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Old 04-03-2013, 04:57 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Lucas Malor View Post
Ah, that's good. For your experience, an ebook reader with built-in light that is turned off (as a Kobo Glo with shutted down light) is the same as an ebook reader without built-in light at all (as a "normal" Kindle)?
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Originally Posted by twowheels View Post
They're similar, but not quite the same. The light diffusion layer causes some loss of contrast and clarity compared to a naked screen.
For the record, when I switched from my Kobo Touch to a Kobo Glo, I did not see any such loss. In fact, I couldn't immediately distinguish a difference between the two with the Glo's light turned off. The Glo does have a higher resolution, so that may be offsetting the reported degradation.

One thing I did notice right away is that the Glo's screen feels more like paper. I don't know if that's the diffusion layer or something else at work, but I like it.
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