Kobo Glo HD - Page 54

booklover6 · 05-02-2015, 04:27 PM

My mail person brought mine this afternoon! Woo hoo! I've not done any comparisons yet, need to charge it up and run the patch.

First impressions.

The screen on my Glo HD is yellow at the top and whiter at the bottom.

Page turns are noticeably slower on the HD as compared to the Voyage, and slightly slower than the Glo.

Side by side, the text on the HD is much sharper than the Glo. The light on the HD is not quite as bright at 100%.

Side by side, the Voyage screen looks better than the HD. The text on the Voyage is sharper. The Voyage screen is whiter and the light is brighter. This could be due to the yellow tint of the HD.

These comparisons were done in a semi dark room (light coming from a window across the room).

cerem0ny · 05-02-2015, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

I have a couple of those cases, and the magnet does turn off the Glo when folded all the way back. I either stick a finger between the layers, or just take it out of the case if I am going to be reading for awhile.

I also have a couple of these, and they do not turn the device off when folded all the way back. They are thicker and add bulk, however. I'll be trying both on my new Glo HD. ((By the way those colors as depicted are way off - the orange is a very bright vibrant orange, and the pink is a very pale pink)).

Hey buddy, just so you know: there is an option in the settings somewhere (under readung settings? Sleep settings? I know it's there somewhere!_ which allows you to check a box saying whether you want the Kobo Sleep Cover to turn the kobo off or on... Was a lifesaver, took me a while to figure out - now I can fold covers in over themselves without the perpetual stress that my Kobo will turn itself off every 2 minutes!!

cerem0ny · 05-02-2015, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

The screen on my Glo HD is yellow at the top and whiter at the bottom.

Nooooooo! This is like hearing the Anti-Christ has been reborn here on Earth!

Would love to see a photo... I simply refuse to believe this is even possible!
(Why Kobo Why???)

rjcroy · 05-02-2015, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

...Side by side, the Voyage screen looks better than the HD. The text on the Voyage is sharper.

What font were you using to do the comparison?

booklover6 · 05-02-2015, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rjcroy

What font were you using to do the comparison?

That is a good point. I used the side loaded font Charis SIL Modified Larger on the Kobo Glo and Glo HD, and the same font embedded in the Kindle Voyage.

Switching the Voyage and the Glo HD to Ceacilia, the difference was not as noticeable. Plus, I can darken the font on the HD.

That two tone yellow screen is not pleasing, to me. The screen looks dull. I hope to try it outside tomorrow. I don't like the looks of the Voyage screen outside.

filmo · 05-02-2015, 08:27 PM

You the new owner of a Kobo reader is responsible for final quality control. If you don't like screen color or something else return it to Kobo. This should train them to improve their quality control and stop wasting our and thier time and money by selling better products.

booklover6 · 05-02-2015, 08:54 PM

I know that, but it's too soon for me to make that decision.

Ripplinger · 05-02-2015, 09:02 PM

Now that I've gotten just over 500 books on my Glo HD and played around with it some, the screen is more beige than I originally thought. When I have it next to my other readers, it's really noticeable then. It's almost as beige as my PW2 is, and that's the worst of them all. So it's really just the luck of the draw with screens like always, there's nothing more bluish about Glos/Glo HDs over Auras/Aura HDs.

My screen is very even, no color shifts at all, no shadows, in fact the usual darker cones at the bottom from the LEDs aren't even noticeable like they are a bit on my Glos.

The light is just as bright at the highest setting as my Glo (but looks a bit dimmer only because the Glo I compared it to is really pure white, while the Glo HD is a beige tone). The Glo HD can go to a lower setting than the Glo can, and completely off just using the firmware slider or along the left side.

I've got the same identical books on both the Glo and Glo HD and the page flipping speed is identical, once in awhile both readers will lag behind a second, but they're really identical for me speedwise.

The text for me isn't all that different using Lexia DaMa, but it does look a bit smoother and slightly darker on the Glo HD. I only have a PW2 to compare them to, and there's no comparison there for me since the Kindles don't have any way to adjust the font weight or contrast like Kobo readers do, so even the Glo is much better than the PW2. Using Caecilia it was a bit more noticeable that it was a smoother font on the Glo HD.

