E-book reader with a good Web Browser? - Page 3

fashion_m · 01-03-2011, 11:58 AM

Waw, the Mirasol color display has really fast response time! Where's the catch?

jocampo · 01-03-2011, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fashion_m

Hi, guys

I'm sick of reading text on PC LCD monitors. I want something more eye-friendly. Are the electronic paper displays more eye-friendly? If so, I need an e-book reader! I do not read electronic books, I rather read text websites like Wikipedia, forums, etc. I also read text files like DOC, PDF and TXT.
So please recommend me an e-book reader with a good and fast web browser

Thanks.

Welcome

Kindle 3 has a browser, it is rather limited and really basic, and not designed for rich content and/or multimedia websites. As a matter of fact, I think there is no fast and good browser for any eink ereader right now and rather than a bad thing I consider this a good "feature", instead of bad one because keeps you away of distractions during your reading sessions.

I had a Nook Color and returned it. Even though the browser is ok, the LCD still is not better than eink for a true ereading experience. Outdoor is difficult to use (beach, pool) and the browser is still sometimes unresponsive and when I used it it crashed several times with reboot as only option to fix it. Way much better Internet experience than Kindle 3 , no doubts about it but I consider Internet and browsing a nice added bonus when getting an e-reader instead of a #1 factor when taking such decision.

If I was you and you're not in a rush, I would wait for a true color eink device maybe in 2012? or stick to Kindle 3 or Nook 1st generation with their basic browsing capabilities.

zinj · 01-04-2011, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by paolamanzini

Pocketbook are rumoured to be presenting a e-ink color Mirasol display at the CES, though it does not look great (at least to me).

e-ink color Mirasol? That'd be something. I think you mean that Mirasol is a different kind of color e-paper display. It has nothing to do with e-ink (which is a company and a unique brand of electrophoretic e-paper display). Please note that e-ink and e-paper are not the same thing. You may see this as a small point, but I hate to see one company getting the credit for all the developments in e-paper technology (kind of like "Kleenix").

fashion_m · 05-01-2011, 01:46 PM

Hi, guys, I am returning to you after five months

Is these something new - an e-book reader with color e-paper display and/or good web browser?
Thanks.

bZkindle · 05-01-2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by fashion_m

Hi, guys, I am returning to you after five months

Is these something new - an e-book reader with color e-paper display and/or good web browser?
Thanks.

no.
a kindle is still probably your best bet.
yes, if you want to surf the web, it's not going to be that great.
however, there are tools that you can use to make it easier, especially if you know what you want to read.
For example, I use 'send to kindle' add-on for chrome browser. any articles that I don't want to read now I can click twice and have it sent straight to my kindle...properly formatted.
for news you can subscribe to newspapers or use Calibre.
Readingtheweb will strip web sites down to the bare essential text.
If you're waiting for color eink, you'll be waiting a long time and a good browser is next to impossible to implement on an eink device, so...

jocampo · 05-01-2011, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by fashion_m

Hi, guys, I am returning to you after five months

Is these something new - an e-book reader with color e-paper display and/or good web browser?
Thanks.

You mean, eink but color? I am afraid not, not at this moment. And several company leads which have lot of interest on that like Bezzos have said it will take years before putting an eink color device on the market.

Browsing internet on eink devices is still very rudimentary and for text mainly, not pages with animations or multimedia content.

fashion_m · 05-01-2011, 04:56 PM

I don't know why there is such a sympathy towards Kindle here, maybe because it's from company that's popular in USA...
Let's see things objectively, I've reviewed this interesting article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...e-book_readers
The PocketBook 903 and Onyx Boox M90 have all fields green, what do you think about them?

carld · 05-01-2011, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by fashion_m

I don't know why there is such a sympathy towards Kindle here, maybe because it's from company that's popular in USA...
Let's see things objectively, I've reviewed this interesting article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...e-book_readers
The PocketBook 903 and Onyx Boox M90 have all fields green, what do you think about them?

I think you're changing the rules mid-stream. You wanted to know what e-reader had the best web browser, so people gave you their opinions. Now it seems you don't like the answer you got.

bZkindle · 05-01-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by fashion_m

I don't know why there is such a sympathy towards Kindle here, maybe because it's from company that's popular in USA...
Let's see things objectively, I've reviewed this interesting article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...e-book_readers
The PocketBook 903 and Onyx Boox M90 have all fields green, what do you think about them?

Because having a card reader and a removable battery doesn't mean much when a reader has crappy firmware, bad support, awful implementation etc.

jocampo · 05-01-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by fashion_m

I don't know why there is such a sympathy towards Kindle here, maybe because it's from company that's popular in USA...
Let's see things objectively, I've reviewed this interesting article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...e-book_readers
The PocketBook 903 and Onyx Boox M90 have all fields green, what do you think about them?

You want real opinion from real people?

... or just browse the Internet and Wiki and download spreadsheets and tables?

AlexSno · 05-02-2011, 07:46 AM

well my question to you would be why even buy an ereader and not a tablet if you like multimedia things... ?|

fashion_m · 05-02-2011, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by AlexSno

well my question to you would be why even buy an ereader and not a tablet if you like multimedia things... ?|

Because I want an e-paper display, not LCD.

jocampo · 05-02-2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by fashion_m

Because I want an e-paper display, not LCD.

Rich multimedia content and eink readers do not mix together very well. Like other users explained already on this thread, a tablet sounds like the type of device you need.

If you really need multimedia content on your device but still be able to read ebooks, get an Android Tablet or an iPad.

fashion_m · 05-02-2011, 01:26 PM

I don't want rich multimedia content, just a browser with easy navigation for text websites, touchscreen and Wi-Fi.
I want to read on an electronic paper display.

jocampo · 05-02-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by fashion_m

I don't want rich multimedia content, just a browser with easy navigation for text websites, touchscreen and Wi-Fi.
I want to read on an electronic paper display.

A Kindle 3 does that, but is not touchscreen.

Sony has touchscreen but I am not aware if you can browse internet and also use the touchscreen capabilities. Maybe a Sony ereader user can reply later and confirm.

05-02-2011, 01:26 PM	#44
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01-03-2011, 11:58 AM	#31
fashion_m Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	Waw, the Mirasol color display has really fast response time! Where's the catch?

05-01-2011, 01:46 PM	#34
fashion_m Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	Hi, guys, I am returning to you after five months Is these something new - an e-book reader with color e-paper display and/or good web browser? Thanks.

05-01-2011, 04:56 PM	#37
fashion_m Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	I don't know why there is such a sympathy towards Kindle here, maybe because it's from company that's popular in USA... Let's see things objectively, I've reviewed this interesting article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...e-book_readers The PocketBook 903 and Onyx Boox M90 have all fields green, what do you think about them?

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AlexSno Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 330 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	well my question to you would be why even buy an ereader and not a tablet if you like multimedia things... ?\|