12-01-2021, 08:43 PM | #121 | |
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I'm fussy, though. I wasn't when I started out with ereaders, but was thoroughly spoiled somewhere along the way. |
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12-01-2021, 09:17 PM | #122 | |
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On top of that, the Glow 2 was a flush screen and the Glow 4 is not and (supposedly) making the screen flush can remove a bit of clarity. The real test is: will the Glow 4 with its fancy new screen look as good as the Glow 3 which used the older screen, but no capacitive layer. |
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12-01-2021, 09:22 PM | #123 | |
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For me, I leave minimum margins, minimum line spacing, font size 4 and I'm fine. |
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12-01-2021, 09:26 PM | #124 | |
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Yes, I could use ePub on the Kobo, but then I lose all the kepub features that Kobo obviously wants me to have. If that is their preferred format, they should do a better job on presentation. |
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12-01-2021, 09:43 PM | #125 | |
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I guess I'd be satisfied with hyphenated kepubs on a smaller screen, but for some mysterious reason I can't stand hyphenation. It just yanks me out of the story. |
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12-02-2021, 05:08 AM | #126 | |
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12-02-2021, 05:30 AM | #127 |
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12-02-2021, 08:43 AM | #128 |
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Why do most of the outlets who've mentioned the GlowLight 4's release keep repeating, "The first Nook Glowlight released in four years" — totally ignoring the 7.8" Nook GlowLight Plus released in 2019? Do they all get their "news" from the same clueless source?
EDIT: In the Verge you get the attached picture, which definitely makes you think the GL4 is much smaller than the GL3. Last edited by rcentros; 12-02-2021 at 09:24 PM. |
12-02-2021, 08:59 AM | #129 | |
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I've attached an image of what the PocketBook page looks like. I would like the option to do the same on the GlowLight (no header or footer, or space for a footer when not using one). But I would settle for a "3.5" font size. |
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12-02-2021, 06:40 PM | #130 |
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I'm scratching my head because the latest page for the new Glowlight on B&N's website mentions neither Bluetooth nor audio books. Certainly not a headphone jack.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/noo...=9780594149293 It appears that it does have a Realtek RL8723DS, same as the Glow7.8. That is a (2.4 GHz only) WiFi and Bluetooth chip. |
12-02-2021, 08:42 PM | #131 |
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You got to love those battery life projections. A month of reading at 30 minutes per day, 1 page turn per minute, 10% frontlight and WiFi off. So ~15 hours of battery life. Yep, just what you need to travel to remote corners of the world.
According to my stats, I hit around 4.5 pages per minute over the hours I read last month and yes, those page flips tend to chew up your battery. |
12-02-2021, 08:46 PM | #132 |
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A serious question for everyone..
What about this is a major upgrade from the previous model? I don't really get the point here. Just hopefully faster internals? (which would be good - always) |
12-02-2021, 08:48 PM | #133 | |
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12-02-2021, 09:36 PM | #134 | |
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For me, the main thing is that B&N will continue selling a 6" reader (at least for a while longer). |
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12-02-2021, 09:51 PM | #135 |
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Kindles and kobo had no major upgrades as well. (Exferpt maybe for wireless charging on the paperwhite)So I dont see why nook is getting picked on...😂
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