Kobo Aura H20 vs Nook Glowlight Plus - Page 3

skychan · 01-07-2017, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by photon17

Can you provide a few more details? Are you using the Nook with the LCD at the bottom in a steam room? Without cover? And it has survived many visits and still works?

Yes it survived every trip to the sauna I ever took it on. As for hardware everything but the screen still works, plug in an HD cable and its golden for movie files etc.

If I thought I could get 'new' original nook with glowlight's (the ones with the grey border) I would. It's far better than everything I've tried since. Especially temperature resilience.

I recently got the new metalic cased 'water resistant' nook glowlight and it is fairly terrible. It has an internal thermometer of some sort that makes it cut out in the cold, or in the hot, and then requires a hard reboot to start again.

So for me the original Nook with glowlight is the best ereader I've yet had. Each one to come after it has lost just one more useful feature, Button's so it can be used in gloves, press on/off for the light, temperature reslience at low or high temps etc.

ZodWallop · 01-09-2017, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by skychan

If I thought I could get 'new' original nook with glowlight's (the ones with the grey border) I would. It's far better than everything I've tried since...

So for me the original Nook with glowlight is the best ereader I've yet had. Each one to come after it has lost just one more useful feature, Button's so it can be used in gloves, press on/off for the light, temperature reslience at low or high temps etc.

I agree. They've become collectible I think. When I've gone to look for them on eBay the unused ones go for far more than I'm willing to pay. There's also the screen tearing issue you have to watch out for when you do find an affordable used one.

I prefer Kobo's software. But if B&N were to bring back the design of the Simple Touch with Glowlight in a new device (with the high-res carta screen and waterproofing of the latest model, since I'm dreaming) I'd snap it up.

JSWolf · 01-09-2017, 01:20 PM

I disliked the hardware of the nook STR. It is rather odd. The buttons take a lot of pressure to press.

ZodWallop · 01-09-2017, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The buttons take a lot of pressure to press.

I guess I'm a brute at heart

Dr. Drib · 01-09-2017, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I guess I'm a brute at heart

photon17 · 01-13-2017, 07:48 AM

Thanks! I have one of those and will give it a try. I have been using an old Kindle in a waterproof pouch. It works but is not ideal.

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01-09-2017, 01:20 PM	#33
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,803 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I disliked the hardware of the nook STR. It is rather odd. The buttons take a lot of pressure to press.

01-13-2017, 07:48 AM	#36
photon17 Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 5380 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Arizona Device: Too many	Thanks! I have one of those and will give it a try. I have been using an old Kindle in a waterproof pouch. It works but is not ideal.

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