Classic Page Turns: Button or Touchscreen? - Page 2

TogTogTogTog · 03-03-2010, 09:02 PM

I'm changing mine from buttons to touchscreen. Once you realise its just a nice quick flick and not a drag its so much easier to turn. Vastly better then the buttons, people just need to spend 10 minutes trying to turn with the touchscreen and you'll find it works everytime

rmm200 · 03-03-2010, 10:39 PM

I am sorry - I voted for Touch before noticing this was a Nook survey. Page turns on the Sony are so reliable and natural using a swipe, I never use the button...

Robert

BookJunkieLI · 03-08-2010, 09:15 PM

I mainly use the buttons but I also do a huge chunk of my reading in bed lying on my side with the hand holding the Nook resting on a pillow so it's at the perfect angle. It's just easier to use the button at that point. Though the comments about using the touchscreen to change the page certainly explain why periodically the page would change even though I hadn't touched the button. I may actually try and deliberately use the touchscreen to change the page when I'm not reading in bed. See how it works compared to the buttons.

rocketgranny · 03-15-2010, 06:13 PM

I mostly use the buttons because the touchscreen n-swipe-gesture is not unreliable. I guess my percentage is around 75% button click and 25% touchscreen.

maxprofwell · 08-01-2010, 06:15 PM

Touch screen only, using the thumb swipe method (starting off the upper right corner and swiping towar the lower left). Works every time, and much more reponsive than the index finger, at least for me.

Prof M

moon_cat · 08-01-2010, 07:48 PM

I tried the swipe- it worked just fine once I got used to it, but I do most of my reading in bed, laying on my back or side. With the weight of the device, I would have to shuffle my hands to use the touch screen, so I mostly use the buttons, since my hands naturally sit near the buttons anyway, it isn't that big of a deal!

aagstn · 08-01-2010, 07:52 PM

Both but mostly the touch screen.

delaplane · 08-01-2010, 09:51 PM

touchscreen 95+% of the time.

dharh · 08-01-2010, 10:17 PM

I hold the nook with one hand, thumb on button, the rest behind as support. I can't fathom how I would do the same if I had to swipe. Using my other hand to swipe would seem like more effort than just pressing the bottom, where my thumb already rests. IE it seems less efficient, and I do love my efficiency.

Not to mention the better drain.

Rebo · 08-01-2010, 10:26 PM

I use the swipe mainly after reading the cracked bezel issue. It is relatively easy once you get used to. I timed the battery drain using the swipe vs. the button and it doesn't seem to make any difference.

LorenzL · 08-02-2010, 05:45 AM

Didn't hear about the cracked bezel yet, but even more so I will use the swipe then. It works great for me, now that I figured out how to do it properly!

View Poll Results: Page Turns: Button or Touchscreen?
Mainly the button	43	34.40%
Mainly the touchscreen	39	31.20%
I use both	35	28.00%
I use my Jedi mind tricks to turn pages	8	6.40%
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03-03-2010, 09:02 PM	#16
TogTogTogTog Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nook	I'm changing mine from buttons to touchscreen. Once you realise its just a nice quick flick and not a drag its so much easier to turn. Vastly better then the buttons, people just need to spend 10 minutes trying to turn with the touchscreen and you'll find it works everytime

03-03-2010, 10:39 PM	#17
rmm200 Groupie Posts: 195 Karma: 414 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bend, OR Device: Sony PRS-600	I am sorry - I voted for Touch before noticing this was a Nook survey. Page turns on the Sony are so reliable and natural using a swipe, I never use the button... Robert

03-08-2010, 09:15 PM	#18
BookJunkieLI Evangelist Posts: 435 Karma: 572984 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Long Island Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle 4, Nook Gl4, Nook STR, REB 1100, Ebookwise 1500,	I mainly use the buttons but I also do a huge chunk of my reading in bed lying on my side with the hand holding the Nook resting on a pillow so it's at the perfect angle. It's just easier to use the button at that point. Though the comments about using the touchscreen to change the page certainly explain why periodically the page would change even though I hadn't touched the button. I may actually try and deliberately use the touchscreen to change the page when I'm not reading in bed. See how it works compared to the buttons.

03-15-2010, 06:13 PM	#19
rocketgranny Member Posts: 19 Karma: 54 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA Device: Nook	I mostly use the buttons because the touchscreen n-swipe-gesture is not unreliable. I guess my percentage is around 75% button click and 25% touchscreen.

08-01-2010, 06:15 PM	#20
maxprofwell Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: nook	Touch screen only, using the thumb swipe method (starting off the upper right corner and swiping towar the lower left). Works every time, and much more reponsive than the index finger, at least for me. Prof M

08-01-2010, 07:48 PM	#21
moon_cat Member Posts: 15 Karma: 458 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: PRS-300, PRS-700, NOOK 3G	I tried the swipe- it worked just fine once I got used to it, but I do most of my reading in bed, laying on my back or side. With the weight of the device, I would have to shuffle my hands to use the touch screen, so I mostly use the buttons, since my hands naturally sit near the buttons anyway, it isn't that big of a deal!

08-01-2010, 07:52 PM	#22
aagstn Evangelist Posts: 422 Karma: 1004351 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, iPad mini 2	Both but mostly the touch screen.

08-01-2010, 09:51 PM	#23
delaplane Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: nook hd+, nook, touchpad, transformer, note	touchscreen 95+% of the time.

08-01-2010, 10:17 PM	#24
dharh Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: nook,ipad,netbook	I hold the nook with one hand, thumb on button, the rest behind as support. I can't fathom how I would do the same if I had to swipe. Using my other hand to swipe would seem like more effort than just pressing the bottom, where my thumb already rests. IE it seems less efficient, and I do love my efficiency. Not to mention the better drain.

08-01-2010, 10:26 PM	#25
Rebo Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 392 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: nook, nook color, kindle 3, Ipad 2nd gen, Nook HD+, Iphone 4S	I use the swipe mainly after reading the cracked bezel issue. It is relatively easy once you get used to. I timed the battery drain using the swipe vs. the button and it doesn't seem to make any difference.

08-02-2010, 05:45 AM	#26
LorenzL Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook	Didn't hear about the cracked bezel yet, but even more so I will use the swipe then. It works great for me, now that I figured out how to do it properly!