Kobo Touch or Glo? Thoughts?

Scott479 · 03-29-2013, 01:39 PM

It would seem my Kobo Touch is broken and I will need to purchase a new one. I've been thinking about the Glo because there have been several times where I couldn't read because of low light. I read a lot of PDFs on my reader, and the Kobo seems to handle these fairly well. I see also that the Glo has a microSD card slot, which is very important to me. Is the Glo everything the Touch is plus a light? I see its about $30 more, which isn't too much.

Should I buy the Glo?

Mrs_Often · 03-29-2013, 01:49 PM

Definitely the Glo!!

It took me a while before giving in and buying a Glo, because I had a perfectly working Touch... But now, I love my Glo to pieces and my Touch is just lying around in a drawer. The Glo is absolutely worth the extra $30. It's faster, better resolution, and the light is just brilliant.

treadlightly · 03-29-2013, 01:51 PM

The Glo for sure. The light makes reading a lot easier on the eyes.

simond · 03-29-2013, 02:20 PM

I agree, my Glo is excellent

kikar · 03-29-2013, 02:48 PM

I agree go Glo! It is my favorite eReader right now. I was never as fond of my touch for some reason, it was always the last choice and gathered dust. But the Glo is another story. My Kindles and Nooks take a back seat to my new Kobo.

tkavan · 03-29-2013, 02:53 PM

I agree... once you go Glo you'll never go back. Like the other posters, I leave my Touch in the drawer. The lighted screen makes such a difference.

moffattm · 03-29-2013, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott479

I read a lot of PDFs on my reader, and the Kobo seems to handle these fairly well.

Interesting, we've had other people on here saying that they don't like the way the Kobo's handle PDFs and threatening to return them because they were so unhappy with PDF reading!

I recommend the Glo too.

Willa · 03-29-2013, 03:15 PM

I ♥'d my Touch but the Glo is superior to it. Faster, slightly smaller, crisper words on screen and the light is just fabby.

Wouldn't hesitate

RZetlin · 03-29-2013, 06:08 PM

Get the Glo - the tech specs are superior to the Touch.

Display
Kobo - 6" XGA Pearl E Ink touchscreen; 1024x758 resolution; 16-level grey scale
Touch - 6" E Ink XGA Pearl screen; 800 x 600 resolution; 16-level grey scale

Processor
Kobo - 1 GHz
Touch - Freescale 508 Processor

TechniSol · 03-29-2013, 11:33 PM

At the risk of being accused a traitor I nearly suggested you buy a Kindle Paperwhite because of their superior PDF handling, but there is a forum thread in the developer's corner where someone has ported the Kindle PDF viewer over for Kobo readers, so go for the Glo. You'll love the lighting feature, it is hard to convey how much better it is than fiddling around with a booklight, batteries, lighting angles, blah, blah, blah, ad infinitum.

I don't read anything PDF on my Glo or Touch, mostly because I have an android tablet with a 10" screen, and a 12" Lenovo X41 tablet convertible PC that's simply quicker and better suited for reading and scaling PDFs, but haven't been impressed with trying to read PDFs on any e-ink reader as most PDFs I've run into are sized for larger displays, or if paperback book sized I've run them through Calibre and converted to Epubs.

Buy the Glo, it's a lighted Touch with a better display, what more could you want? Don't forget to buy a hard case/cover to protect that nice new display.

BWinmill · 03-30-2013, 07:14 AM

TechniSol's correct: tablets are much better for PDFs.

On the Glo vs. the Touch: you'll save 23% by buying the Touch. It's possible to save more if you're willing to buy a second-hand unit. That's a significant price difference if you are only a little bit interested in the improvements.

Scott479 · 06-11-2013, 07:59 AM

I picked up a Kobo Glo yesterday. After loading it with my books and PDFs I checked out a PDF. I have an issue: ghost images. Typically I view PDFs in landscape view to get the type larger and then scroll down as I read to view the entire page. However, unlike the Kobo Touch, when I drag the page with my finger, a serious ghost image remains, making reading the rest of the page near impossible. I was able to "fix" this problem by setting the e-reader to refresh the screen every single page, but I never had to do this with the older Touch. Is there something wrong with this e-reader, or is this just how this model works? Anybody know?

vandafc · 06-11-2013, 08:02 AM

Buy the Glo! Much better !

Willa · 06-11-2013, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott479

I picked up a Kobo Glo yesterday. After loading it with my books and PDFs I checked out a PDF. I have an issue: ghost images. Typically I view PDFs in landscape view to get the type larger and then scroll down as I read to view the entire page. However, unlike the Kobo Touch, when I drag the page with my finger, a serious ghost image remains, making reading the rest of the page near impossible. I was able to "fix" this problem by setting the e-reader to refresh the screen every single page, but I never had to do this with the older Touch. Is there something wrong with this e-reader, or is this just how this model works? Anybody know?

