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reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 05:02 AM by yiersan
reply to post by Faiol


I doubt there is any conspiracy for this commercial product. The Apple marketing team just did another amazing job in convincing the world that they should buy a iPad and not all those hundreds of different similar tablet readers like Kindle, P88, Que and so on. And if the Apple marketing for the good reviews? Ah well, it is not like the others did not do that, Apple just did it better.

Besides, the market for these PC tablet readers were tiny and slowly developing until Amazon put out the Kindle. Apple just capitalized with a good marketing strategy (not neccessary top-notch or superior quality) this market.


reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 05:06 AM by vox2442
reply to post by andy1033


I spend $200/month on books. I think that takes me out of the "casual reader" category.

I don't have much of a problem reading from a good display - the only thing that's a PITA with using my laptop for that purpose is that it's tough to get comfortable with one. I certainly have done it, though. I've spent days on end working at my computer (for quite a few years now), and I haven't suffered any ill effects. Can't see why the iPad would be any different.

It occurs to me, though - I guess I'm buying in to the conspiracy. I've already got an image in mind of being able to sit back with a coffee and browse the Saturday papers from back home - and it's people like me that the print news media is counting on to pull them out of their death spiral.


reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 05:17 AM by andy1033
reply to post by vox2442


I find that i cannot read books on computer screen, while you find it ok.

Thats the problem for colour, you may find some like you that are ok with it, but a person like me finds computer screen reading hard on my eyes.

But if you buy $200 a month on books, i would buy one if i was you. It looks agreat size for a ebook reader, and if your comfortable with the screen then go for it.

But for me na, i will wait until they find and make a colour screen that all agree is good for your eyes.

The funny thing is that r murdock said the times would go subscription, just before this, so who knows, maybe they get together and he was waiting for a ipad type device to come out for subs on the online times also.





[edit on 4/4/2010 by andy1033]


reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 05:42 AM by abecedarian
reply to post by andy1033
Adjusting the gamut is out of the question?
Most monitor vendors offer color corrections.


reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 05:47 AM by yiersan
reply to post by andy1033


Any new electronic products are full of flaws and bugs, which if it sells the company behind it will try to debug and improve. So yeah, you should wait for the newer versions and technology. Newer technology, lower price very often. Issue might be though that like me I would wait on for ages because those new stuff keep on coming out.....


reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 05:47 AM by abecedarian
reply to post by vox2442


So think about that- you read books... and for every book you read, you are presented with two pages- one on the left and one on the right... and you read through the left page, start at the top of the right and read through that, then flick that page to the left, exposing the next two pages....

The action of flicking soft pages from the right to the left, left to right, or in along vertical axis via software in response to finger pressure and motion is hereby copyrighted, 4/4/2010 03:47 PST
Applying additional pressure to the screen in order to inform the system that multiple pages, in response and corresponding to the pressure exerted on the touch pad should be scrolled (flicked) simultaneously, is also herby copyrighted.

[edit on 4/4/2010 by abecedarian]


reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 05:53 AM by vox2442
reply to post by abecedarian


Ok, I've thought about it:

Your strawman makes no sense at all.


reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 06:06 AM by abecedarian
Originally posted by vox2442
reply to post by abecedarian


Ok, I've thought about it:

Your strawman makes no sense at all.


Kind of like your post.

At least say what doesn't make sense. Otherwise, you only look like an idiot that gave up trying to figure it out and replied that it made no sense in order to force the blame on me.

Kind of like the Apple advertisements that say "It just works" when in fact it doesn't work for a lot of people.

[edit on 4/4/2010 by abecedarian]


reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 06:37 AM by andy1033
Originally posted by abecedarian
reply to post by andy1033
Adjusting the gamut is out of the question?
Most monitor vendors offer color corrections.



I find it does not help, maybe you have perfect eyesight. I find after i messed around with colours etc, after a while my eyes become tired as well.

But i have a sony ebook reader, and its just like reading a book for me, but i want a colour one for text books, that can do graphics.

If i had the money i would buy an ipad, but i do not, so i will wait for another company to make a dedicated ebook reader that is colour and not lcd.

So i will wait for a colour dedicated ebook reader, do not care for all the frills, as i am sure someone will do a colour one and its just a ebook reader, and does pdfs without having to convert.

[edit on 4/4/2010 by andy1033]


reply posted on 4-4-2010 @ 06:45 AM by abecedarian
Originally posted by andy1033
Originally posted by abecedarian
reply to post by andy1033
Adjusting the gamut is out of the question?
Most monitor vendors offer color corrections.



I find it does not help, maybe you have perfect eyesight. I find after i messed around with colours etc, after a while my eyes become tired as well.

But i have a sony ebook reader, and its just like reading a book for me, but i want a colour one for text books, that can do graphics.

If i had the money i would buy an ipad, but i do not, so i will wait for another company to make a dedicated ebook reader that is colour and not lcd.

So i will wait for a colour dedicated ebook reader, do not care for all the frills, as i am sure someone will do a colour one and its just a ebook reader, and does pdfs without having to convert.

[edit on 4/4/2010 by andy1033]
Most likely, everything coming up will be OLED, meaning LCD will be out of the picture (pun not intended).

And you will always have problems with devices based on reflected versus transmitted light.
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