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Joques · 12-02-2013, 02:53 AM

Well, it's obviously not the only thing, but it's relevant, yeah. But really, the Aura is darker than the HD?

Just tried the nightmode mod on my intermittently-working GLO, it works fine - so perhaps this is irrelevant. I'll probably go with the HD for the added screen size and - it seems - a cleaner, whiter screen?

About the nighttime mod, a quasiphilosophical question. Since the light comes from the front and is reflected, and is not throttled going through black pixels, will the nighttime mod really reduce the emitted light significantly? It is probably a lot easier on the eyes, but will the amount of light bother my girlfriend in the dark bedroom significantly less? Hmm.

12-02-2013, 02:53 AM	#4
Joques Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 107414 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kobo Glo	Well, it's obviously not the only thing, but it's relevant, yeah. But really, the Aura is darker than the HD? Just tried the nightmode mod on my intermittently-working GLO, it works fine - so perhaps this is irrelevant. I'll probably go with the HD for the added screen size and - it seems - a cleaner, whiter screen? About the nighttime mod, a quasiphilosophical question. Since the light comes from the front and is reflected, and is not throttled going through black pixels, will the nighttime mod really reduce the emitted light significantly? It is probably a lot easier on the eyes, but will the amount of light bother my girlfriend in the dark bedroom significantly less? Hmm. Last edited by Joques; 12-02-2013 at 08:40 AM.