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Originally Posted by maximus83
Two things I've considered recently about horizontal screen width while shopping and updating my set of readers and tablets: - How wide a line of text can I scan rapidly and wrap lines efficiently without losing my place.
- How wide a line of text can I read clearly with minimal head movement.
That's why, for a device used mainly for reading books, I incline toward screens in the 7-8" diagonal range with a usable width of 4-5". I wonder if a device of this form factor ends up being optimal for a good-sized set of other readers as well. If so, you wouldn't know it from today's line-up of available tablets and readers, there are relatively few in that 8" range. |
Lol, I don't require reading glasses yet (knock on wood) but both #1-2 are definitely considerations for me.
I like devices a bit on the smaller side though. Even on the 7.9" iPad mini, I prefer 2-column landscape vs single-column portrait. My sweet spot is around 3-4" width or 5-7" diagonal.