3 inch display would make for a hefty reader, but it’s perfect…
The not entirely legit part might be their GPL violations. AFAIK, they still are out of compliance.
Re: Kobo announces color e-readers
#130Know that while useful in some scenarios, I'd avoid buying a color e-ink display if you're still going to primarily be using it for B&W colors. To quote the eBook Reader Blog [1]: > The main drawback with color E Ink screens is they look darker than regular B&W screens because of a color filter layer that is applied over the top of the screen, which makes the contrast appear lower. Kaleido color screens are really ju…
It looks blinding in the promo shot
And with a dead flat black bezel too. Likely the promo pic is not how it would look to your eyes in real life.