Which firmware is it running? The new firmware 2.6.1 has reportedly fixed the ghosting PDF bug. See Geoff's first post here

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=215268

If you are running the 2.5.2 firmware you can either wait as the 2.6.1 is rolling out to everyone or you can manually sideload it by following the instructions here. Note that Kobo do not support manual sideloading.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185660

Scott479 · 06-11-2013, 08:48 AM

It's 2.5.2. I'll have to update this!

03-29-2013, 01:39 PM	#1
Scott479 male homo sapien Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Clara HD	Kobo Touch or Glo? Thoughts? It would seem my Kobo Touch is broken and I will need to purchase a new one. I've been thinking about the Glo because there have been several times where I couldn't read because of low light. I read a lot of PDFs on my reader, and the Kobo seems to handle these fairly well. I see also that the Glo has a microSD card slot, which is very important to me. Is the Glo everything the Touch is plus a light? I see its about $30 more, which isn't too much. Should I buy the Glo?

03-29-2013, 02:53 PM	#6
tkavan Groupie Posts: 157 Karma: 36076 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Kindle Paperwhite	Glo I agree... once you go Glo you'll never go back. Like the other posters, I leave my Touch in the drawer. The lighted screen makes such a difference.

06-11-2013, 07:59 AM	#12
Scott479 male homo sapien Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Clara HD	Ghost image with PDFs I picked up a Kobo Glo yesterday. After loading it with my books and PDFs I checked out a PDF. I have an issue: ghost images. Typically I view PDFs in landscape view to get the type larger and then scroll down as I read to view the entire page. However, unlike the Kobo Touch, when I drag the page with my finger, a serious ghost image remains, making reading the rest of the page near impossible. I was able to "fix" this problem by setting the e-reader to refresh the screen every single page, but I never had to do this with the older Touch. Is there something wrong with this e-reader, or is this just how this model works? Anybody know?

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03-29-2013, 01:49 PM	#2
Mrs_Often Wizard Posts: 1,775 Karma: 2694823 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kobo Touch, Glo, Clara HD	Definitely the Glo!! It took me a while before giving in and buying a Glo, because I had a perfectly working Touch... But now, I love my Glo to pieces and my Touch is just lying around in a drawer. The Glo is absolutely worth the extra $30. It's faster, better resolution, and the light is just brilliant.

03-29-2013, 01:51 PM	#3
treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	The Glo for sure. The light makes reading a lot easier on the eyes.

03-29-2013, 02:20 PM	#4
simond Fanatic Posts: 532 Karma: 1062755 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, iPad, iPhone	I agree, my Glo is excellent

03-29-2013, 02:48 PM	#5
kikar Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 258574 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Device: Too many eReaders, One annoyed wife.	I agree go Glo! It is my favorite eReader right now. I was never as fond of my touch for some reason, it was always the last choice and gathered dust. But the Glo is another story. My Kindles and Nooks take a back seat to my new Kobo.

03-29-2013, 03:15 PM	#8
Willa Davidfor's friend 😊 Posts: 295 Karma: 284140 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: U.K Device: Libra 2	I ♥'d my Touch but the Glo is superior to it. Faster, slightly smaller, crisper words on screen and the light is just fabby. Wouldn't hesitate

03-29-2013, 06:08 PM	#9
RZetlin Addict Posts: 383 Karma: 3461302 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura HD (RIP)	Get the Glo - the tech specs are superior to the Touch. Display Kobo - 6" XGA Pearl E Ink touchscreen; 1024x758 resolution; 16-level grey scale Touch - 6" E Ink XGA Pearl screen; 800 x 600 resolution; 16-level grey scale Processor Kobo - 1 GHz Touch - Freescale 508 Processor

03-29-2013, 11:33 PM	#10
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	At the risk of being accused a traitor I nearly suggested you buy a Kindle Paperwhite because of their superior PDF handling, but there is a forum thread in the developer's corner where someone has ported the Kindle PDF viewer over for Kobo readers, so go for the Glo. You'll love the lighting feature, it is hard to convey how much better it is than fiddling around with a booklight, batteries, lighting angles, blah, blah, blah, ad infinitum. I don't read anything PDF on my Glo or Touch, mostly because I have an android tablet with a 10" screen, and a 12" Lenovo X41 tablet convertible PC that's simply quicker and better suited for reading and scaling PDFs, but haven't been impressed with trying to read PDFs on any e-ink reader as most PDFs I've run into are sized for larger displays, or if paperback book sized I've run them through Calibre and converted to Epubs. Buy the Glo, it's a lighted Touch with a better display, what more could you want? Don't forget to buy a hard case/cover to protect that nice new display.

03-30-2013, 07:14 AM	#11
BWinmill Nameless Being	TechniSol's correct: tablets are much better for PDFs. On the Glo vs. the Touch: you'll save 23% by buying the Touch. It's possible to save more if you're willing to buy a second-hand unit. That's a significant price difference if you are only a little bit interested in the improvements.

06-11-2013, 08:02 AM	#13
vandafc Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 18420 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brussels, Belgium Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo, Kindle 3	Buy the Glo! Much better !

06-11-2013, 08:48 AM	#15
Scott479 male homo sapien Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Clara HD	It's 2.5.2. I'll have to update this!