Kobo Glo HD

[rjcroy]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

The problem is kobo displays epubs differently to their own version of ePub which is kepub. With epubs you get text straight to the top of the page with a really big gap at the bottom. Kepub, which normally you buy through kobo look like the normal page of a book.
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It's disappointing to hear that this is still a problem with firmware 3.13, because I remember it becoming a problem especially as of FW 2.0.1, and it was still a problem when I switched to a Sony reader at KW 2.6.

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Personally the Glo HD looks to be quite nice, but I don't think I'd want to go back to a 6" screen.

Same here. I like the 300 ppi, but I like the 6.8" of my H2O more. Waiting for a 1600x1200 'H2O HD'

[hugoheitz]

Hi,

Kobo GLO HD seems very promising. But I have a question about the use of Regal technology (this technology provides a better refresh of the page without the black flash).
Regal seems to be a technology provided by eink with its carta screens.

Sony used it in its latest PRS-T3 and seems to be the most advanced in its management at the firmware level. Now Sony has gone out of the ereader business.

Does anyone know about KOBO and the use of Regal technology in its ereaders ?

thanks for your help

[ryuji35]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The problem (for Amazon) would have been what the heck do they do with the PW2? The Glo HD is $129.99 and the PW2 without special offers and just WiFi is $139. So in order to match the Glo HD in price, the PW2 would have to have the price dropped to about that of the Kindle and the Kindle would have to not exist. This would lose significant money for Amazon

Kindle Paperwhite SO is now $99 at Amazon... Hmmm..

[Rizla]

Originally Posted by robko

I cringe that I'm about to "defend" something in the review , but in fairness, they did play with the "darkness" setting for pdf's on the Kindle which is likely why it looks muddy (they cranked up the darkness). They changed it near the start of talking about pdf's so it was likely that way through most of the pdf part of the review. Once again they managed to induce a reviewer created issue rather than a real problem with the device.

The pdf reading facility looked pretty similar on both devices, apart from the initial Kobo glitch. But the Kobo can run Koreader which as I understand it is a better way to read pdf. The Voyage can't do that since Amazon shut down the device.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ryuji35

Kindle Paperwhite SO is now $99 at Amazon... Hmmm..

It's a limited time offer. So it's not a permanent price drop. Besides, the Glo HD is $129.99 and has a better front light and a better screen. Still worth the difference.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's a limited time offer. So it's not a permanent price drop. Besides, the Glo HD is $129.99 and has a better front light and a better screen. Still worth the difference.

And no ads. Add $20 to the KPW price for a correct comparison. So it's still $119 vs $129.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by booklover6

And no ads. Add $20 to the KPW price for a correct comparison. So it's still $119 vs $129.

Very true. The Glo HD is still a much better value.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Very true. The Glo HD is still a much better value.

I completely agree. Well worth spending a little extra and waiting a bit longer to get it.

[Rizla]

Originally Posted by murg

Maybe Amazon will do an experiment to see if they can move in to Apple's territory: new overpriced tech sold to fanboys every year.

Amazon don't have the quality trust-mark of Apple. Apple make high-end products, which are still over-priced even for that, but they are better quality than the competition. Amazon don't do that. They make cheap stuff. Which makes the Voyage all the more interesting, and so vulnerable to a competitively priced product like the Glo HD.

I think the two companies all-encompassing "ecosystems" are what they have in common. It is that which will keep drawing people to the Voyage, but I do think they'll need to drop the price.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by Rizla

Amazon don't have the quality trust-mark of Apple. Apple make high-end products, which are still over-priced even for that, but they are better quality than the competition. Amazon don't do that. They make cheap stuff. Which makes the Voyage all the more interesting, and so vulnerable to a competitively priced product like the Glo HD.

I think the two companies all-encompassing "ecosystems" are what they have in common. It is that which will keep drawing people to the Voyage, but I do think they'll need to drop the price.

I won't dispute that at all. I want a 3G Voyage so a price drop would appeal

[Rizla]

Originally Posted by rjcroy

All this talk of epub vs kepub and firmware patches reminds me how immature this ebook technology still is. Truly mature technology just works.

I don't know that I'd agree with that. Windows computers have been with us a long time, and they lack the "just works" aspect of Apple computers. The difference is that Windows (and Android) are much more open systems than Apple. It's a trade-off between stability / ease-of-use and being able to do want you want with the hardware you bought.

This comparison applies to Kobo and Amazon. Amazon is stable, simple(r) and closed. Kobo is more open and configurable.

Saying that, they are both far more limited than the hardware allows.

[ryuji35]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I won't dispute that at all. I want a 3G Voyage so a price drop would appeal

Do you plan to hoard all e-reader models?! :O :O :O

OFF-TOPIC: How many e-readers does one need? I am curious about this since much of the people here have 2-5 or beyond e-readers... I will understand 2 e-readers (but even that I can't really warp my mind about it completely) but 3 and more? I really want the Glo HD but I have ZERO justification in buying it except the wanting and wanting.... sigh #TooManyRichKidsHere

[MGlitch]

I have a Nook Glowlight because I got it fairly cheap and I wanted to see their improvements. I bought a Kobo because of changes Barnes and Noble made to how we can access our ebooks. And because of features Kobo offered which no one else has yet even hinted at offering.

I've got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook because again it was cheaper for me than another tablet of the same quality, though I hardly use it now.

I don't read on my Nook Glowlight, despite the fact that I could load the same books on both devices without needing to change formats.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by ryuji35

Do you plan to hoard all e-reader models?! :O :O :O

OFF-TOPIC: How many e-readers does one need? I am curious about this since much of the people here have 2-5 or beyond e-readers... I will understand 2 e-readers (but even that I can't really warp my mind about it completely) but 3 and more? I really want the Glo HD but I have ZERO justification in buying it except the wanting and wanting.... sigh #TooManyRichKidsHere

I have three dedicated ereaders and a Fire tablet. I don't read on my iPads.

A Kindle Voyage, my main reader, I read on that during the day and my Fire in the evening.

A Kobo H20, because it's waterproof, And it syncs Pocket. I read on it in the bath and it will be used on holiday when by the pool or the beach.

A original Nook Glow. This contains my fan fiction or the stuff I don't want anyone to see the cover of

If I 'did' replace my Voyage with a 3G one I'd sell my wifi Voyage.

If I need to replace my Nook Glow then that's what I when I would consider getting a Kobo Glo HD.

If anything happened to my H20 I'd cry

I work full time but should that change no doubt my ereader days of buying would be over. I also, where I can buy extended warrenties, or from places that give extra years, for example my Nook came from John Lewis last year for £50 with a two year Warrenty.