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Kobo vs Nook
I have been running a Kobo Glo for three seasons now and for the most part I'm happy with it. The one problem I had encountered a few times when down low in the heat, the screen tends to fade out but so far every time it recovered-no problem it had never crashed.
I just wondered if anyone experienced the same and if there is a cure. Also how does the Nook compare to the Kobo, would be interesting to know. |
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I used Kobo Minis for a while and had several with 'screen fade' issues. It seems to be a manufacturing batch issue; some I had were just fine and others were hopeless from day 1. Others I've spoken to had no problems ever, but I note that none of them were here in NZ (we often seem to get sent the tail end of the quality bell-curve). If you've got one that works, even if it fades intermittently, then stick with it. I have no experience with the Nook.
I ultimately got fed up with replacing Kobos and went for an Onyx Boox - Android e-ink with WiFi and a proper touch screen (so it still keeps working in strong sunlight). They've put some effort into improving image quality and reducing ghosting, and I've never had a problem with it after three seasons. DH TX |
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On Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 12:16:16 PM UTC-7, David Hirst wrote:
I used Kobo Minis for a while and had several with 'screen fade' issues. It seems to be a manufacturing batch issue; some I had were just fine and others were hopeless from day 1. Others I've spoken to had no problems ever, but I note that none of them were here in NZ (we often seem to get sent the tail end of the quality bell-curve). If you've got one that works, even if it fades intermittently, then stick with it. I have no experience with the Nook. I ultimately got fed up with replacing Kobos and went for an Onyx Boox - Android e-ink with WiFi and a proper touch screen (so it still keeps working in strong sunlight). They've put some effort into improving image quality and reducing ghosting, and I've never had a problem with it after three seasons. DH TX snip; "I ultimately got fed up with replacing Kobos and went for an Onyx Boox - Android e-ink with WiFi and a proper touch screen " Excuse my ignorance but I have never heard of this device. If you could elaborate on it a little it would be helpful. Works as any Android device with WiFi only connection (gps or flight computer) or could it be Bluetooth, "proper touch screen" ? Looked it up on the internet kind of expensive but if it works??? |
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You can buy an IR-rejection frame for the Kobo Mini here.
https://i.materialise.com/en/shop/it...-for-kobo-mini (I have no affiliation with this company and do not own this product). Matt |
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I'm aware of this device, unfortunately its available for the Glo
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Sorry,correction I meant not available:-)
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snip;
"I ultimately got fed up with replacing Kobos and went for an Onyx Boox - Android e-ink with WiFi and a proper touch screen " Excuse my ignorance but I have never heard of this device. If you could elaborate on it a little it would be helpful. Works as any Android device with WiFi only connection (gps or flight computer) or could it be Bluetooth, "proper touch screen" ? Looked it up on the internet kind of expensive but if it works??? (Copied from other thread) I'm using the C67ML Carta+ Here's one for sale: https://www.amazon.com/Android-Scree.../dp/B072LW7DM7 Official specs here, although their base model is now the Carta2: https://www.boox.com/boox-c67/ I only used WiFi to download XCSoar. In flight it's hard-wired through its USB connection to a IOIO box, but you could use WiFi on a local network. As it uses an Android OS, there is no need to re-flash its firmware. The Kobo uses an infrared "touch"screen, that side-illuminates the surface of the screen and detects any shadows from your finger. It's a nice idea but can freeze temporarily in strong sunlight (that overwhelms the IR detectors. The Boox uses good ol' capacitive touch instead. DH |
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That is great David, thank you.
One more question; do you know if other than IOIO is it bluetooth or WiFi connectable to another device (flight computer, Flarm, etc)? |
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It has WiFi but no Bluetooth. If another instrument can act as a WiFi router or host, then the Boox should be able to connect to it. I say "should" only because I've never tried.
The IOIO box is really just a multi-port serial-to-USB adapter so, in theory should also let you use any BT dongle with an RJ45 connector, or will let you connect to a K6 BT module. DH |
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On Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 1:06:17 PM UTC-4, 6PK wrote:
I have been running a Kobo Glo for three seasons now and for the most part I'm happy with it. The one problem I had encountered a few times when down low in the heat, the screen tends to fade out but so far every time it recovered-no problem it had never crashed. I just wondered if anyone experienced the same and if there is a cure. Also how does the Nook compare to the Kobo, would be interesting to know. I've used several Nooks for several years. Never a problem with screen fading, but I had some reliability issued with Nooks' touch sensitivity. Not sure how hot your Kobo got, but we had hot sunny weather at the USA Region 1 contest last year, about 95 degrees F, even hotter in the cockpit waiting on the grid ("griddling"), although I shaded the instrument panel. The GPS I then used (cheap serial module, which I grafted onto the Nook) stopped working until it cooled off at altitude, but the Nook worked fine. |
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