The Kobo Clara Color’s screen doesn’t look any different to me with non-color eBooks than their non-color version. The only thing that’s really different is that the book cover you see when it’s powered off is in color. Now I will admit that e-ink color is not very good, but it doesn’t ruin the experience of reading just a regular book.
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CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 6 days agoMy libra 2 breaking just after they were discontinued will forever be an unhappy event. I know the libra colour exists but I can not stand color e-ink screens.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 days ago
CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 6 days ago
I’m extremely sensitive to the screen door effect on the color e-ink screens I’m not sure that there is a reason why but some people don’t seem nearly as bothered by it as others.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I’m farsighted and have an astigmatism, so I have to read with glasses, and maybe that’s the issue, but I just held my Clara really close to my face and I don’t notice any screen door effect.
CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 6 days ago
I’m near sighted with astigmatism. Who knows honestly. I’m sure there is some reason behind why it’s seems to bother some people and otberes can barely notice it.
Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
Wow, I just bought it last year before they discontinued it then. Interesting that only colour screens are available now. It must mean that they are at least as good though?
CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 6 days ago
honestly I have no clue why so many manufactures are pushing color e-ink right now. It’s still not as good as the first gen nook was for black and white.
Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
At least I’m hoping that there’ll still be a spectrum of both BW and color screens available. Apparently many seem to like/prefer colour screen, and the screen door effect and worse contrast doesn’t seem to bother a lot of people. Some even prefer the more textured look of the screen door effect, though I don’t know myself as I’ve never tried a colour screen. Either way, I’d be hesitant to try one, and as I kept my Kobo Aura One for like 7 years it’ll be quite some time before I upgrade my current Kobo Libra 2. If I have some spare cash I might be inclined to try a colour e-reader as an alternative to my current one, but it’s not high on my priority list.
But yeah, it definitely seems that Kobo is pushing their colour screens as they’re only selling the Libra in colour now. Might be that they release a B/W once the hype dies out a bit though.