I purchased a Kobo Glo HD a few weeks ago (I'm in the U.S. so it was through the mail) and have been a bit disappointed in it. I have not used it much as I'm leaning toward returning it and wanted to keep it in pristine condition. I've been reading on a Sony PRS-350 for several years and love it. I didn't specifically want a smaller (5") screen when I got it, but I purchased it right before prices in e-readers dropped and at the time it was on sale and what I could afford. Like most Sony products, they do what they do great and they just keep on going. Also, I dont have wi-fi in my home or use it in general, so side-loading suits me fine.
I finally decided to upgrade as I wanted to try a bigger screen, more font options, and lighting, plus Id seen the Kindle Paperwhite in stores and thought the screens looked pretty awesome. I assumed the Kobo HD Glow screen would look the same or better.
The Kobo screen looks more flecked to me and where there is no print there often appear light black and white stripes that remind me of newsprint and ghosting from previous pages (especially noticeable if there was a photo or image). Is this normal for the new e-ink? Is there a setting I could use that would fix that?
More questions. Is there way to change the cover? It always comes up with the cover of a book I didnt even purchase, just got a sample. Is there a way to take Related Reading off the homepage? I thought Kobo never had advertising and that to me is advertising. Im happy to get e-mails like that, but with a reader, I want to feel like Im isolated from the Internet, advertising, and the rest of the world I spend too much time on every day.
There are other things Im finding non-intuitive, but Im sure I could figure out. I just tried to continue syncing some books from my Kobo desktop (unsuccessfully) and couldnt find the eject button I saw before when I went to disconnect my reader.
Well, as Im typing all this, I think it seems clear this probably isnt for me. But Im curious how my experience matches others specifically about the screen quality versus other current readers and if the cover and homepage (removing Related Reading) are customizable.
Oh, as far as e-pub vs. mobi, I have books in both and convert. I actually got Kobo because I thought the screen would be the same or better than Kindle, there would be no advertising, and I was pleased by their new price matching policy. Moreover, I feel like I live on Amazon and I thought it would be nice to have one thing in my life from a different company, but maybe its time to give in. Thanks for any thoughts!
I finally decided to upgrade as I wanted to try a bigger screen, more font options, and lighting, plus Id seen the Kindle Paperwhite in stores and thought the screens looked pretty awesome. I assumed the Kobo HD Glow screen would look the same or better.
The Kobo screen looks more flecked to me and where there is no print there often appear light black and white stripes that remind me of newsprint and ghosting from previous pages (especially noticeable if there was a photo or image). Is this normal for the new e-ink? Is there a setting I could use that would fix that?
More questions. Is there way to change the cover? It always comes up with the cover of a book I didnt even purchase, just got a sample. Is there a way to take Related Reading off the homepage? I thought Kobo never had advertising and that to me is advertising. Im happy to get e-mails like that, but with a reader, I want to feel like Im isolated from the Internet, advertising, and the rest of the world I spend too much time on every day.
There are other things Im finding non-intuitive, but Im sure I could figure out. I just tried to continue syncing some books from my Kobo desktop (unsuccessfully) and couldnt find the eject button I saw before when I went to disconnect my reader.
Well, as Im typing all this, I think it seems clear this probably isnt for me. But Im curious how my experience matches others specifically about the screen quality versus other current readers and if the cover and homepage (removing Related Reading) are customizable.
Oh, as far as e-pub vs. mobi, I have books in both and convert. I actually got Kobo because I thought the screen would be the same or better than Kindle, there would be no advertising, and I was pleased by their new price matching policy. Moreover, I feel like I live on Amazon and I thought it would be nice to have one thing in my life from a different company, but maybe its time to give in. Thanks for any thoughts!