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evanft · 05-08-2016, 07:08 AM

I've got a Kindle 4 NT that I'm looking to upgrade. Anyone have any suggestions?

Wants

Higher res, higher contrast display
Light. Similar weight to K4NT preferred
Doesn't require too much nonsense to get my books looking the way I want in terms of margins, line spacing, etc.
Some kind of custom font support
If there is a front light, it can be disabled
No raised bezel around display. I hate how dirt gets stuck around edge of the screen and causes a shadow
Fast page turns
6" size

Basically, if I could get a K4 NT with the screen from the Voyage, that would be ideal.

I briefly had a Kindle Voyage, but the front light hurt my eyes because it couldn't be turned off. I also had a Kobo Aura HD for a while, but Kobo's software is kind of crap and I hated how much I had to tweak my books to keep them from looking weird.

Here are some of my impressions of the contenders.

Kindle Paperwhite
+ 300 dpi screen
+ Kindle software works well
+ Capactive touch screen
- Front light can't be turned off
- May not be able to jailbreak to get the text rendered how I want
- Raised bezel around display

Kobo Aura
+ Cheap right now
+ Great design.
+ Better screen that K4NT
+ Capacitive touch screen
+ Easy to customize fonts, margins, etc.
- Slow page turns compared to Kindle
- Kobo rendering software requires tweaking book CSS before loading onto device
- Have to patch device to remove header and footer
- Screen is a step behind the best available
- Kobo software is kinda hinky
- Background isn't as white as other readers

Kobo Glo HD
+ 300 dpi screen
+ Easy to customize fonts, margins, etc.
- Slow page turns compared to Kindle
- Kobo rendering software requires tweaking book CSS before loading onto device
- Have to patch device to remove header and footer
- Kobo software is kinda hinky
- Large bezel around display which casts a shadow and traps dust

Nook Glowlight Plus
+ 300 dpi screen
+ Great design.
+ Capacitive touch screen
+ Runs Android 4.4, making it somewhat easy to hack and install third party reader software
- Pretty much have to hack it and install third party reader apps to make it worthwhile
- Hardware apparently can't handle Android 4.4.

05-08-2016, 07:08 AM	#1
evanft Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 695156 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kindle 4 NT	Looking for upgrade from Kindle 4 NT I've got a Kindle 4 NT that I'm looking to upgrade. Anyone have any suggestions? Wants Higher res, higher contrast display Light. Similar weight to K4NT preferred Doesn't require too much nonsense to get my books looking the way I want in terms of margins, line spacing, etc. Some kind of custom font support If there is a front light, it can be disabled No raised bezel around display. I hate how dirt gets stuck around edge of the screen and causes a shadow Fast page turns 6" size Basically, if I could get a K4 NT with the screen from the Voyage, that would be ideal. I briefly had a Kindle Voyage, but the front light hurt my eyes because it couldn't be turned off. I also had a Kobo Aura HD for a while, but Kobo's software is kind of crap and I hated how much I had to tweak my books to keep them from looking weird. Here are some of my impressions of the contenders. Kindle Paperwhite + 300 dpi screen + Kindle software works well + Capactive touch screen - Front light can't be turned off - May not be able to jailbreak to get the text rendered how I want - Raised bezel around display Kobo Aura + Cheap right now + Great design. + Better screen that K4NT + Capacitive touch screen + Easy to customize fonts, margins, etc. - Slow page turns compared to Kindle - Kobo rendering software requires tweaking book CSS before loading onto device - Have to patch device to remove header and footer - Screen is a step behind the best available - Kobo software is kinda hinky - Background isn't as white as other readers Kobo Glo HD + 300 dpi screen + Easy to customize fonts, margins, etc. - Slow page turns compared to Kindle - Kobo rendering software requires tweaking book CSS before loading onto device - Have to patch device to remove header and footer - Kobo software is kinda hinky - Large bezel around display which casts a shadow and traps dust Nook Glowlight Plus + 300 dpi screen + Great design. + Capacitive touch screen + Runs Android 4.4, making it somewhat easy to hack and install third party reader software - Pretty much have to hack it and install third party reader apps to make it worthwhile - Hardware apparently can't handle Android 4.4. Last edited by evanft; 05-08-2016 at 08:22 AM.