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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan
How is the aspect ratio of the Xoom more conducive to comic book reading than the iPad? I have sampled comics on the Xoom and have read comics on my rooted nook color. Neither aspect ratio is as good as the iPad for comics. Having said that, I do enjoy using the smaller form factor of the nook color for some comics.
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I prefer the widescreen in portrait mode for comic reading, especially for american comics. American comics are very tall compared to manga and others. The 4:3 aspect ratio of the iPad makes the comic too short on the screen to comfortably read smaller text. This is when viewed too fit height, it also loses many pixels to either side to letterbox the page. At the width of 768 in portrait minus the letter boxing, it does not leave enough resolution to see small text easily. I get annoyed with scrolling so the fit width on the iPad does not work for me. On the Xoom when view in portrait the width is 800 pixels. And because it is widescreen the height of an american comic fits almost perfectly, only cutting off page numbers and such. If I find out a way to minimize the system bar the pages will fit great on the 16:9 screen.
[Edit] I should also add that small text (such as the footnotes in spawn) show up clearly on the Xoom when the iPad would require some zooming and panning.