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Originally Posted by meeera
This isn't really surprising, since the Aura HD is a premium device with a larger screen. If you're looking for a cheaper Kobo with a recessed/IR screen, how about the Glo?
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I forgot to mention, I've handled all three of the devices mentioned briefly in person and didn't really like the feel of the Glo for some reason. The things I'm particularly asking about are things that I couldn't mess about with in store (in particular, the display Kindles in Waterstones have the settings menu disabled so you can't footer about with it). Price isn't really a consideration seeing as they're both fairly cheap as gadgets go, I just was musing upon whether there really was £40 worth of a difference in quality between the two.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
One benefit of the Kindle not having user-installable fonts is that the supplied fonts can be (and are) optimised for the Kindle's screen, and hence have higher contrast than the user-installable fonts on some other devices. When the Kobo Aura HD first came out, there were quite a few complaints here on MR about how "grey" its fonts appeared. Personally I think the Kindle's fonts are just fine.
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Thanks for the info! That's really interesting. When I saw the screens I did think that despite further options for customisation of font on the Kobo (such as sharpness/weight) the text on the Kindle seemed somehow crisper. Obviously, it's harder to tell in store because nothing is adjusted to your "natural" reading conditions. I'm not particularly fussy about fonts, so I probably would adjust pretty quickly - I was just wondering what the benefit of limiting the fonts available could be, which you've manager to make a bit clearer
Is sideloading via Calibre just as easy with the PW2 as with the Kobo? (I can't see why it wouldn't be).