01-29-2010, 12:37 PM | #31 |
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01-29-2010, 12:47 PM | #32 | |
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I try to read in shaded sunlight whenever possible, whether it's on the bus/train, next to a window, under a gazebo on a nearby mountain, wherever. Despite getting bloody muggy/hot here during the summer, I still much prefer natural ambient light. You'd think all the people reading E-Ink under fluorescent lighting would be complaining of eye strain, and switching to LED-backlit LCDs. I don't find the lighting to be problematic, but I like sunlight as much as I like fresh clean air. At least I can find sunlight in Taipei. Perhaps, but still a mighty big chunk of the internet missing. Luckily people can use converters and run video files and such, otherwise they'd need to rely on animated GIF porn. Last edited by LDBoblo; 01-29-2010 at 12:50 PM. |
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But a backlit screen is ok as well for me personally, and has advantages in poor lighting conditions. And is worth the trade off for me in terms of large screen tablet as I'd end up using the internet, video, games and other stuff more than I'd be reading PDFs and academic books on it anyway. But yeah, it's not an Apple fever for me--I've never owned one of their products. I'm just not big in the outdoors. Most of my time is spent in my office, or in my condo--with seldom even the blinds open (no privacy since all my windows face other units windows). Last edited by dmaul1114; 01-29-2010 at 02:08 PM. |
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01-29-2010, 02:05 PM | #34 | |
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I've yet to actually be able to hold a PQi device in my hand. I *HAVE* held iPhones and iPod Touches and I *HAVE* been able to see LED and AMOLED screens in action. Same with e-ink. They are out there. And come March we should be able to buy and use the iPad. That is not to say that the PQi tech won't be better, just that I'm not really ready to commit to a 'product' which can't state it *is* available or will be available within the next two months. Derek |
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01-29-2010, 02:53 PM | #35 | |
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Meanwhile, Flash for Android is in beta, and Windows 7 tablets have a flash that works, though there probably needs to be some multitouch support at some point. |
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01-29-2010, 03:01 PM | #36 | |
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Sure you can put off purchases forever waiting for the "next big thing", but if products will be on the shelves by Q3-Q4 of this year, that's not much time to wait for what may be a real change in display tech. That said, I wouldn't buy an iPad anyway, I don't like the way Apple lock down their products. So the extra wait isn't really a wait for me I've got my Hanlin, but if someone releases a touchscreen tablet using the new display tech and the price isn't outragous, I'll be upgrading |
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01-29-2010, 04:54 PM | #38 | |
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01-29-2010, 05:03 PM | #39 | |
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Okay, I can buy into that logic. I just want to be a member of the "winners" category and it looks like I have a high probability of achieving that in sixty days; by my own List of Requirements, not according to another member's Requirements. Northern Florida here, we might read out on a covered porch but reading for hours in sunlight - no. |
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01-29-2010, 05:09 PM | #42 |
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Or keep both! Never can have too many eReader devices scattered around the house, office, and car!
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01-29-2010, 05:15 PM | #43 |
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01-29-2010, 07:30 PM | #44 | |
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Flash on OSX is well known to cause a lot of crashes, though this may simply reflect the extent to which it's used. Adobe says they want to fix that, but need greater access to core, undocumented parts of the OS. Apple doesn't want to give them that access. Photoshop used to be the Mac's 'killer app', yet for the past few years it has run better on the PC (PS's code is such a spaghetti that just porting it to Cocoa was a major task, leading to a long delay for an intel-native version and the continued lack of 64bit functionality on OSX). The lack of Flash is just one result of a long and complex history in which both parties have some blame. Apple's response has been to construct a new paradigm based on HTML5 and h.264, and it's largely worked for the iPhone with its small-screen experience. The fact remains, though, that without Flash you're not getting the whole web, and that may become more evident for those who use the iPad for general browsing. |
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01-29-2010, 08:47 PM | #45 |
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In hindsight, I was not surprised that Apple went with an LCD screen instead of new, untried technology. They learned a big lesson with the less-than-stellar acceptance of the Apple Newton: Don't be on the bleeding edge.
The iPod was not the first MP3 player. Apple released a player that was not a big improvement over others on the market but they then came out with one thing the others did not have: iTunes. This gave you a seamless process of buying music and getting it onto your player. That was the big improvement. They repeated that with the iPhone and the App Store - again other already existing smartphones had everything the iPhone had (or close enough) but again it was the seamless integration with the App Store that was the winner. I think the iPod is the MP3 player sales leader (don't know for sure, haven't seen sales figures) but Nokia is still way out in front of Apple in smartphone sales although Apple has closed the gap somewhat. What does this mean for the iPad? No idea. |
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