iPad iPad Enthusiasts - Why is the iPad a no-brainer for you?

[Crowl]

Originally Posted by fugazied

No brainer for me because:

- I like comics, this thing will be the ultimate color comic book reader.

That's definitely something that will be a consideration for me with any future purchase, I guess the main thing holding me back is that ideally i'd like both comics and books on the same device and I use computer screens too much with work to read books on one as well I think.

- Using this as a photo album will be incredible, sharing family pics. Beats finding/pulling out photo albums or gathering people in front of a laptop.

It's just a shame they didn't include either a usb port or a memory card slot rather than making them use a separate adaptor, you can see it being the next step up from digital picture frames and being able to view new pics more easily would have rounded that out pretty well.

[killdanzig]

graphic novels and comics.

now if only i could find a site that would help me with filling up the gb's on the ipad.

[killdanzig]

Originally Posted by Pol

Yeah...I'm on the "iPad bandwagon" as well. As I posted earlier, Santa delivered the nifty PRS600 "Touch" eReader and I've, after 11 weeks of determined effort (ie, daily reading using ONLY the device) to convert back to an eReader (had the Reb1100 back in the day, went to Palm and PalmTX and share reading on that with my iPod Touch), I give up.

PRS screen to "glare-y," interface too bulky (can't change status of book once it's on the device to either "save," (or whatever other level I want to label it), and the lack of backlight was the clincher.

I had increasing headaches and eyestrain (dry eyes, etc...) with the eReader (I tend to read mostly at night or in dark places as I'm waiting for trains/planes/meetings/movies, etc...). The tiny little book light just doesn't cut it and it's one more thing to lug around. The built-into-the-cover light doesn't cover the whole page without additional glare.

Yup. I give up.

I'll be selling my ereader to offset costs as well. My biggest concern is being able to read my legally purchased ePub files on the iPad. My solution (theoretical at this point, of course) is to install the Sony "Reader Library" onto my iPad and read as if I'm on my computer (which I will be, in mini-me form - computer being a MBP).

So...yup. Can't wait.

Pol

sorry to hear about this.

we love our prs-600 and continuously fight over who gets to read tonight.

even though we have an ipad reserved, we are still looking at possibly getting another ereader.

the ipad will mainly be used for graphic novels and comics, as the backlight eyestrain headaches are too common for novel reading for us.

[acastillo]

I was not considering an iPad because I had my heart set on a plastic logic Que, but after seeing and using one at my local Best Buy, guess what I now have. Sorry Plastic Logic but I couldn't wait.

[athlonkmf]

While we're at it, let some pictures do the talking:



Manga in comiczeal


Comics in comic reader mobi


Een pagina uit iBooks


Twee PDF-magazines op goodreader


En... een travelguide PDF op goodreader



Well, how sad it may sound, this covers 70% of my interests.


...hmmm it seems photobucket now resize the images with some fuzzy filter... hafta find another host to upload pics to then...

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Absolutely! And plugging a tv to the vga out port will make good family presentations...

I prefer the cozy "sits together in couch, shoulder to shoulder, browsing through photo-album"-situation.

[yvanleterrible]

There's no picture of the MR site?

[athlonkmf]

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

There's no picture of the MR site?

Here ya go.




Sent from my iPad

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by athlonkmf

Here ya go.




Sent from my iPad

That's 90% of my activities right there!

[pina]

Originally Posted by athlonkmf

Comics in comic reader mobi

thanks for the screens, but I think the spiderman one is not readable at full screen, based on your screenshot. Do you really need to zoom in a bit at those comics? That would be a really shame because that's what I hate about those 5" screens.

[murraypaul]

Originally Posted by pina

thanks for the screens, but I think the spiderman one is not readable at full screen, based on your screenshot. Do you really need to zoom in a bit at those comics? That would be a really shame because that's what I hate about those 5" screens.

I find comics to be easily readable in portrait, and in most cases readable in two-page landscape, although sometimes you have to zoom in there, if there is small text.

[athlonkmf]

Originally Posted by pina

thanks for the screens, but I think the spiderman one is not readable at full screen, based on your screenshot. Do you really need to zoom in a bit at those comics? That would be a really shame because that's what I hate about those 5" screens.

Be aware that those screenshots are compressed and resized to 800x600 and you're reading it off a normal screen I presume. "in real life" the pictures will be shown on 1024x800 and on an IPS screen. That does makes a difference.

[pina]

Originally Posted by athlonkmf

Be aware that those screenshots are compressed and resized to 800x600 and you're reading it off a normal screen I presume. "in real life" the pictures will be shown on 1024x800 and on an IPS screen. That does makes a difference.

ah of course, that's true. Reading it in full resolution shouldn't be a problem

[yvanleterrible]

Sometimes when comics are scanned from paper, especially old ones, you can see the page on the other side bleeding through...

[pphilipp]

I'm an iPad fan and I don't even own one!
I can't help but be impressed by it every time I play with one in the stores.

I've fuddled around with Windows tablets, Android, WinCe and Linux devices, but so far the iPad seems to be the only one to get it right.

I'm waiting for revision one or two and (unless something it's equal comes along) I'll probably bite the bullet and get one.

[vonCZ]

Originally Posted by Crowl

and I use computer screens too much with work to read books on one as well I think.

Before purchasing/using my iPad, I thought the same thing. I, too, spend each work day staring at LCD screens... and figured an iPad for reading would be LCD-overload. When reading on the iPad, however, I turn the screen brightness down low and read for hours without a problem.