And the Glo HD does fit in any regular Glo cover, I have the snug-fitting sleep covers like this generic one and this one by Coodio. So it's nice to not have to buy another cover.

The only thing I'm not too crazy about is the shiny beveled trim next to the screen to cover the slight gap for the IR beams, I keep trying to tilt the reader to get rid of the sheen. But I think I'll get used to that enough to just block it out after awhile.

But the smooth feel is the best thing to me

. The Glo now feels like there's a dusty coating on it compared to the smooth glass. All in all I'm very happy with the new reader. No problems at all (other than the usual double shelves which I just cleaned up with Kobo Utilities plugin). And I wish I had a whiter screen, but nice even color can't be argued with at all.

rjcroy · 05-02-2015, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

That is a good point. I used the side loaded font Charis SIL Modified Larger on the Kobo Glo and Glo HD, and the same font embedded in the Kindle Voyage.

Switching the Voyage and the Glo HD to Ceacilia, the difference was not as noticeable. Plus, I can darken the font on the HD.

That two tone yellow screen is not pleasing, to me. The screen looks dull. I hope to try it outside tomorrow. I don't like the looks of the Voyage screen outside.

Thank you. Charis SIL is still quite a low-res screen friendly font, with fairly heavy strokes and not too much contrast. (It's good. I wish my Sony had it).

What about Palatino? That has finer features. It is available on both Kobo and Kindle, right? Does that show the difference more clearly? Can you photograph it?

booklover6 · 05-02-2015, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cerem0ny

Would love to see a photo...

I took pics but you can't tell a thing. Maybe they will come out better tomorrow, in the day light.

booklover6 · 05-02-2015, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjcroy

Thank you. Charis SIL is still quite a low-res screen friendly font, with fairly heavy strokes and not too much contrast. (It's good. I wish my Sony had it).

What about Palatino? That has finer features. It is available on both Kobo and Kindle, right? Does that show the difference more clearly? Can you photograph it?

No Palatino on the Kobo, and no Georgia on the Kindle.

booklover6 · 05-02-2015, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ripplinger

The light is just as bright at the highest setting as my Glo (but looks a bit dimmer only because the Glo I compared it to is really pure white, while the Glo HD is a beige tone). The Glo HD can go to a lower setting than the Glo can, and completely off just using the firmware slider or along the left side.

Good point....I compared the lighting on my other Glo and they are the same brightness. It's not quite as white a screen as the other Glo. But the difference is not as great as I thought. The are all three about the same. I think it's that heavy cream at the top of my Glo HD that throws off my perception.

The Glo HD is a great improvement to the original Glo. The background of mine, while two toned, is a soft cream color with a slightly textured look, like a piece of parchment.

davidfor · 05-02-2015, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

I have a couple of those cases, and the magnet does turn off the Glo when folded all the way back. I either stick a finger between the layers, or just take it out of the case if I am going to be reading for awhile.

Mine doesn't put either the Glo or Glo HD to leep when folded back.

Quote:

I also have a couple of these, and they do not turn the device off when folded all the way back. They are thicker and add bulk, however. I'll be trying both on my new Glo HD. ((By the way those colors as depicted are way off - the orange is a very bright vibrant orange, and the pink is a very pale pink)).

Apart from the logo on the front and the interior fabric, I would have said that came from the same factory as mine.

pssquirrel · 05-02-2015, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filmo

You the new owner of a Kobo reader is responsible for final quality control. If you don't like screen color or something else return it to Kobo. This should train them to improve their quality control and stop wasting our and thier time and money by selling better products.

If one is in the U.S. and buys from Chapters (as I believe booklover6 is and did?), will Kobo even accept a return? or are you suggesting an exchange here?

stutzj · 05-02-2015, 11:01 PM

My Glo HD arrived in the mail today as well. I do not have a two toned screen (yellow on the top/ blue on the bottom). It bugged the hell out of me on the Voyage so I am particularly sensitive to this problem. Granted, not all screens are created equal but mine is very uniform and consistent in the lighting. Slightly more of yellow tone overall then my PW2.

Honestly, I think the screen is really really nice. I originally returned my Voyage but have no desire to return this device. The background is naturally light and creamy, creating great contrast with the text in natural lighting. The text is as sharp as I remember on the voyage but is definitely bolder. The Voyage's e ink seemed buried under a thick pane of glass while this text seems to pop a bit more and sit closer to the surface like my first Kindle Basic ereader.

