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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
You may wish to wait for some of the color devices that are starting to emerge. (A few are already available.)
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Thanks for the info! For comic books and graphic novels it should be the way to go, but I want only manga.
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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice
I would go with a 7.8" or 8" reader. It's almost exactly the same size as a typical tankoban volume. 6" is doable, but some text can be miniscule. The Oynx running Android allows it to run Tachiyomi which is great if you use any scanlation sites at all.
Another option to the Oynx is the Likebook Mars. You lose Wacom Pen support, older version of Android and a little slower but it is cheaper.
Otherwise I'd go with a Kobo Forma or a used Kobo Aura One if you can find it. Kindles don't do .cbz or .cbr out of the box.
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Onyx is too expensive for me. Likebook me no like. There go the Android ereaders... too bad for Tachiyomi, would've been nice to have it, but in the end I should be able to manage with only sideloading just fine.
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Originally Posted by DNSB
Adding to a year old thread isn't close to necroposting compared to some of the examples I've seen.
As for my personal suggestions, my daughter is currently using her Libra for Japanese manga but she has the advantage of young eyes. The few that she has in colour, she uses her iPad for. My personal ereader is the Forma but I mostly reading epub text fiction.
The firmware for the Forma and Libra are the same. In the Kobo thread, there is a project called the Ultimate Manga Reader (hubris anyone?). |
My eyesight is not that bad, but I am staring at a pc screen for the better part of my day, and that takes it's toll... but since I don't plan on reading anything other than manga (which is mostly images and not so much text compared to actual books), I hope I will be fine.
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Originally Posted by ratinox
As a manga reader, Kobo Forma or Aura ONE are about as small as I would recommend for manga. In addition to physical size you want good contrast and relatively high dot pitch. Here's my comparison of my Kindle DX and my Forma for reference:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...4&postcount=32
I'm not a fan of the Android readers. They run very obsolete verisons of the OS with all of the problems this entails. If you're thinking about a larger device then get an iPad. |
Another vote for Kobo then, thank you! I'd go for Forma if I could find it cheap, otherwise I think the Libra would also do.
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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
How good is your near vision?
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How much do you zoom in when you read on you phone? Most new phones have 2:1 aspect ratio so you're getting large margins when reading manga full page. My brother has a 6.1" iPhone XR and manga's displayed bigger on my 6" Paperwhite than on his phone.
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Yes, my vision... it's not that bad, probably 6" should suffice, but at the same time my eyes are constantly under stress and I'd like to go easy on them (while on a budget), so I'd go for a 7+ inch display. My phone is also 2:1, but I rarely think about the parts that get cut off, that's why I thought I would need something more than 6".
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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
Here's some side by side pics. Crappy photo but they're all legible in person.
left-to-right:
6.1" iPhone XR, 6" Kindle Paperwhite 4, 7" Kobo Libra H2O, 9.7" iPad
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A great comparison, thank you! Another point for the Libra (in my eyes at least). Actually I am surprised by the iPad - it seems pretty nice, but it's LED/LCD (right?), and I specifically want e-ink since it's easier on the eyes at night.
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Originally Posted by tinkywinky666
Hi,
Been browsing e-reader field for few years (yeah no gold) and I can say one thing for sure. It's up to Your eye so go to the store and look at 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 hah even 13 inches screens. That's all.
I find Kobo Forma screen much clearer/detail wise (just look at the cloud on the upper right) than Libra but still considering second one (color wise mostly? haha). Not sure if it is a matter of 300 ratio only though so forgive me noob talk.
https://ibb.co/311QSZ5
One thing that frustrates me in those 2 are white margins and sides as if cut. Also it isn't original manga page size right??????
Imo the old Onyx Boox i86 screen was perfect for manga size wise but we all know how bad it performed hardware wise. |
Strange, the image on the Forma definitely looks sharper, I did not expect that... Also you are right, I should see some readers IRL before deciding.
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Originally Posted by tinkywinky666
This is sick imo, no edit button mate after a while omg...
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Yup, I noticed it too, wasn't sure if it's just me or not...
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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
The Forma's display isn't really any more special than the Libra H2O's display. It's just bigger at same pixel density hence higher res.
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That's what got me leaning more towards the Libra, but looking at @tinkywinky666's image, I'm thinking there should be a difference (or a catch!)... but still I'll probably suck it up and get the Libra.