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Scott Nielsen · 08-18-2010, 04:55 AM

I've recently been asking myself the exact same question.

Though I'm quite happy with my DX, I had pretty much made up my mind to get the new Kindle 3 due to 1) the new Pearl screen and 2) the weight savings vs. the DX.

Here's the crux, I hadn't ever seen a 6" screen in real life but when I was over to the U.S. the other week I made a point of visiting a Target to have a look at Kindle 2 and the Sony readers. I must admit I was taken aback by just how small the screen is. They had no working demo so I then went to a Borders where a kind gentleman allowed me to play around with a Kobo but again I was underwhelmed. The screen feels tiny.

I am now very undecided. I worry that I won't get into my "flow" on a 6". It just seemed to not contain much text and this bothered me. I'm not entirely sure why that is. Could be just habit.

I think my ideal screen size is a something closer to the iPad, though slightly narrower.

08-18-2010, 04:55 AM	#12
Scott Nielsen Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 112134 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kuala Lumpur Device: iPad, K3, K4, T1	I've recently been asking myself the exact same question. Though I'm quite happy with my DX, I had pretty much made up my mind to get the new Kindle 3 due to 1) the new Pearl screen and 2) the weight savings vs. the DX. Here's the crux, I hadn't ever seen a 6" screen in real life but when I was over to the U.S. the other week I made a point of visiting a Target to have a look at Kindle 2 and the Sony readers. I must admit I was taken aback by just how small the screen is. They had no working demo so I then went to a Borders where a kind gentleman allowed me to play around with a Kobo but again I was underwhelmed. The screen feels tiny. I am now very undecided. I worry that I won't get into my "flow" on a 6". It just seemed to not contain much text and this bothered me. I'm not entirely sure why that is. Could be just habit. I think my ideal screen size is a something closer to the iPad, though slightly narrower.