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Originally Posted by barryem
Probably the marketers named it the Aura 2 because they want us to believe it's a descendent but I think it's not a stripped down Aura, but a stripped down Glo HD. Pretty much all their devices are Auras now so the name doesn't mean anything.
I have all 3 models of the Paperwhite and I use the PW2 and PW3 interchangeably and I really can't tell the difference. I realize others can but I can't and I doubt most people can. The Aura 2 and the Glo HD have the same screen density relationship as my Paperwhites so I really think most people who buy the Aura 2 are going to be happy with it. Personally I like my old Aura.
Barry
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I got a Glo back when it was the current model; it was my first front-lit device, but I was never happy with it. I preferred my Sony X50s, where the text displayed more sharply even though the specs were worse. It wasn't until I got the H2O that I liked a Kobo. (Really didn't like the Mini.)
Time marches on and much as I loved my Sonys, I was ready for a brighter and lighter, smaller reader for my purse. I was waiting on the new releases, but when I saw the Aura 2 I read the writing on the wall and jumped on a Glo HD.
My point? The 212 ppi resolution of the Glo, the Aura 2 and the PW 2 isn't good enough when there's better. The 265 ppi of the H2O was fine; I don't get added utility that I'm aware of from 300 ppi. But 212 is unacceptable to me; obviously MMV as yours obviously does.
All of that said, I agree with your analysis. Kobo is carving out its market where Amazon doesn't go, that of larger screens. The Aura 2 is just so they have an entry in the lit, 6" market, but they've cheapened it so it's not a loss. Alrighty; I've got my Glo HD, so I'm good. And there's no point in buying ahead, so I'll just have to see what the market brings down the line.