E-reader size comparison (with Video Link)

[haydnfan]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Plopping down a bunch of ebook readers onto a table and then putting one atop another one doesn't really suffice to give us any criteria for making informed decisions about buying one of them.

He didn't promise that. Why do you feel entitled to impose conditions on a video that you didn't make?

Simply illustrating different size ereaders at once is certainly a worthwhile video. There is no store on the planet you can walk into and be able to directly do that comparison. Those ereaders are simply too niche. But if you're shopping for a tablet, pc monitor or a tv, almost any electronics store would allow you to see different sizes placed adjacent to each other.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by haydnfan

He didn't promise that. Why do you feel entitled to impose conditions on a video that you didn't make?

Simply illustrating different size ereaders at once is certainly a worthwhile video. There is no store on the planet you can walk into and be able to directly do that comparison. Those ereaders are simply too niche. But if you're shopping for a tablet, pc monitor or a tv, almost any electronics store would allow you to see different sizes placed adjacent to each other.

I feel entitled to an opinion about the lack of value in this video.

You feel entitled to have an opinion that is opposite of mine.

Both opinions are fine.

[The Inktelligent]

Originally Posted by haydnfan

He didn't promise that. Why do you feel entitled to impose conditions on a video that you didn't make?

Simply illustrating different size ereaders at once is certainly a worthwhile video. There is no store on the planet you can walk into and be able to directly do that comparison. Those ereaders are simply too niche. But if you're shopping for a tablet, pc monitor or a tv, almost any electronics store would allow you to see different sizes placed adjacent to each other.

Thanks Haydnfan! Exactly! I'm glad you found it useful too!

and regarding Dr. Drib's comment that

I feel entitled to an opinion about the lack of value in this video.

You feel entitled to have an opinion that is opposite of mine.

Both opinions are fine.

You are right that both opinions are fine, but please be advised that one is based firmly in the reality of what the video was meant to show and another is simply not.

Your opinion is about a "lack of value" which I never intended the video to show. The video's purpose is to show a general comparison of e-reader screen sizes, as is clearly stated in my original post, you tube descriptive text, and the video's introductory text. The purpose never was stated as anything other than that, so you seem to be griping about the video not having content it never promised to give in the first place. As you are aware of my other videos, which I hope have been generally well received on here, I direct you to them if you would like to see a more substantive exploration of the capabilities of some of these devices.

Also, a big thank you to Orange Gelato for your post. If my video has helped someone like you to build a more informed picture of e-reader sizes, then I'm truly happy.

[Cinisajoy]

You are right that both opinions are fine, but please be advised that one is based firmly in the reality of what the video was meant to show and another is simply not.

Oh really. To me they are both opinions.
I did not look at your video for the sole reason of you said full range and only showed 4 ereaders. If you had just used range instead of "full range" not a darn one of us would have had a problem with the content. The music well that is subjective.
Therefore to me and only me it was not reality but a video to show off your ereaders.
I think you had a good idea but for some of us it fell way short of what we were expecting.
Though this leads me to an important question in light of very recent developments.
Are you going to redo the video to also compare the new 7.8 inch kobo?
And in the infamous words of Adam Savage: "I reject your reality and substitute my own."
I feel this quote fits very well for opinions.

Oh and always remember what you think you said or did may not be how others interpret it.

[JSWolf]

Once the Kobo Aura One is released at 7.8", the video will be even more misleading.

If the video had said, that this is only part of the available sizes as of (the date of the video) and it is missing the 6.8" screen, that would have been OK.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by The Inktelligent

Thanks Haydnfan! Exactly! I'm glad you found it useful too!

and regarding Dr. Drib's comment that



You are right that both opinions are fine, but please be advised that one is based firmly in the reality of what the video was meant to show and another is simply not.

Your opinion is about a "lack of value" which I never intended the video to show. The video's purpose is to show a general comparison of e-reader screen sizes, as is clearly stated in my original post, you tube descriptive text, and the video's introductory text. The purpose never was stated as anything other than that, so you seem to be griping about the video not having content it never promised to give in the first place. As you are aware of my other videos, which I hope have been generally well received on here, I direct you to them if you would like to see a more substantive exploration of the capabilities of some of these devices.

Also, a big thank you to Orange Gelato for your post. If my video has helped someone like you to build a more informed picture of e-reader sizes, then I'm truly happy.

Apparently, we share a different value of what constitutes reality.