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Originally Posted by mezzanine
In theory, the ereaders with the Carta 1200 screen should all be better than any model using an older e-ink version.
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Sure. But it is all in how you implement it.
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Nothing Kobo or Amazon do can alter the fundamental performance characteristics of the e-ink panel itself.
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No, they can't alter the performance characteristics of the screen. But they can obscure the screen behind extra layers which can impact the experience.
Read through these boards over the years. IR touch vs. capacitive touch. Sunken screen vs. flush screen. Screen with front lighting vs. screens with no lighting. Each improvement involves adding another obscuring layer on top of the screen.
Many people here will say the old screens that did not have any lighting looked clearer than most current screens.
I have a Nook Glowlight 3 and a Kobo Clara HD. Both use the exact same 6" Carta screen. But the Glowlight 3 using IR does look better than the Clara using capacitive touch. Not mindbogglingly better. But enough that several posters who own both have commented on it.
Also, look at the complaints about the Paperwhite 4 vs. the Paperwhite 3. Both used the same screens. But the 3 had a sunken screen and the 4 had a flush screen.