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Originally Posted by immutability
Last Friday I played with the friend's new Kobo Glo, and compared it to my Sony T1. I was excited about the front lit ePaper ever since I first heard about it. I don't use a clip-on light with my T1 but there are occasions when I need one.
I really liked the light. It's pretty uniform, and reminded me of the first laptops with BW passive LCDs back in the 90s. Also the improved resolution of the screen is nice. There are things I didn't like about Kobo, but that would mean comparing the readers and not the displays. If I was to choose again between the T1 and the Kobo Glo, it would be a difficult decision. If I was offered a T1 successor with a front lit screen, I'd definitely go for it. Even if I would use it 5% of the time, it would be nice to have.
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I played with a Kobo Glo recently and felt the same way. I might pick one up for my husband. I would buy a new Sony reader with a lit screen in a heartbeat (provided that the display were the same as the Kobo's). The Kobo does seem like a great ebook reader, and it has a lot of features that I like, but it is lacking some things that I am used to on my Sony reader. If Sony does not produce a front lit reader next generation there is a good chance that I will purchase the newest iteration of the Kobo Glo. As it is I use covers with built in lights with my PRS-350 and T1, and I don't have a problem with them, but it would be a nice added feature to have a built in light, which would make for a less bulky package to carry. The added screen resolution is much more appealing to me than the built in light, to be honest. I really enjoy the added resolution on my 350 vs. the T1.