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I agree in most of your points but your uses case could be done with other devices better: - Taking notes => smartphone, always with you and small - reading b

by tferris 14y ago

I agree in most of your points but your uses case could be done with other devices better: - Taking notes => smartphone, always with you and small - reading books => ok but you could read them as well with your smartphone (4" display are big enough) or with an paper display based device like the kindle. I think reaidng is good with an ipad but rather for short-form content like articles not for books because staring hours at a bright screen, holding some (after a while getting really) heavy device is no fun - drawing stuff => a 50 bucks Wacom tablets does a much better job or you have to get a pencil because drawing with fingers feels unnatural/clumsy or get the Wacom Cintiq - listening to music?? => smartphone, always with you - watching movies for 10hours => my MBP get 7h that's ok but anyway this point is more about the hardware architecture which is great iOS/ARM and should be done in notebooks as well

nardi 14y ago
Have you read much on an iPad? - Reading on a phone involves way too much page-turning - When I turn the screen brightness down (and invert the colors in iBooks), I can read forever on this thing - You don't hold the iPad in the air when you read on it. You rest it on something, just like you do with a book (unless it's a very lightweight paperback). In my opinion, and many others', the new iPad is the best reading device that has ever existed.
- homosaur 14y ago
  I can't explain why, I can only tell you that reading on an iPad literally makes me sick after about an hour. I'm guessing something to do with the lack of resolution compared to paper or Kindle.
  - lloeki 14y ago
    > reading on an iPad literally makes me sick Being an active light source vs a passive one like Kindle/paper, the perceptual effect is different. Sickness could be coming from various causes, including: - you're holding it too close to you (which makes your eyes converge/accomodate too much): try to make the font bigger and put it further away (it will also reduce the resolution issue since you will have more pixels per arc-minute) - brightness too high: turn it down (!), use light text on dark background (hint: for e.g safari, use the iOS accessibility feature and bind it to triple home click or something to toggle it quickly), when possible choose colors with less contrast between text/background. - light sources around you: try to change relative light position or type of bulbs (CFC bulbs give me headaches for some obscure reason, while some LEDs one are too cold/blu-ish).
    - homosaur 14y ago
      Thanks! I will try #1 and see if that helps. #2 does not work for me. I've tried using night mode on Kindle and Stanza and I simply can't read it well. It doesn't feel like I can track the text. #3 could definitely have an effect, since oftentimes I'm trying to read the iPad in extremely low light. I will experiment with some light sources.
- tferris 14y ago
  I do the same (inverting colors) on my 4" smartphone and page-turning is more often than with a book but it doesn't annoy me at all. And I can hold a very light device with one hand lying on the side or reading in the subway. You misunderstood me, of course you don't have to hold or carry the iPad while reading but at least you have to keep it in balance while it lies or stands on something and after a while I prefer lighter devices—just try a Kindle, this much lighter weight makes a huges difference! And, where's the advantage having a bigger screen when reading normal literature (with programming books I prefer the iPad because you need space for code examples etc. but then again I prefer the notebook over the iPad because the IDE is close ...)

by tferris 14y ago

nardi 14y ago

Have you read much on an iPad? - Reading on a phone involves way too much page-turning - When I turn the screen brightness down (and invert the colors in iBooks), I can read forever on this thing - You don't hold the iPad in the air when you read on it. You rest it on something, just like you do with a book (unless it's a very lightweight paperback). In my opinion, and many others', the new iPad is the best reading device that has ever existed.

homosaur 14y ago
I can't explain why, I can only tell you that reading on an iPad literally makes me sick after about an hour. I'm guessing something to do with the lack of resolution compared to paper or Kindle.
- lloeki 14y ago
  > reading on an iPad literally makes me sick Being an active light source vs a passive one like Kindle/paper, the perceptual effect is different. Sickness could be coming from various causes, including: - you're holding it too close to you (which makes your eyes converge/accomodate too much): try to make the font bigger and put it further away (it will also reduce the resolution issue since you will have more pixels per arc-minute) - brightness too high: turn it down (!), use light text on dark background (hint: for e.g safari, use the iOS accessibility feature and bind it to triple home click or something to toggle it quickly), when possible choose colors with less contrast between text/background. - light sources around you: try to change relative light position or type of bulbs (CFC bulbs give me headaches for some obscure reason, while some LEDs one are too cold/blu-ish).
  - homosaur 14y ago
    Thanks! I will try #1 and see if that helps. #2 does not work for me. I've tried using night mode on Kindle and Stanza and I simply can't read it well. It doesn't feel like I can track the text. #3 could definitely have an effect, since oftentimes I'm trying to read the iPad in extremely low light. I will experiment with some light sources.
tferris 14y ago
I do the same (inverting colors) on my 4" smartphone and page-turning is more often than with a book but it doesn't annoy me at all. And I can hold a very light device with one hand lying on the side or reading in the subway. You misunderstood me, of course you don't have to hold or carry the iPad while reading but at least you have to keep it in balance while it lies or stands on something and after a while I prefer lighter devices—just try a Kindle, this much lighter weight makes a huges difference! And, where's the advantage having a bigger screen when reading normal literature (with programming books I prefer the iPad because you need space for code examples etc. but then again I prefer the notebook over the iPad because the IDE is close ...)