I am still getting used to the quirks of Kobo software but my initial impressions are very positive. Love the font options. I have tested the full screen option that removes the header and page numbers by editing the config and that works as well. Definitely a good reader at the price it is offered at.

05-02-2015, 04:27 PM	#796
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	My mail person brought mine this afternoon! Woo hoo! I've not done any comparisons yet, need to charge it up and run the patch. First impressions. The screen on my Glo HD is yellow at the top and whiter at the bottom. Page turns are noticeably slower on the HD as compared to the Voyage, and slightly slower than the Glo. Side by side, the text on the HD is much sharper than the Glo. The light on the HD is not quite as bright at 100%. Side by side, the Voyage screen looks better than the HD. The text on the Voyage is sharper. The Voyage screen is whiter and the light is brighter. This could be due to the yellow tint of the HD. These comparisons were done in a semi dark room (light coming from a window across the room). Last edited by booklover6; 05-02-2015 at 06:55 PM.

05-02-2015, 09:02 PM	#803
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	Now that I've gotten just over 500 books on my Glo HD and played around with it some, the screen is more beige than I originally thought. When I have it next to my other readers, it's really noticeable then. It's almost as beige as my PW2 is, and that's the worst of them all. So it's really just the luck of the draw with screens like always, there's nothing more bluish about Glos/Glo HDs over Auras/Aura HDs. My screen is very even, no color shifts at all, no shadows, in fact the usual darker cones at the bottom from the LEDs aren't even noticeable like they are a bit on my Glos. The light is just as bright at the highest setting as my Glo (but looks a bit dimmer only because the Glo I compared it to is really pure white, while the Glo HD is a beige tone). The Glo HD can go to a lower setting than the Glo can, and completely off just using the firmware slider or along the left side. I've got the same identical books on both the Glo and Glo HD and the page flipping speed is identical, once in awhile both readers will lag behind a second, but they're really identical for me speedwise. The text for me isn't all that different using Lexia DaMa, but it does look a bit smoother and slightly darker on the Glo HD. I only have a PW2 to compare them to, and there's no comparison there for me since the Kindles don't have any way to adjust the font weight or contrast like Kobo readers do, so even the Glo is much better than the PW2. Using Caecilia it was a bit more noticeable that it was a smoother font on the Glo HD. And the Glo HD does fit in any regular Glo cover, I have the snug-fitting sleep covers like this generic one and this one by Coodio. So it's nice to not have to buy another cover. The only thing I'm not too crazy about is the shiny beveled trim next to the screen to cover the slight gap for the IR beams, I keep trying to tilt the reader to get rid of the sheen. But I think I'll get used to that enough to just block it out after awhile. But the smooth feel is the best thing to me . The Glo now feels like there's a dusty coating on it compared to the smooth glass. All in all I'm very happy with the new reader. No problems at all (other than the usual double shelves which I just cleaned up with Kobo Utilities plugin). And I wish I had a whiter screen, but nice even color can't be argued with at all. Last edited by Ripplinger; 05-02-2015 at 09:05 PM.

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filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	You the new owner of a Kobo reader is responsible for final quality control. If you don't like screen color or something else return it to Kobo. This should train them to improve their quality control and stop wasting our and thier time and money by selling better products.

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stutzj Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 305794 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kobo Glo HD, PW2, Kindle 5(black)	My Glo HD arrived in the mail today as well. I do not have a two toned screen (yellow on the top/ blue on the bottom). It bugged the hell out of me on the Voyage so I am particularly sensitive to this problem. Granted, not all screens are created equal but mine is very uniform and consistent in the lighting. Slightly more of yellow tone overall then my PW2. Honestly, I think the screen is really really nice. I originally returned my Voyage but have no desire to return this device. The background is naturally light and creamy, creating great contrast with the text in natural lighting. The text is as sharp as I remember on the voyage but is definitely bolder. The Voyage's e ink seemed buried under a thick pane of glass while this text seems to pop a bit more and sit closer to the surface like my first Kindle Basic ereader. I am still getting used to the quirks of Kobo software but my initial impressions are very positive. Love the font options. I have tested the full screen option that removes the header and page numbers by editing the config and that works as well. Definitely a good reader at the price it is offered at.