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Originally Posted by haydnfan
It is a shame that both Nook and Kobo walked away from the 6 inch glossy ereader. Since the PW4 is glossy and sells well and is well reviewed I'm at a loss as to how it is not popular on the other platforms.
More choice is better. It seems like people are always split 50-50 on the matte vs. glossy debate.
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On laptops and monitors, glossy is nice for better colors.
On a greyscale e-ink reader, I fail to see how glossy is a benefit. Even the PW4 isn't really glossy. It's just less matte compared to the PW3.
The PW4 popular because it's a Kindle which has a good mix of features and sells at an affordable price especially during frequent sales. I've got multiple of them (JB backups) but if a more matte display similar to PW3 was an option, I would've preferred that.