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Hi all,

I am looking to get a tablet to read (mostly text) news, forums, wikipedia ...
I have two Kobo ereaders to do serious book reading. But I found that even the new Kobo Kobo Aura HD was no where near usable for web read. So I will get a tablet for web read while the e-ink technology evolving. I never owned any tablet (did playing with them at shop, of friends, but they are quite different from long reading sections)

purpose: mostly reading web pages (on wifi) and mostly on bed, (occasionally playing some simple board games such as chess)

spend: up to $500 (less is better) for a good reading experience

(1) what is the optimal screen resolution for reading? (too low blurry, too high more money for less battery life?)

(2) any recommendation?

PS: I am not in US so most of special deals such as $200 ipad (older models) is out of question