03-14-2009, 05:20 PM | #16 |
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03-14-2009, 06:25 PM | #17 |
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Nate the great
I am not siding with anyone. I have my own priorities. I never read ebooks before eInk because of eye strain. Sony Reader with eInk & battery life & wonderful text display; is the perfect solution for me. Anything with non eInk screen is not an option for me, because of eyestrain. So, I do not visit most of non prs-505 forums. I give a cursory glance to kindle, prs-700/500 forums and follow News and Announcement forums and avoid Lounge since karma whores invasion. I think it might explain why if not all, but many of the eInk owners do not interract directly with non eInk owners We just frequent different pubs, although they across the road... |
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03-15-2009, 08:45 AM | #18 | |
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You know, I actually liked reading on my Franklin ebookman before it died on me, despite it's many major faults. I liked the screen. Sure, I had to angle it because of reflectiveness sometimes, but for me it was ok. I have to mention that I have 20/20 vision though... If I find another one used, I think I'll buy it. |
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03-15-2009, 08:49 AM | #19 | |
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03-15-2009, 08:52 AM | #20 |
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Given the amount of reading people do on this forum, you could have read lots of ebooks on the same LCD screen that you used to read MR. So if reading MR is not a problem, why is reading an eBook a problem? When I started really reading eBooks, I was using an LCD monitor and then LCD screen of a laptop. I got the Sony so I could be more portable. The laptop is not portable enough.
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03-15-2009, 09:00 AM | #21 |
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That's a shame. You're missing a lot of funny posts. And most aren't nonsense; we have some really clever people here. If you don't read Marc's posts, then you are really missing out. Not reading my posts, on the other hand, is probably better for your health. I know 6 people here who don't eat or drink while reading my post. They're afraid of choking to death.
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03-15-2009, 09:06 AM | #22 | |
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On many forums the result is usually either rep gaining/giving abilities are changed by implementing a new calculating formulas, thus leaving anyone who didn't participate in the active "trading" process forever behind, or/and removing the feature altogether because it has been misused. Another "preventative" measure that is being used is that a number of posts in flame/lounge areas of forums is not being counted (so useless posts are not added to a number of posts of a particular user). But if it happens after the system was abused it still leaves the abusers way ahead of anyone else. I even asked Alex to remove karma from my account, so I cannot see it and noone can give karma to me but apparently it is impossible. |
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03-15-2009, 09:08 AM | #23 | |
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It is also marketed as being a portable dictionary. I think what confuses me about the jetbook is: What are they primarily marketing it as? An ebookreader or a dictionary? |
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03-15-2009, 11:22 AM | #24 | |
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03-15-2009, 07:05 PM | #26 | |
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Etaco still sells the Franklin eBookman. I think they have the only stock left although you might find one on eBay. Etaco also sells the JetBook which I am led to believe is a better screen than the eBookman. Dale |
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03-15-2009, 07:33 PM | #27 |
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I look at it this way - if people were perfectly happy to read on LCD screens then nobody would've spent so much time and energy developing e-ink.
Personally I can't see myself ever reading on a LCD device. Maybe they'll improve the tablet computers enough but I doubt it'll happen soon. |
03-15-2009, 07:37 PM | #28 |
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The Netbook computers are very attractive these days
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03-15-2009, 08:30 PM | #29 | |
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Not sure about you; However, If a a website has an article that is too long, I just cut paste to Open Office along with other articles that I have found and read them on my ebook reader later in the day. It is much more relaxing on the eyes and with less neck strain. I must confess to being converted to E-INK. The EASYNESS on the eyes, amazing battery life and portability are my reasons for preferring E-ink to LCDS.... |
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03-15-2009, 09:56 PM | #30 | |
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From my perspective LCD flatly sucks for reading. I'll do it in a pinch (often grab a few pages of reading on my iPhone) but still... not even a comparison. But I'm no purist. Something better than eInk comes out I'm there. Whatever gets the job done. |
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