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0utf0xZer0 · 2010-01-29, 03:46

@Theowne:
Well, like I said... the thing is an e-reader with extensive multimedia capabilities. And I actually do think from a sheer "cool" standpoint it's hard to beat the iPad. The problem for me comes with the fact that's it's in the saem price range as quite a few devices I would find more versitle.

@Synaesthetic:
Nice find on the Pixel Qi display there, that does look like an interesting bit of tech. I suspect that Apple didn't go with it because of the viewing angles... I do hear it's the weakness of the tech and Apple actually bothered to throw an IPS panel in the iPad, which gets great viewing angles but isn't exactly cheap.
I can't say the backlit screen is as big a deal for me as some of the other compromises, but then again, I read PDF files of academic journal articles on both my home computer and my Inspiron 1501 all the time so maybe I'm just used to it. The *software* solution to the problem would be to just put light text on a dark background but I suspect many would balk at reading an ebook that way.

Also, to tell the truth, I think that the idea of ebooks on the iPhone or similar device makes more sense to me than using the iPad for them. A smartphone is pocketable and can be operated with one hand while on a crowded bus. iPad... not so much.

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0utf0xZer0 Pretentious moe scholar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Age: 37	@Theowne: Well, like I said... the thing is an e-reader with extensive multimedia capabilities. And I actually do think from a sheer "cool" standpoint it's hard to beat the iPad. The problem for me comes with the fact that's it's in the saem price range as quite a few devices I would find more versitle. @Synaesthetic: Nice find on the Pixel Qi display there, that does look like an interesting bit of tech. I suspect that Apple didn't go with it because of the viewing angles... I do hear it's the weakness of the tech and Apple actually bothered to throw an IPS panel in the iPad, which gets great viewing angles but isn't exactly cheap. I can't say the backlit screen is as big a deal for me as some of the other compromises, but then again, I read PDF files of academic journal articles on both my home computer and my Inspiron 1501 all the time so maybe I'm just used to it. The software solution to the problem would be to just put light text on a dark background but I suspect many would balk at reading an ebook that way. Also, to tell the truth, I think that the idea of ebooks on the iPhone or similar device makes more sense to me than using the iPad for them. A smartphone is pocketable and can be operated with one hand while on a crowded bus. iPad... not so much. __________________ Signature courtesy of Ganbaru.