![]() It must have something to do with the layer used for the frontlight. Head-on you can't really notice it, but side-by-side the Kindle's screen is sharper and clearer. Speaking of dingy, the screen has sort of a rough and dirty appearance when viewed at an angle, whereas the Kindle Paperwhite looks really clear. And instead easily wiping away with a cloth they mostly just spread around and make it look dingy. The only problem with it is it shows smudges. Like Kobo's other ereaders, the Kobo Glo is covered in a soft texture front and back that feels rather pleasant to the touch. If anything the text looks a little darker without the frontlight layer. For instance, the Sony PRS-T2 with the standard E Ink screen is just as easy to read. Text is a little sharper and clearer, especially smaller text, but the high resolution screen certainly doesn't give enough of a reason to be a deciding factor over another device. The high resolution screen is a nice upgrade, but in all honesty the difference is hardly noticeable in real life. The memory is still the same too at 2GB, and there's a microSD card slot for cards up to 32GB. It still uses an infrared touchscreen and doesn't have any physical page turning buttons. The Kobo Glo brings some upgrades over the Touch, including the frontlight, a new higher resolution 1024 x 758 E Ink Pearl screen, and a faster processor. ![]() Price: $129 at Powell's Books, Indigo, WHSmith Kobo Glo Video Review Overall, the Kobo Glo has some annoying quirks and a few deficiencies, but it's still one of the better choices for a dedicated ebook reader. The high-resolution screen and better frontlight beats out the GlowLight Nook Touch too. It doesn't have quite the ease of use as the Kindle Paperwhite, nor some of the advanced features, but it has a lot more font settings, a more uniform frontlight, no annoying advertisements, and it supports Adobe ePub for ebooks from a variety of sources, making it a solid alternative to the Kindle. The Kobo Glo is the sleeper pick of the year.
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