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Originally Posted by combine1237
1. The first object of contention is the difference in the two touchscreen technologies, the infrared touchscreen on the Glo and the capacitive touchscreen on the Paperwhite. I have yet to find a local store in my area that has working models of either to test the responsiveness and accuracy of their screens. Can anyone confirm how the two stack up against each other and if there are that many differences(excluding the brightness and slightly different colors).
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The Kobo screen lighting is more even. It is effectively better. I have handled one and I was impressed. However, you cannot dim it as much as a PW. So in a dark room you may find it is too bright! Do you have sensitive eyes? This could be a show-stopper. Maybe check in the Kobo forums.
I have not handled a PW, but from what I've read in reviews and on this board, the PW screen is less even than the Kobo and shows cones of light and shadow at the bottom. However, most people don't seem to mind. But you can get a stinker which includes lots of discoloration (pink and blue) on the screen. It seems that Amazon has poor quality control. Hopefully they've ironed it out by now. Most people are happy with their PWs but you can get a bad one.
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2. It strikes me that amazon seems to love the walled garden approach with their kindles and does not support near as many formats as the Kobo does. If one jailbreaks a kindle will it support the same formats as a Kobo does effectively, could you turn the light off using a KUAL application, and are jail-broken Kindle Paperwhites stable and legal.
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Yep. Amazon has implemented its own format to wall off all other retailers. However it is easy to convert epubs (the main open-source format) to mobi and azw (Amazon-readable formats) using the free software Calibre. I suggest you get this software and learn to use it.
Re: Jailbreaking, I think you would be better served to ask in the Kindle forum. I think it is stable and that you can turn off the light after jail-breaking.
Be aware that neither ereader offers usable pdf support. The main difference in terms of file readability between the Kobo and the PW is that the Kobo supports epub. This is easy to get around with Calibre. However, they are both pretty crappy when it comes to pdf. Sony is much better for this.
Oh, btw, the Kobo software is reputedly flaky. Honestly, between the two, I'd probably get the PW, but if I got a crap screen, and it was still crap after 24-hours, I'd send it back. Personally, I'd wait for the new Sony probably coming out by next autumn.
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Originally Posted by combine1237
Edit: Sorry, I live in the U.S.
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