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Note that the blotchiness is due to the too low level of light for the camera. Both Glo's are perfectly sharp in real life. |
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04-03-2013, 02:28 AM | #47 |
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04-03-2013, 03:16 AM | #48 |
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I think I'll stick to my blue model, I just prefer the look of the whiter light.
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04-03-2013, 08:22 AM | #49 |
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I want a red model, so I can read at night on the submarine...
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04-03-2013, 08:31 AM | #50 |
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04-03-2013, 08:31 AM | #51 |
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03-19-2014, 09:23 AM | #52 |
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Here's my very recent experience of this issue (just to muddy the waters further!)
I bought a Silver Kobo Glo a few days ago in WHSmiths (Kobo retail partner in the UK.) I found the light far too bright for night reading and as a result stumbled upon this thread. This 1st glo had a serial number of 613A29xxxxxxx, identified in this thread as being an earlier model, and indeed it had a light that was very blue and very bright. I took it back the next day and they checked their remaining stock, which was all 613A, so I got a refund and went to Asda Walhmart to check their stock. They had a 613B model, so I purchased it, thinking that it would have the yellower, dimmer led's. However, this model also had a blue cast to the lighting, and was equally bright on a brightness setting of 2 (setting it to 1 causes it not to come on again if switched off). This particular unit also had a very inferior screen in regards to ghosting. I had always assumed that all eink screens (using the same generation technology) would be equal, but the screen on this second unit held the image from the previous page far more visibly than the previous unit. So much so that I could make out what actual words had been on the previous screen if the new page had white in that part of the page. Also, if I used the brightness control, the box that had surrounded it would be visible as a faint but still quite distinct image until the next full refresh. Naturally, I took this unit back, and then returned to WHSmiths hoping to get my original unit back. They couldn't find it, but I bought another one from them. This had a serial number 613A2Bxxxxxxx. It has a light which I would describe as blueish, but much less harsh than the original blue light. In terms of brightness I would say that it is no different to the other 2 that I tried, but the screen doesn't display the horrendous ghosting of the 2nd unit. I've attached a photo of it on brightness setting 2/100. So, to some up my experience, a serial number starting 613B is not a guarantee of getting the more yellow light, and some eink screens have far worse ghosting than others |
03-19-2014, 10:39 PM | #53 |
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My GF and I both have Kobo Touches and love them. Lately I've been wanting to get a back lit e-reader, and being a Kobo fan I've looked at the Glo and Aura. Although I like Kobo's functionality, I haven't been that impressed with the quality of their back-lighting to date especially compared to the Kindle PW2. I find the PW2's back-lighting to be amazing. The back ground is pure white and the text is pure and sharp black. I wish Kobo 6” models had a display like that.
That been said, I'm not in hurry to get a back lit ereader and, as I've said above, I very much like Kobo's functionality (I'm sure Kindle's is very good too, but I don't want to take a chance given that I'm already very satisfied with Kobo's functionality) - and we live in Canada - so I'd like to stick with Kobo. So I guess what I'm saying is that I'll just have to wait until Kobo's next generation of back lit ereaders to see if they've improved their display to the level of the PW2. Am I imagining that the Kindle PW2 display is much better than the current Kobo Glo or Aura (be they blue or yellow or whatever)? |
03-20-2014, 05:28 PM | #54 | |
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It is also worth noting there is a difference between those with the infra-red touch screen (Glo & Aura HD) and those with the capacitive touch screen (Aura & PW). They seem to be finding it a little more difficult to get a really clear screen with the capacitive touch models, which is why the Aura HD looks good even in comparison to the PW2 (which has the very latest eink screen tech). Incidentally, the Kindle PW suffers similar issues with variance of the 'quality' of the light that is mentioned in this thread, when the light is on, some have a slightly bluish tinge, others more yellow, it seems to be a manufacturing issue of the lighted readers that there is some variance in them. |
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03-21-2014, 07:29 AM | #55 |
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I managed to take a picture of the screen with bad ghosting in case it's of interest to anybody. You could actually make out the words that had appeared on the previous page, where as the replacement doesn't display this trait, and it was very distracting when trying to read.
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