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Old 10-17-2012, 03:30 PM   #1
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[Solved] Which test to do before buying a kobo glo?

Hello friends, I wish to ask you which test should I do to discover hypothetical defects in the kobo glo? For defects I mean defects as bright pixels. or other things (do you know what else can it suffer?).
Tomorrow I will go at the library store to buy one and I would like to be sure it is an ok unit!

Thx a lot for your advice!

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Old 10-17-2012, 06:14 PM   #2
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Turn the brightness all the way up in a darkish room and you'll notice any bright pixels, if you cant be in a darkish room then you'll just have to wait until you get home, but you have like 30 days to return it for another one. I have not heard much bad things about the kobo glo and mine is fine so you should be ok with first one you get.
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Old 10-17-2012, 07:38 PM   #3
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those bright pixels are easy to spot even at low light, if you eyes are ok, I saw in Whsmiths in normal light.
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A few people seem to have uneven lighting, which you should also check for.
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Thanks to you all very much I will try to open my eyes well when buyng it!

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A few people seem to have uneven lighting, which you should also check for.
hello, what do you mean for uneven lighting please? thx!
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The light being brighter in certain spots than others, or maybe different shades of white in different areas. The only different shade/brightness you should see is a long the bottom, where the light sources are located.
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The light being brighter in certain spots than others, or maybe different shades of white in different areas. The only different shade/brightness you should see is a long the bottom, where the light sources are located.
Thanks you Kobokobe! Now I'm preparated thank you to all the other people again!
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