Today, 09:10 AM | #16 |
o saeclum infacetum
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Ideal for me would be 8" for my armchair and 6" for out and about and in bed. My reality is that I've got a 7.8" which is close enough and I also still use my 5" Mini, especially at the beach.
7" isn't one thing or the other. It's too large to fit a smaller purse and to be comfortable holding in bed, but less than ideal for upright reading at home. If you're going to have only one reader, I see the case for it. But if you have more, or are willing to keep older devices in play (me!), I advocate the two-pronged strategy. |
Today, 10:17 AM | #17 | |
Grand Sorcerer
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I also don't find 7'' less than ideal for reading at home, but then I use a fairly small font size. For me there's no real difference between 7'' and 8'', but there's a huge difference between 6'' and 7''. Yes, this sounds funny and weird, but it's the way things are for me. Last edited by Sirtel; Today at 10:25 AM. |
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Today, 10:19 AM | #18 |
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Today, 11:39 AM | #19 |
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I like 5" and 6" inch readers. I could probably get used to a 7" one (I've got an old Aura HD that I don't mind when I rarely use it), but I also have an 8" (7.8") Tolino Epos that I've hardly used. Too big and heavy for my taste. Also, I have trouble figuring out what size fonts to use with it. If I use a normal sized font, the lines are too long to be comfortable. If I go with a proportionally larger font (to make it look something like a 6" reader) the fonts seem ridiculously large. Maybe if my eyes get worse, down the line, my preferences will change.
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Today, 11:48 AM | #20 | |
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Today, 12:11 PM | #21 |
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Are there any wackoes here who use a 10" in landscape mode 2-up pages?
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Today, 12:40 PM | #22 | |
the rook, bossing Never.
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Really need larger tablet / less wide aspect for nice 2-up. The Sage is nicer for mono epubs. |
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