03-15-2009, 10:20 PM | #31 |
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I think there is a place for both technologies in the world of reading. An iPhone is a good complement to a traditional e-ink reader. With either Stanza or the Kindle app, you can read the same books on both devices. The reason the iPhone is better sometimes is because when I have downtime at work, I can read on my iPhone and pass it off as checking my email should someone come by. Whereas with the Kindle, this doesn't work. I always have my iPhone, not always a reader.
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If the Jetbook had a large screen to read PDFs on I would buy one and use that. I have a Jetbook and have read on it quite a bit, just not PDFs.
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When I factor in how much time I spend reading BBC website and MR - my LCD useage is way higher. But I don't like reading longish articles on a flat screen LCD, and certainly feel uncomfortable reading a novel on one even if just to review. - mind you, it could be my age, and again my LCD useage has massively decreased since I left work where 12 hour shifts in front of screens was increasingly unpleasant.
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I've read hundreds of books on LCD, and less than one on E-Ink (I just bought my Sony Reader two hours ago). I can still read happily on LCD, but there are certain things that make E-Ink compelling to me.
1) Battery Life: I read very fast and the idea of a device that can last through multiple books is a goodness. 2) Screen Size: I can't find a 6" LCD device and while the Jetbook is close at 5" the combination of its price and format support keep it off my shortlist. 3) Daylight Reading: I want to be able to read on the porch and it's easier to find an E-Ink device that supports that than an LCD device. For me it's not that E-Ink is better by virtue of the name, but that the features I want most are only found in E-Ink devices. |
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I decided to dig up this thread again becuase right now I'm currently seeing the anti-LCD bias here on MobileRead. It's rather interesting that the bias seems to be one way. You don't see LCD supporters going to threads about a particular Eink reader and saying: Quote:
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I suggested a Jetbook to someone not long ago. I'm looking forward to the PixelQi product. I'm learning.
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