iPod The only problem with the new Touch is... - Page 3

Joe Minton · 10-07-2010, 02:50 PM

I recently spent ten days on vacation, traveling up & around the state of California. I took both my Sony PRS-300 and my new iTouch 4G. --- I never took the Sony out of the bag. I am still surprised this was so.

The iTouch 4G, with its remarkable screen, is the better reading tool: I could read until my wife woke up without disturbing her sleep (no light needed). Except in direct sunlight, in which I did not read, the 4G screen is clearer, sharper and page turns are much quicker. All I needed was a pair of +2.00 reading glasses and the iTouch 4G.

It was a surprise, and a very pleasant one. I bought the 4G for its other features, which are constantly surprising, useful and wonderful to boot. I did not expect it to be so good for reading. The new screen and excellent reading software (iBooks, Stanza, BeamItDown, etc.) all work better than anything else I have seen including my Sony's and the Kindle.

I wonder if Apple is considering a larger version with the "Retina" screen. I can only imagine what sort of salivation is taking place amongst Grad students and their professors over the thought that there might be an iTouch with a "Retina" display large enough to be useful with PDF files! Such folks would find a way to pay the $1K or so required --- I know I would.

Joe

mish · 10-07-2010, 07:09 PM

The only problem with the new Itouch is.... I don't have one!

**sniff, sniff **

Jorgen · 10-08-2010, 06:06 AM

Tubemonkey: "The touch is too small to read from."

Really??? While I am very happy with my BEBOOK Mini's screen, I read books more and more on my iPod (3G): the iPod is always in my pocket, the screen is backlit, it is very good and it is big enough. The n810 screen is bigger, but that only means that I prefer to carry the iPod. All three are very good for one-handed reading.

I have read ebooks since the very early 90ies on PDAs (well, from long before they were called PDAs), so the iPod screen is luxury.

tubemonkey · 11-09-2010, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jorgen

Really???

Yes, really. I hate tapping every two nanoseconds to turn the page. The constant page turning bothers my eyes.

But it matters not anymore, because I'm returning it; now that Costco is no longer selling iPods.

sbtx99 · 11-10-2010, 02:08 PM

I don't have a problem with the screen size of the iPod. Before I bought it I thought it would be too small for extended reading. After using it for a while I found that not to be the case. What I found that I didn't like about using the iPod for extended reading is that it has to be charged too often. That's one of the reasons I'm not interested in the NookColor... I don't want another device that has to be charged every day.

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10-07-2010, 02:50 PM	#31
Joe Minton eReader Posts: 60 Karma: 31585 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Southern California Device: Sony 650, iPod Touch 4G, iPhone 4, Nook: Touch/Glow/Color/Tablet	I recently spent ten days on vacation, traveling up & around the state of California. I took both my Sony PRS-300 and my new iTouch 4G. --- I never took the Sony out of the bag. I am still surprised this was so. The iTouch 4G, with its remarkable screen, is the better reading tool: I could read until my wife woke up without disturbing her sleep (no light needed). Except in direct sunlight, in which I did not read, the 4G screen is clearer, sharper and page turns are much quicker. All I needed was a pair of +2.00 reading glasses and the iTouch 4G. It was a surprise, and a very pleasant one. I bought the 4G for its other features, which are constantly surprising, useful and wonderful to boot. I did not expect it to be so good for reading. The new screen and excellent reading software (iBooks, Stanza, BeamItDown, etc.) all work better than anything else I have seen including my Sony's and the Kindle. I wonder if Apple is considering a larger version with the "Retina" screen. I can only imagine what sort of salivation is taking place amongst Grad students and their professors over the thought that there might be an iTouch with a "Retina" display large enough to be useful with PDF files! Such folks would find a way to pay the $1K or so required --- I know I would. Joe

10-07-2010, 07:09 PM	#32
mish Addict Posts: 215 Karma: 1930065 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Device: PRS-350, Kindle 2	The only problem with the new Itouch is.... I don't have one! sniff, sniff

10-08-2010, 06:06 AM	#33
Jorgen Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 84 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Device: Sony prs-650, iPod, BEBOOK Mini, Nokia n810, iPaq	Tubemonkey: "The touch is too small to read from." Really??? While I am very happy with my BEBOOK Mini's screen, I read books more and more on my iPod (3G): the iPod is always in my pocket, the screen is backlit, it is very good and it is big enough. The n810 screen is bigger, but that only means that I prefer to carry the iPod. All three are very good for one-handed reading. I have read ebooks since the very early 90ies on PDAs (well, from long before they were called PDAs), so the iPod screen is luxury.

11-10-2010, 02:08 PM	#35
sbtx99 Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 1826 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle 3 Wifi; Red PRS-650; iPod Touch; Android phone	I don't have a problem with the screen size of the iPod. Before I bought it I thought it would be too small for extended reading. After using it for a while I found that not to be the case. What I found that I didn't like about using the iPod for extended reading is that it has to be charged too often. That's one of the reasons I'm not interested in the NookColor... I don't want another device that has to be charged every day.

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