Kobo has COLOR now | Kobo Clara Colour Unboxing

[@zero1451987]

I would love to see you compare this device and the libra colour against onyx boox devices

[@vjmtz]

FINALLY!!! About time one of the big 3 in the US has done this. I'm definitely going to get the Libra Color. My only issue with Kobo is the lack of Audible, but that's a given seeing as its Amazon. But this will be my first Kobo product and I can't wait.

[@rebecca4254]

I believe kobo has their own audiobook service that's cheaper than Amazons

[@kbhasi]

Kobo do sell audiobooks on their platform, and it's not a confusing subscription thing!

[@dcpowered]

The reviewer seems genuinely excited about this colour version. I really hope it lives up to the hype! But typically, it's going to be 300 ppi bw and 150 ppi colour. It's not good enough, but transitory until we reach a version with 300 ppi colour.

[@alicedalexandrite]

I mean, colour is literally the British spelling of the word

[@jimsl1ce]

You could also say it's the English spelling

[@funksobravo1]

why does the black screen flash everytime you tap or turn a page? It is annoying as F!!

[@kahri8488]

Colour is totally normal to me as an Aussie. Love how everything needs to be catered towards Americans 😅

[@Bay5922]

We Americans are happy we deserve color e readers you aussie just like you we are catered..🤷🏾‍♀️😤

[@Bay5922]

Just like you aussies we DESERVE color e readers thank you very much🤷🏾‍♀️👍

[@kahri8488]

@@Bay5922 I never said you didn’t deserve colour ereaders…. I just said I love how I’ve never once seen an American explain or justify their spelling of color in any video yet anyone who spells it differently (which is most of the English speaking world) seems to feel the need to explain or justify their spelling because Americans spell it differently. Just something I’ve noticed in this overly US-centric world is all 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ehmzed]

Make a comparison between all the Kobo Clara so far: HD, 2e and Colour!

[@KittyPittyMeowmeow]

im anticipating the review video!

[@AnEscapistsLibrary]

Any colored Android e- readers that is 6" in size too?

[@HerfingPug]

Well done Kobo a big step in the right direction. Amazon’s Kindle is looking more and more outdated, as if Amazon has given up on e ink readers.

[@dennisginel1335]

Why the big three and not four. Pocketbook? Is the light all the time on???

[@goodereader]

because the difference between the Big Three and the #4 spot is staggering.

[@evilcab]

is there other 6" color ereader with kaleido 3 and android?

[@JuanGuillermoSanchezPerez]

Great video. Please do in a month a review if woth the purchase. Still doubting if is worth to buy the color version.

[@ogrejd]

So, 173g. How much does the case weigh?

[@emiliofahr504]

I would die for a Kobo Sage Colour

[@adriana-vr3fy]

I would love to see a comparison of this va the libra color! Thank you for this :)

[@kahri8488]

I’ve always preferred Kobo to Kindle and I’m so excited about this because I have a Kobo Aura One which is still going strong but I do anticipate needing to upgrade in the not too distant future so I’m SO excited to have this to upgrade to!

[@thibaldus3]

Reduce the bezels on the top and side and make it have a slightly bigger screen. Better pocketability.

[@SanderEvers]

I wondered when you were going to unbox/review the new Kobo's. I have pre-ordered the Kobo Libra Colour and am very exited. I currently have the Kobo Sage, but I'm extremely annoyed at it short battery life (less than one book on one charge). I do hope it will be better on the new devices.

[@GonzaloCerrutti]

Does this actually support Pocket article reader as they say in the website?. I am an long-journalism article reader mostly, i still don´t get why e-reader industry narrows on "books only". It is like buying a stereo receiver that only plays classical music. I am reluctanct to go for android-base doubtful support of chinese devices, so may be i'll need to wait some more couple of years for this to come. In the meantime... eyes-strained.

[@sisterrosetta57]

No, that's how colour is spelled everywhere else in the English speaking world.

[@PeterBenedetto]

Oh damn. I might need to buy this for my plane trip to Germany this year.

[@ZeusWagner]

Nice! looking forward to the review.

[@rashed434]

Why you say big 3 who’s the third?

