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iwilldeny · 04-03-2013, 01:13 AM

I've got a Kobo Touch and it's been pretty glitchy over the past few months (completely freezes when the battery gets down to about 60%, freezes a lot during page turns, etc). I want to get a new ereader that is going to last a while.

I was totally against using a tablet as an ereader but I was reading more about them last night. I looked into glare guards and found the Moshi iVisor. It seems pretty good, looks more heavy duty than the plastic ones you stick on the screen but I didn't see reviews specifically about reading with it. Any tablet users have some insight?

Alternatively, are there any really good quality eink devices out there? From what I've seen they're all pretty similar when it comes to actual device quality. I don't really need a lot of features. I rarely if ever use wifi, don't need a light, being able to read PDFs well is good but it's not a dealbreaker. I definitely want a device that reads ePubs. If I lived in the US I'd consider trying the Kindle Paper White and getting Amazon Prime for the lending library, but we don't have that in Canada.

04-03-2013, 01:13 AM	#1
iwilldeny Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Touch	tablet with glare guard vs eink reader I've got a Kobo Touch and it's been pretty glitchy over the past few months (completely freezes when the battery gets down to about 60%, freezes a lot during page turns, etc). I want to get a new ereader that is going to last a while. I was totally against using a tablet as an ereader but I was reading more about them last night. I looked into glare guards and found the Moshi iVisor. It seems pretty good, looks more heavy duty than the plastic ones you stick on the screen but I didn't see reviews specifically about reading with it. Any tablet users have some insight? Alternatively, are there any really good quality eink devices out there? From what I've seen they're all pretty similar when it comes to actual device quality. I don't really need a lot of features. I rarely if ever use wifi, don't need a light, being able to read PDFs well is good but it's not a dealbreaker. I definitely want a device that reads ePubs. If I lived in the US I'd consider trying the Kindle Paper White and getting Amazon Prime for the lending library, but we don't have that in Canada.