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10-18-2012, 11:11 AM | #62 |
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I''ve just seen the Kobo glo and its gorgeous. Really. Considering it now but I need to find out more.
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10-20-2012, 03:30 AM | #63 |
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10-20-2012, 06:34 AM | #64 | |
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they compare the glo at maximum brightness with kpw at maximum. That is not how you do it. Also they forgot to mention that KPW has all the time the light on and they did not compared them at light off/minimum level. And nothing about colour blotches, hues,shadows at the bottom? Nothing? |
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10-20-2012, 06:52 AM | #65 | |
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Later with the studio lights on they seem to have the light off/at lowest setting, and at 8:30 they say they think the Kobo is a little more versatile, as although the screen resolutions are pretty similar it's got expendable memory and can turn the light completely off. And why would they make any mention of the colour blotches when you couldn't see any on their screen? |
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10-20-2012, 07:01 AM | #66 | |
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On the studio lights a lot of things can't be seen, but as a reviewer they should also say what they see not what the camera sees, they didn't even covered the normal shadows at the bottom, or the Glo having the bottom bar, clear or solid...I watch full length reviews always. |
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10-21-2012, 08:44 AM | #67 |
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Yes throughout the video, they point out many advantages of the Glo over the Paperwhite. However, if you watch it to the end, their recommendation at the end is the Kindle wins. This recommendation is mainly based on PDF handling, white light, and the store experience. However the light on the Glo is FINE (I actually buy my light bulbs on the blue side if I have a choice so would probably prefer it side-by-side; and my Glo doesn't look blue in my opinion). The Kobo store is not great, agreed; I buy books on my computer or tablet. PDF is probably easier with the Paperwhite, that's fair; I don't use PDF. However the font customization ability, SD slot, CBR/CBZ format, and smaller size and weight of Glo were not even mentioned in their wrapup.
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10-21-2012, 05:47 PM | #68 |
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In their review of the paperwhite they are now saying it also had a blue tinge!
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10-22-2012, 04:01 AM | #69 | |
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10-22-2012, 04:26 AM | #70 | |
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They based their conclunsion more in the "ecosystem" than the devises themselves.Also they seem to rate the PW's light higher than the Glo's. Personaly I think they are pretty much the same I definitely not going to take into account anymore their reviews when I buy my next e-reader in November. btw:They rated 10/10 the Paperwhite in their review! The same product Amazon apologized for. |
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10-22-2012, 07:27 AM | #71 |
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Their reviews are pretty amateurish in my opinion but they do give nice long videos.
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10-23-2012, 11:02 AM | #72 | |
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I was in two minds whether to keep it or not as I really like so much about it - tap to page turn, no buttons (so smaller size), plenty of fonts and easy to add more, widely adjustable font sizes, adjustable line spacing and probably more I can't remember right now. Side loading books was easy and setting up Shelves (Collections) using Calibre was easy. Some of my side loaded reformatted ePubs were showing with no side margin but I understand that is an easy automated Calibre fix too - I just didn't get around to doing it. Why did I return it? Firstly, I bought it to read in a dimly lit room without a separate clip on light. For me, the light was too bright even on the lowest setting. It also made my eyes ache, they felt tired and gritty just like when using a backlit screen. The light itself was fairly even, no coloured spots or bright/dark pixels, but on a very low setting it was slightly brighter around the sides of the page, nothing really bad though. The speed of operation of the 1GHz processor was good, as was the responsiveness of the touch screen. Maybe slightly faster and more responsive than the 650, but not obviously so. Over the two days I used the Glo I read 1.5 books so gave it a good test run for the purpose for which I bought it. (I didn't test wifi or buying books from the device as this is something I never do. I prefer to buy from different places, download to my computer, strip DRM and then side load onto the reader.) I found myself reading with the light off most of the time and when I compared the screen with my 650, I couldn't see any noticeable difference with regard to whiteness of the screen. It did freeze twice during the two days, but I was playing around alot (like going from smallest size to largest) font size, line spacing and different fonts at the same time - while I was reading and generally moving between screens, it behaved perfectly (firmware 2.1.5). My opinion is that the Sony rarely freezes because there isn't much you can do to change things, keeping it simple and playing it safe makes for a stable user experience. Personally, I would rather have the option to tweak the fonts and lines to suit myself and risk the occasional crash. Of course there was an obvious difference in overall quality of the device when holding it - after all the 650 new cost twice as much as the Glo - but I would be prepared to give up the (cold in winter) metal casing for a lighter and smaller device. However, overall, I couldn't justify paying the £99 just for the option of tweaking a few settings, although I was very tempted. My wish list for my next reader is as small and light as possible while keeping a 6" screen, higher resolution, plenty of fonts, font sizes and line spacing options, fast processor speeds, not black plastic, low price, open to all stores/file types. I suppose if I could source different parts from existing readers, I could come up with a device I would find worthwhile upgrading to, but none of the currently available devices fit my requirements. My next move? Probably to get access to a PC so I can install PRS+ on my faithful 650, but I'm not certain even this would give me the control over font sizes and line spacing I'm looking for - the Kobo really impressed me with their flexibility in this area, maybe a Touch? |
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10-23-2012, 01:59 PM | #73 |
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Go with the Glo, it uses the open format epub whereas the Paperwhite is locked with its mobi format.
Also the Glo is honestly stylish and good looking with its quilted back, though the PW is not ugly. Anyways go with the Glo ! |
10-23-2012, 06:51 PM | #74 | |
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10-27-2012, 07:35 AM | #75 |
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I disagree. The extra resolution is what allows for nicer fonts AND have them be readable. It also allows you to use smaller fonts and have them be readable. On the kindle the lowest settings were nearly unreadable because the resolution was so low. On the PW that is no longer the case. On large font settings, you might not know a difference but on my preferred settings the font rendering is noticeably sharper.
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