Kobo Glo HD

[ersott]

New kobo glo hd video?

[Barcey]

I've had horrible luck with reliability of SD cards on ereaders. Every time I've tried to use them I had to give up and move to internal memory. Random reboots, data corruption and having to reformat. This has been at least four readers and different brands. I can understand why Kobo dropped it in this model, 4 GB is more than enough for most people and it will cut down on support calls and improve user experience.

[Nick_1964]

Originally Posted by ersott

New kobo glo hd video?

The screen looks very bright, i want it !

(It will be kobo number 4 )

[booklover6]

FYI, I just successfully placed my order from the US with Chapters Indigo. Delivery Date May 22. Shipping was under $15.

[oren64]

Originally Posted by ersott

New kobo glo hd video?

Very impressive, page turning and font size page changes are fast.
what the size of the ram memory of Kobo Glo Hd?

[Stingo]

For me no card slot is a deal breaker. It was one of the reasons that I switched from Kindle to the H2O in the first place.

[Anak]

Well, after looking at the video I see no difference in speed or responsiveness of the device compared with other Kobo models (old Glo and newer models).
The latency of the touch screen is still there and the also the speed of page turns doesn't look any faster. This is fast enough for daily use but I have absolutely no doubt that these two points will be mentioned in most serious reviews. Definitely if they do a face to face shoot out. It will be cleary visible and noticeable.

I can understand why Kobo chose to ditch the mSD slot but I don't understand why they didn't improve the overall speed and responsiveness of the device as this are known weaknesses of Kobo devices. IMHO a missed opportunity.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The Glo is dead. I cannot see why anyone would by a new Glo when the Glo HD is the same price.

The old Glo is still showing as a device to buy in the UK. Unfortunately the buy now page says it's unavailable and tells you to go to the Kobo.com page to see what's available which is the same page you start from. I love Kobo's logic sometimes

Anyway the new one doesn't appear to be heading across the pond any time soon. I can't wait to see the comparisons against the Voyage.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by Barcey

I've had horrible luck with reliability of SD cards on ereaders. Every time I've tried to use them I had to give up and move to internal memory. Random reboots, data corruption and having to reformat. This has been at least four readers and different brands. I can understand why Kobo dropped it in this model, 4 GB is more than enough for most people and it will cut down on support calls and improve user experience.

I was never happy with the way the ext cards worked in mine, either. I never used them for long, and never got close to filling the two Kobo devices I had that had 4 GB internal. So I am not at all unhappy with the lack of an ext card slot in the Glo HD.

[Josieb1]

Your opinion is the one I'll be looking for booklover6 as you have the Voyage as well. I like my H20 and it will get plenty of use but I could never move completely away from Amazon as I like the infrastructure too much. I use the cloud storage for personal docs and Whispersync so the Amazon system is a must for me. I read on my Voyage far more than the H20.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

Your opinion is the one I'll be looking for booklover6 as you have the Voyage as well. I like my H20 and it will get plenty of use but I could never move completely away from Amazon as I like the infrastructure too much. I use the cloud storage for personal docs and Whispersync so the Amazon system is a must for me. I read on my Voyage far more than the H20.

The size is why I sold my Aura HD and never got the H2O. So I can see why you might use the Voyage more, as it is more portable.

But the thing I love best about the Kobo is how it works with Calibre to create collections automatically. (Plus the margins, the fonts, etc, of course!) The screen on the Voyage is of course much sharper than on the Glo. But the Glo screens are whiter.

Don't know which I will use more, the Voyage or the Glo HD.....have a nice case on the Voyage and none for the Glo HD, so that makes it easy to decide which to grab when going out. Of course by May 22, there may be some after market cases available.

I do tend to take the Voyage with me on the go, as it is so slim and light weight.

I can hardly wait for my next toy....

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by booklover6

The size is why I sold my Aura HD and never got the H2O. So I can see why you might use the Voyage more, as it is more portable.

But the thing I love best about the Kobo is how it works with Calibre to create collections automatically. (Plus the margins, the fonts, etc, of course!) The screen on the Voyage is of course much sharper than on the Glo. But the Glo screens are whiter.

Don't know which I will use more, the Voyage or the Glo HD.....have a nice case on the Voyage and none for the Glo HD, so that makes it easy to decide which to grab when going out. Of course by May 22, there may be some after market cases available.

I do tend to take the Voyage with me on the go, as it is so slim and light weight.

I can hardly wait for my next toy....

Don't tempt me

[John F]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

...

Anyway the new one doesn't appear to be heading across the pond any time soon. ...

In case anyone missed it, they are saying the Glo HD will be available June 1 in the U.K. Seems soon to me.

[Barty]

As someone who currently has a paper white, what jumps out is it looks slower and less responsive to touch. On several occasions it seems the user had to touch twice to have it register. This is something kobo needs to improve.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by Ripplinger

The problem with special gloves when you live in a cold climate is that it's not a one-pair per season deal. You have many different weight gloves for the various weather from 50°F down to -10°F. That can get pretty expensive. It's one of the main reasons I'll never switch to a capacitive touch reader. And most of the gloves have just the index finger with the special conductive material. I swipe with my thumb most often. And no, I don't want to make all my fall/winter/spring gloves weird looking by sewing on conductive thread myself to save money.

Even if you've got 20 pairs of gloves, the linked article in my post was to a DIY method. They provide a link to buy the capacitive thread by the foot, which should be more than enough to cover the tips of each finger for a reasonable price.

I can understand not buying touch screen gloves outright, most places charge more than they're really worth.