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Ripplinger · 05-02-2015, 09:02 PM

Now that I've gotten just over 500 books on my Glo HD and played around with it some, the screen is more beige than I originally thought. When I have it next to my other readers, it's really noticeable then. It's almost as beige as my PW2 is, and that's the worst of them all. So it's really just the luck of the draw with screens like always, there's nothing more bluish about Glos/Glo HDs over Auras/Aura HDs.

My screen is very even, no color shifts at all, no shadows, in fact the usual darker cones at the bottom from the LEDs aren't even noticeable like they are a bit on my Glos.

The light is just as bright at the highest setting as my Glo (but looks a bit dimmer only because the Glo I compared it to is really pure white, while the Glo HD is a beige tone). The Glo HD can go to a lower setting than the Glo can, and completely off just using the firmware slider or along the left side.

I've got the same identical books on both the Glo and Glo HD and the page flipping speed is identical, once in awhile both readers will lag behind a second, but they're really identical for me speedwise.

The text for me isn't all that different using Lexia DaMa, but it does look a bit smoother and slightly darker on the Glo HD. I only have a PW2 to compare them to, and there's no comparison there for me since the Kindles don't have any way to adjust the font weight or contrast like Kobo readers do, so even the Glo is much better than the PW2. Using Caecilia it was a bit more noticeable that it was a smoother font on the Glo HD.

And the Glo HD does fit in any regular Glo cover, I have the snug-fitting sleep covers like this generic one and this one by Coodio. So it's nice to not have to buy another cover.

The only thing I'm not too crazy about is the shiny beveled trim next to the screen to cover the slight gap for the IR beams, I keep trying to tilt the reader to get rid of the sheen. But I think I'll get used to that enough to just block it out after awhile.

But the smooth feel is the best thing to me

. The Glo now feels like there's a dusty coating on it compared to the smooth glass. All in all I'm very happy with the new reader. No problems at all (other than the usual double shelves which I just cleaned up with Kobo Utilities plugin). And I wish I had a whiter screen, but nice even color can't be argued with at all.

05-02-2015, 09:02 PM	#803
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	Now that I've gotten just over 500 books on my Glo HD and played around with it some, the screen is more beige than I originally thought. When I have it next to my other readers, it's really noticeable then. It's almost as beige as my PW2 is, and that's the worst of them all. So it's really just the luck of the draw with screens like always, there's nothing more bluish about Glos/Glo HDs over Auras/Aura HDs. My screen is very even, no color shifts at all, no shadows, in fact the usual darker cones at the bottom from the LEDs aren't even noticeable like they are a bit on my Glos. The light is just as bright at the highest setting as my Glo (but looks a bit dimmer only because the Glo I compared it to is really pure white, while the Glo HD is a beige tone). The Glo HD can go to a lower setting than the Glo can, and completely off just using the firmware slider or along the left side. I've got the same identical books on both the Glo and Glo HD and the page flipping speed is identical, once in awhile both readers will lag behind a second, but they're really identical for me speedwise. The text for me isn't all that different using Lexia DaMa, but it does look a bit smoother and slightly darker on the Glo HD. I only have a PW2 to compare them to, and there's no comparison there for me since the Kindles don't have any way to adjust the font weight or contrast like Kobo readers do, so even the Glo is much better than the PW2. Using Caecilia it was a bit more noticeable that it was a smoother font on the Glo HD. And the Glo HD does fit in any regular Glo cover, I have the snug-fitting sleep covers like this generic one and this one by Coodio. So it's nice to not have to buy another cover. The only thing I'm not too crazy about is the shiny beveled trim next to the screen to cover the slight gap for the IR beams, I keep trying to tilt the reader to get rid of the sheen. But I think I'll get used to that enough to just block it out after awhile. But the smooth feel is the best thing to me . The Glo now feels like there's a dusty coating on it compared to the smooth glass. All in all I'm very happy with the new reader. No problems at all (other than the usual double shelves which I just cleaned up with Kobo Utilities plugin). And I wish I had a whiter screen, but nice even color can't be argued with at all. Last edited by Ripplinger; 05-02-2015 at 09:05 PM.