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Sat, 01/30/2010 - 08:59
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Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

do you all see the ipad being a good ebook reader?

I'm worried about eye strain. all the popular ebook readers have eink screens. With no eink on the ipad - is it really going to be a good ebook reader?

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Mon, 02/01/2010 - 00:09
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Re: Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

I won't be reading ebooks on it, that's for sure.

LCD screens are way too hard on my eyes to read an entire book on them.

Working on them all day is enough.

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Tue, 02/02/2010 - 23:21
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Re: Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

I think this screen should be ok... adjustable brightness and very sharp resolution will look nice

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Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:14
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Re: Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

Is 1024x768 considered "very sharp" on a screen thus size?

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Tue, 02/09/2010 - 13:31
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Re: Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

For comparison:

iPad is 132 ppi
iPhone is 163 ppi
24 inch iMac is 94 ppi

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Tue, 02/09/2010 - 19:18
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Re: Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

I won't be reading to much on it because there is a backlight, which strains the eyes more than an e-ink display. An LED screen is more responsive than an e-ink display, and the touch screen page turn is nice, though.

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Wed, 02/24/2010 - 13:49
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Re: Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

ipad looks good but you can't beat e-ink. It looks like a real book. Apple can make nice looking graphics but after a while eyestrain will be just like using a computer.

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Fri, 03/05/2010 - 18:56
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Re: Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

flash72 wrote:
ipad looks good but you can't beat e-ink. It looks like a real book. Apple can make nice looking graphics but after a while eyestrain will be just like using a computer.

yeah but e-ink can't show movies, photos, play games, etc ... so to me, the iPad is a MUCH more versatile device ... more bang for yer buck

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Tue, 03/09/2010 - 15:19
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Should be fine for reading indoors but keep it out of the sunshine.
Warning! Don't take it on the beach. It won't look good with a wet salty sandy tan.

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Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:25
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derekjanet wrote:
Should be fine for reading indoors but keep it out of the sunshine.
Warning! Don't take it on the beach. It won't look good with a wet salty sandy tan.

I can't imagine taking an e-ink reader to the beach either. I can't imagine what sand would do to one of those matte screens.

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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 14:44
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Re: Will you the iPad make a good eBook reader??

kenX wrote:
derekjanet wrote:
Should be fine for reading indoors but keep it out of the sunshine.
Warning! Don't take it on the beach. It won't look good with a wet salty sandy tan.

I can't imagine taking an e-ink reader to the beach either. I can't imagine what sand would do to one of those matte screens.

I can! That's why I gave the warning.

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