MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > Amazon Kindle
Reload this Page Next Generation of eInk Kindle to get front lit screens?

Notices

Reply
Page 3 of 3 12 3
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 04-13-2012, 07:55 AM   #31
geoffwood
Addict
geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geoffwood ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 244
Karma: 1105690
Join Date: Sep 2011
Device: K4NT+K4T+PRST1
The base price may be higher than the Kindle Touch, but the Kindle Touch without offers is exactly the same price as this Nook. Then you have to add $59.99 to get a lighted cover for the Kindle, versus $29.95 for a regular cover for the Nook.

Plus the Nook has both touch and page turn buttons as well as Micro SD expandability. I'm not saying this thing beats the Kindle by any stretch of the imagination, but I don't think the thing is overpriced in comparison.
geoffwood is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2012, 09:58 AM   #32
ucfgrad93
Wizard
ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
ucfgrad93's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,370
Karma: 9026681
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Colorado
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blossom View Post
After looking at the Lighted Nook on B&N's site. I can't wait for a Kindle that does this!
Agreed, the Nook looks fantastic. I'll buy the Kindle with this in a heartbeat.

Quote:
Originally Posted by geoffwood View Post
The base price may be higher than the Kindle Touch, but the Kindle Touch without offers is exactly the same price as this Nook. Then you have to add $59.99 to get a lighted cover for the Kindle, versus $29.95 for a regular cover for the Nook.

Plus the Nook has both touch and page turn buttons as well as Micro SD expandability. I'm not saying this thing beats the Kindle by any stretch of the imagination, but I don't think the thing is overpriced in comparison.
Agreed. I don't think that $139 for a Nook with a built in light is a bad price at all.
ucfgrad93 is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 04-13-2012, 11:08 AM   #33
ApK
Award-Winning Participant
ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ApK ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 7,384
Karma: 68329346
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NJ, USA
Device: Kindle
Quote:
Originally Posted by geoffwood View Post
The base price may be higher than the Kindle Touch, but the Kindle Touch without offers is exactly the same price as this Nook.
I was just thinking of the price vs. the regular Nook STR. I'd like to see if this light is worth the extra $40, unless there are other value-adds this thing has over the STR.
ApK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2012, 12:27 PM   #34
Zeebra
Evangelist
Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Zeebra ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Zeebra's Avatar
 
Posts: 463
Karma: 956567
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Toronto, Canada
Device: Kindle Oasis 3
Quote:
Originally Posted by ucfgrad93 View Post
Agreed, the Nook looks fantastic. I'll buy the Kindle with this in a heartbeat.



Agreed. I don't think that $139 for a Nook with a built in light is a bad price at all.
Any videos or reviews of this yet? I'd like to see impressions first of how good the screen looks in the dark.
Zeebra is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2012, 01:32 PM   #35
Skydog
Wizard
Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Skydog's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,286
Karma: 7409537
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83
Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Libra Colour, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Oasis3, Voyage
Quote:
Originally Posted by howyoudoin View Post
I don't understand why the Fire did not get collections. It seems such a glaring oversight that I'm almost convinced that it's a deliberate crippling of the device by Amazon #forcedependenceonthecloud
Amazon is not "deliberately crippling" the Fire. The Fire is a cloud-content devicenot a storage device. It was never intended to store one's library as on an eink Kindle. It's as simple as that.
Skydog is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 04-13-2012, 03:05 PM   #36
howyoudoin
how YOU doin?
howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
howyoudoin's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,100
Karma: 7371047
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: India
Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2
Quote:
Originally Posted by Skydog View Post
Amazon is not "deliberately crippling" the Fire. The Fire is a cloud-content devicenot a storage device. It was never intended to store one's library as on an eink Kindle. It's as simple as that.
The e-ink kindles have lesser on-board storage than the Fire, and they have collections. Removal/withholding of a simple feature to make a push towards cloud storage is the very definition of deliberate crippling.
howyoudoin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2012, 03:37 PM   #37
Skydog
Wizard
Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Skydog ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Skydog's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,286
Karma: 7409537
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83
Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Libra Colour, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Oasis3, Voyage
Quote:
Originally Posted by howyoudoin View Post
The e-ink kindles have lesser on-board storage than the Fire, and they have collections. Removal/withholding of a simple feature to make a push towards cloud storage is the very definition of deliberate crippling.
Yes but the eink Kindles are single-function devices and do not necessarily require more storage. The Fire, OTOH, is not a single-function device and certainly not a dedicated reader. Again -- it was developed and marketed as a cloud-content device. We have different viewpoints and I will agree to disagree.
Skydog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2012, 05:01 PM   #38
ucfgrad93
Wizard
ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ucfgrad93 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
ucfgrad93's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,370
Karma: 9026681
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Colorado
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeebra View Post
Any videos or reviews of this yet? I'd like to see impressions first of how good the screen looks in the dark.
Cnet has a decent review of it.

http://reviews.cnet.com/e-book-reade...contentBody;1n
ucfgrad93 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 3 of 3 12 3

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Front-lit screen for new e-ink Kindle? Andrew H. News 50 04-15-2012 10:23 PM
Why are eink screens so gray? snipenekkid News 84 03-13-2009 06:52 PM
A question about eInk screens MrFinch Which one should I buy? 14 12-03-2008 10:59 AM
eInk: Any Chance of a New Generation? Dave Berk News 26 10-01-2008 04:34 PM
Variation in eInk Screens rmt Sony Reader 1 05-08-2007 11:57 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:13 PM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.