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Old 06-27-2015, 08:39 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by testosterone325 View Post
Honestly the H2O was my first pick but I figured the higher screen resolution on the Glo HD was more important. Expandable storage is irrelevant to me. It's just that lately I feel like I have been giving up a lot for the 300ppi screen of the Glo. But if someone here can explain the benefit to multiple devices then I will simply buy the H2O rather than exchange my Glo HD for it.
Until then, if you could choose only one, between the Glo HD and the H2O, what would you choose and why? Is the higher resolution of the Glo HD worth giving up the waterproofing, higher quality build and feel, and extra 0.8 inches on the screen?
The sad part is people keep mentioning the Glo HD or Voyage for the higher screen resolution with that being an advantage over the Aura H2O. I have to assume the same people like to watch their favourite television programming on a 7 inch screen since it has higher PPI than a 60 inch screen with both having the same 1920x1080 screen resolution. In my opinion, in the case of the Voyage (1430x1080), Glo HD (1448x1072) and Aura H2O (1430x1080), the minimal differences in screen resolution should not be a factor in a purchasing decision. The difference in screen density? That's up to the individual being able to discern the difference.

My personal choice was for the Aura H2O as a replacement for my Aura HD. I lost a few pixels but felt the Carta screen made the H2O the better device. I still have other Kobo ereaders plus the ones that I have gifted to family and friends. The external uSD card slot was a plus factor since I have quite a few cookbooks and technical manuals on my ereader. Both categories tend to have lots of images/illustrations leading to larger sizes (current record holder clocks in 227MB for Farm to Table) so I currently have about 6GB used on the external uSD card. Upgrading the internal storage isn't that hard but I prefer not to pop my ereaders open without a good reason.

Of course, if I was a online reviewer, I would complain the Aura H2O is bigger and heavier than the Voyage or Glo HD. Hmmm.... my 60 inch television is larger and heavier than my Nexus 7. Advantage: Nexus 7!

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