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sfernald · 11-30-2007, 05:19 PM

I love my Kindle so far. I think I love the access to content most. Every night when my wife would watch tv I would sit with my laptop and surf the web. Now I use my kindle instead. It gives me access to the same tech articles I like, and in addition, I now find I read many other types of content, such as the New York Times, the Atlantic Monthly, Salon and of course whatever novel or short story compilation I may be working on. I've noticed the quality of the content I'm consuming on the Kindle is much higher than I consume just from the web. The Kindle does a great job of supporting the different types of writing I like. Also, it is more portable and easy to hold than my laptop. And of course the screen is much better for intensive reading sessions. To improve it, I think they should make it smaller like the PRS505 and more attractive. I prefer quality metal to plastic any day. The big thing though is the display. They need to keep improving that display. Make it larger, with more contrast (most important), and higher DPI and of course an even faster refresh. I think new Kindle releases should follow the display technology. When a new display comes out that is markedly better than the last, then by all means, release another improved version of the Kindle please. I can always sell my old one on ebay.

11-30-2007, 05:19 PM	#58
sfernald Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 101 Join Date: Oct 2006	I love my Kindle so far. I think I love the access to content most. Every night when my wife would watch tv I would sit with my laptop and surf the web. Now I use my kindle instead. It gives me access to the same tech articles I like, and in addition, I now find I read many other types of content, such as the New York Times, the Atlantic Monthly, Salon and of course whatever novel or short story compilation I may be working on. I've noticed the quality of the content I'm consuming on the Kindle is much higher than I consume just from the web. The Kindle does a great job of supporting the different types of writing I like. Also, it is more portable and easy to hold than my laptop. And of course the screen is much better for intensive reading sessions. To improve it, I think they should make it smaller like the PRS505 and more attractive. I prefer quality metal to plastic any day. The big thing though is the display. They need to keep improving that display. Make it larger, with more contrast (most important), and higher DPI and of course an even faster refresh. I think new Kindle releases should follow the display technology. When a new display comes out that is markedly better than the last, then by all means, release another improved version of the Kindle please. I can always sell my old one on ebay. Last edited by sfernald; 11-30-2007 at 05:22 PM.