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Pirivan · 08-23-2008, 12:46 AM

I am not sure anyone has a good answer to this, but I will throw this question out again. I am looking for a COLOR e-book reader, with a largish display and a decent resolution that would be suitable for reading american comics in a .cbr or .cbz format, that can display one full page at a time without needing to zoom to read. Unfortunately I know that most proprietary devices don't support those formats, I know I may have to extract the files and just scroll through .jpegs (but if the device does a nice job of that it could be acceptable). What would really be the best would be a mobile device with a linux OS on it, I am sure there are plenty of .cbr or .cbz readers out for that

, but I digress.

This device must also have a foldable or touch display, I don't want to use a laptop, I want the experience to be as much like reading a comic as possible. Additionally, I don't want to spend the money for a tablet, $300-$600 would be absolutely ideal as I don't much care if the device can do anything else except be a great .cbr, .cbz comic book viewer. From what other users have stated it sounds like 7" is probably the best size for such a device if the resolution is decent.

Does anyone have an opinion on this for the new Archos 5" or 7" internet media tablet?

amazon.com link to archos internet media tablets

The main thing that worries me here is that 800x480 seems like a bit of a low resolution but never having used any device to try to read comics (besides my DS, which I decided the screen was too small, you MUST be able to view a full page at a time) I can't tell.

Is there some other device I should be waiting for that might work? Another affordable MID or UMPC with a large, decent resolution screen? Wait for color e-ink (I can tell that is a couple of years out)? Anyone else have the same dilemma as me? I'd love to hear any and all opinions or feedback about this.

08-23-2008, 12:46 AM	#10
Pirivan Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: asd	Bump: Much the Same Issue I am not sure anyone has a good answer to this, but I will throw this question out again. I am looking for a COLOR e-book reader, with a largish display and a decent resolution that would be suitable for reading american comics in a .cbr or .cbz format, that can display one full page at a time without needing to zoom to read. Unfortunately I know that most proprietary devices don't support those formats, I know I may have to extract the files and just scroll through .jpegs (but if the device does a nice job of that it could be acceptable). What would really be the best would be a mobile device with a linux OS on it, I am sure there are plenty of .cbr or .cbz readers out for that , but I digress. This device must also have a foldable or touch display, I don't want to use a laptop, I want the experience to be as much like reading a comic as possible. Additionally, I don't want to spend the money for a tablet, $300-$600 would be absolutely ideal as I don't much care if the device can do anything else except be a great .cbr, .cbz comic book viewer. From what other users have stated it sounds like 7" is probably the best size for such a device if the resolution is decent. Does anyone have an opinion on this for the new Archos 5" or 7" internet media tablet? amazon.com link to archos internet media tablets The main thing that worries me here is that 800x480 seems like a bit of a low resolution but never having used any device to try to read comics (besides my DS, which I decided the screen was too small, you MUST be able to view a full page at a time) I can't tell. Is there some other device I should be waiting for that might work? Another affordable MID or UMPC with a large, decent resolution screen? Wait for color e-ink (I can tell that is a couple of years out)? Anyone else have the same dilemma as me? I'd love to hear any and all opinions or feedback about this.