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Originally Posted by jocampo
In my opinion, it is. I tried before. But you have the right to disagree ;-)
The dialogues are too tiny without using zooming or any other feature. But yes, it's doable.
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The question is what resolution did the 7" screens that you tried have? The problem with most screens is the lack of resolution. Most of the smaller text just becomes an unrecognizable blur due to most screens' low resolution. If the text is readable on 4" x 6" paper, why can't it be readable on a 4" x 6" e-ink screen?
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Originally Posted by jocampo
Tablets usually have access to Android or Apple market where you can download specialized apps for comics. Those apps usually let you move or read the story, focusing on that frame only, magnifying the dialogue during the process. On a plain eink device, without any app, we're limited to he whole screen or page, one at a glance. And if the reader provides zooming, it won't be as fast as a LCD tablet.
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I hate having to zoom in and out of pages. I've tried a lot of those apps before on my iPhone 3GS but the experience was just plain annoying. After trying various devices (with different screen sizes and resolution) for reading manga, I've come to the conclusion that for manga, a screen size of 7~8" and resolution of 1280x800 (close to the size of most scans) or higher is ideal. Alas, I've yet to find such a device that's lightweight enough not to put a strain on my wrist.
For American comics, the screen size/resolution needed for comfortable reading might be higher since they tend to be bigger.