[@goodereader]

We have mentioned the big 3 for nearly 10 years It's a term to describe the 3 largest players in eink: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and kobo

[@rashed434]

@@goodereader I haven’t watched your videos for the past 10 years. Thanks for the response.

[@serbaserbi9610]

the color its very nice and sharp

[@DaviesKirk]

No, that's just how civilised countries spell "colour"

[@umangmalik]

lmao at the implication that quebecois people are civilized

[@CapitanHarlockisback]

I was hoping for a 10 inches.

[@ARMohamed]

A refresh of the Ellipsa would be something to wait for

[@andyyu602]

Don't buy , first generation color e-reader keeps having dead pixels on then

[@btholoniobr6317]

¨Kobo superando o Kindle

[@brulsmurf]

"color has been around since 2009"

[@goodereader]

Yes

[@goodereader]

Triton was the first.

[@shatnershairpiece]

Colour is terrible. Washed out. Like looking at a photo with saturation at - 98%. Also a lot of ghosting. Mine is going back.

[@goodereader]

Study up please

[@lorenzozapaton4031]

I love capitalism!

[@goodereader]

Nice!

[@Tom00220]

I have the Pocketbook color Kaleido 3 and from the tests it seems that it is the best Reader because unlike the other e-readers it is the one that has the least dark and brightest screen since this is the main problem of this technology at the moment. Perhaps could make a comparison video between the two e-readers. But I think the Kindle color that comes out in 2025 will be the best on the market.

[@brownwallet942]

If you have the Pocketbook color 3 then just be happy with it. I was saving up to get one but when the Kobo colors were released, I never hit preorder this fast. Kobo Libra Color is cheaper than 100 dollars than Inkpad Color 3 and owning the Kobo Touch, I know I'm going to be happy with the simplistic UI. I have read from a reddit post that his Libra Color is sharper than his Inkpad Color 3 but for me it doesn't matter much, just get the cheaper between the two since right now these are the best Kaleido 3 devices out in the market

[@goodereader]

One of the benefits of this one, is the screen is sunken, and the Kaleido 3 layer is at the top of the stack, so colours are better.

[@brownwallet942]

@@goodereader 6 more days to go! 🔥🔥🔥😤

[@barmaley-division]

👍🏻Cool, but if that backlight is PWM, then it's a dealbreaker... 🥸 (unless it's possible to turn it off completely).

[@PhMajerus]

While I agree PWM-driven is generally less desirable than continuous-current-driven, discarding PWM entirely without talking about the PWM frequency is too reducing. An LED with a continuous current source instead of a PWM source still generates pulsed light because its photons have a fixed power level. It's just that with a continuous current source, the electrons accumulation and recombination + photon emission cycle happens at the ideal frequency, emitting a single photon each time the charge reaches the required band gap level. So a current-driven LED works similarly to a PWM-driven LED, but at its ideal frequency to make the photons emission perfectly evenly spaced. A PWM backlight is therefore a less ideal source, because its frequency cannot reach the ideal frequency because of other physical limitations, but how worse it is depends on its frequency, it's not a clear current versus PWM comparison, it's a gradient going from current-driven to low frequency PWM. Basically one PWM isn't the same as another PWM, a fast PWM can be closer to a continuous-current than to a slow PWM. You should always check the frequency of a PWM-driven LED before judging it.

[@barmaley-division]

​@@PhMajerus OK, thanks for the detailed explanation. As an owner of MacBook(s) @117k+ Hz PWM-driven LEDs (2021, 2022 YOP), I feel like I'd probably have my eyes wasted already if I wasn't using my very old Acer monitor with current-driven LEDs... Yes, there are definitely other factors, like blue light emission (MacBook seems to be doing a lot of trickery with the blue LEDs and violet polarizing films and violet anti-glare layer), so probably there's more than PWM effects alone, IDK - the point is the difference is huge. As a consumer, the whole idea of e-ink, its USP is no backlight at all, no flickering. Here it's being challenged with backlight (because color e-ink displays are all still greyish, probably?). Why shouldn't I continue using my cheapest 11" tablet (45 b*cks) with moderate to no issues to my eyes... So, the only thing I'd like to get clarified anyway - *if there is PWM (+ frequency), and if it's possible to turn it off completely, 0%...*