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Begemot · 04-07-2013, 02:32 AM

What I am looking in a tablet is a "decent" reading experience combined with a decent web browser.

Chrome on Nexus 7 works great, it is the screen that is giving me troubles.

I suspect that it is the contrast combined with the glare that gives me the headaches. I spend 8 hours in front of multiple LCDs every day with no headaches.

Incidentally my eyes also hurt from playing with 4-5 inch mobile phone screens for a while, yet I had no problems reading for a long time on my 5 inch Aluratek Libre(Jetbook) which was black on grayish white.

Jetbook Color 2 looks interesting, although I remember reading on how horrible the software on the first Color was. Color 2 is still Windows CE underneath is it not?

Does Jetbook Color 2 actually have a web browser? I remember that Color 1 was very limited in this regard.

04-07-2013, 02:32 AM	#4
Begemot Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 18638 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony DPT-S1, Kindle DX, iPad, Kobo Mini,H20,iRiver StoryHD	What I am looking in a tablet is a "decent" reading experience combined with a decent web browser. Chrome on Nexus 7 works great, it is the screen that is giving me troubles. I suspect that it is the contrast combined with the glare that gives me the headaches. I spend 8 hours in front of multiple LCDs every day with no headaches. Incidentally my eyes also hurt from playing with 4-5 inch mobile phone screens for a while, yet I had no problems reading for a long time on my 5 inch Aluratek Libre(Jetbook) which was black on grayish white. Jetbook Color 2 looks interesting, although I remember reading on how horrible the software on the first Color was. Color 2 is still Windows CE underneath is it not? Does Jetbook Color 2 actually have a web browser? I remember that Color 1 was very limited in this regard. Last edited by Begemot; 04-07-2013 at 02:43 AM. Reason: E