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Originally Posted by soulfuldog
No, my apologies odamizu, I wasn't getting at you or anyone else. I just think that while the screen on the Glo HD might be very good, its not really fair to judge it against the Voyage or H2O because it's clearly a lot cheaper to make. I wouldn't like to think people will be slightly disappointed with the Glo HD if it doesn't quite match up to those two ereaders, the fact is, it shouldn't. They are premium models, the Glo HD is mid-range, and ignoring any other pros and cons between Kindles & Kobos, it's not Kobo's fault they now have a far better screen on their mid-range model than Amazon do on the Paperwhite.  |
I get what your saying. Do you own the Kobo Glo HD? I'd love to hear what specific differences you notice between the Kobo Glo HD and the Voyage and how the screen is lesser because of the cost.
I purchased the Voyage and returned it. I actually was disappointed with the Voyage's screen because it did not feel like
that much of a improvement over the PW2. The text is sharper than the PW2, but the font seemed to be not quite as bold. The two toned lighting really killed it for me. A good screen but definitely did not seem to be worth $199 USD to me. The
quality of the build was definitely impressive. Obviously premium materials were used. My guess is that the higher cost is due to the materials, the haptic feedback buttons, and the light sensor. When I bought the Voyage, I wished they left out the premium materials and extra features to keep the price lower.
The Voyage is a good device so I'm not knocking those who own it. It just wasn't for me. The features listed above are pretty cool and I can definitely see why people like the device.
I now own the Kobo Glo HD. The screen is better in my (subjective) opinion. Bolder text, lighter screen for better contrast, text not buried under glass. From what I recall, I think the Voyage has
very slight sharper text for thinner fonts. The Kobo Glo HD is hands down
way better than my PW2 which I can compare it to now in terms of readability and text boldness/sharpness. Based on my experience, the difference between the PW2 and the Voyage was not as striking to me.
I think the build quality of the Kobo is where they cut corners to keep the cost lower. It feels very plastic and actually quite similar to the new Kindle Basic when I held it in the store. 98% what I care about is screen quality. The Kobo HD has a really nice screen. Again, IMO better than the Voyage, having owned both devices (yes I know screens can vary in quality from individual ereader to ereader).
I personally would recommend not assuming the screen is inferior because of cost. My experience (and SUBJECTIVE opinion) with these devices is that this is not the case. Granted, I have not used the H20.