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hooplehead · 06-29-2015, 05:16 AM

Hi!

I had a Kobo Touch for two years and now got a Glo HD after the Touch broke when it was smashed to the ground... :\

I'm very pleased with the Glo HD. Compared with the Touch, its background is much whiter, the text cisper (duh, it has twice the resolution) and wake-up time and overall responsiveness is better.

Here is some hardware related feedback, that would be nice if it were considered when Kobo designs a "Glo HD v2.0":

Biggest complain, the same as for many commenters, is the reflective plastic frame on the inner bezel. Really quite annoying in the sun.
The bezel itself is also a bit reflective, but not as much and therefore less annoying.
Also, if the bezel were slanted on the inside, it wouldn't cast as much of a shadow, which is also slightly annoying in the sun.
The sides of the bezel where your fingers curl around would be less slippery it it had the same surface as the beautiful back.
The power button could give a better tactile feedback, but that's no biggie in my book.

Some suggestions that could be provided with future firmware updates:

Not sure if it's a hard- or software issue, page turning could be faster. The Touch wasn't a sprinter in that department, but it still beats the Glo HD.
It'd be nice to have an "alarm clock" that pops up a window as notification. Handy, e.g. if you read in bed and don't want to forget the time while reading...
The icon for the backlight setting in the top status bar should be different when the backlight is on/off. A user could see at one glance if it's still on from last night's reading session, when it isn't needed any more on a new sunshiny day.
The brightness setting should have the percentage above the slider so you don't obscure it with your finger when using the widget.
Tapping the "more/less brightness icons" to the left/rigt of the slider should increase in smaller steps, maybe 2%. 5%-steps are too crude. (I'm not even sure why the backlighting can be so bright. Anything above 10% is too bright in a dark room. Maybe I just didn't happen on a use case for it myself yet...)
Using the browser seems to stretch the limits of the hardware. It'd be nice to have a nice light-footed email app (IMAP capable).

Thanks!
hooplehead

06-29-2015, 05:16 AM	#1412
hooplehead Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony PRS-T1	Hi! I had a Kobo Touch for two years and now got a Glo HD after the Touch broke when it was smashed to the ground... :\ I'm very pleased with the Glo HD. Compared with the Touch, its background is much whiter, the text cisper (duh, it has twice the resolution) and wake-up time and overall responsiveness is better. Here is some hardware related feedback, that would be nice if it were considered when Kobo designs a "Glo HD v2.0": Biggest complain, the same as for many commenters, is the reflective plastic frame on the inner bezel. Really quite annoying in the sun. The bezel itself is also a bit reflective, but not as much and therefore less annoying. Also, if the bezel were slanted on the inside, it wouldn't cast as much of a shadow, which is also slightly annoying in the sun. The sides of the bezel where your fingers curl around would be less slippery it it had the same surface as the beautiful back. The power button could give a better tactile feedback, but that's no biggie in my book. Some suggestions that could be provided with future firmware updates: Not sure if it's a hard- or software issue, page turning could be faster. The Touch wasn't a sprinter in that department, but it still beats the Glo HD. It'd be nice to have an "alarm clock" that pops up a window as notification. Handy, e.g. if you read in bed and don't want to forget the time while reading... The icon for the backlight setting in the top status bar should be different when the backlight is on/off. A user could see at one glance if it's still on from last night's reading session, when it isn't needed any more on a new sunshiny day. The brightness setting should have the percentage above the slider so you don't obscure it with your finger when using the widget. Tapping the "more/less brightness icons" to the left/rigt of the slider should increase in smaller steps, maybe 2%. 5%-steps are too crude. (I'm not even sure why the backlighting can be so bright. Anything above 10% is too bright in a dark room. Maybe I just didn't happen on a use case for it myself yet...) Using the browser seems to stretch the limits of the hardware. It'd be nice to have a nice light-footed email app (IMAP capable). Thanks! hooplehead