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In my opinion, the ipad excels when you're reading anything more complex than a linear novel. I used to own a DX, & I'm sure you can find posts of me praising
by Herring 17y ago
In my opinion, the ipad excels when you're reading anything more complex than a linear novel.
I used to own a DX, & I'm sure you can find posts of me praising it... until I got an ipad. The DX is just barely big enough to read arxiv pdfs, so I'm sure the kindle2 is much too small. More importantly, e-ink refresh rate is so slow it's a pain just switching books, or even flipping around a reference book. Then the kindle has a very bad music player & browser, & can't play video. I keep trying to tell people the ipad backlight is a complete non-issue because you can darken it http://imgur.com/h5NEi.jpg http://imgur.com/h5NEi.jpg . The reflection is a bit of an issue, but you can definately work around it given the other advantages.
- jacquesm 17y agoWhat is it with those glossy screens these days ? It's almost like we're going back to the pre-matted glass CRTs. I go nuts when reading light text on a dark background on one of these (yes, I'm that old ;)), it's like looking straight in to a mirror.
- mos1 17y agoIn practice, the screen is completely fine from a glare perspective, when used indoors. Fails completely in direct sunlight, but it's fine indoors. The Bloomberg app is light text on a black background and it's very easy on the eyes.
- Herring 17y agoIt makes video & color come out much better, i think.