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Quoting my post from another thread. Sorry, don't have any Androids anymore (at least none that are readily accessible).
You can notice the pillarboxing in portrait on 4:3 (~0.3" on both left and right margin). On 16:10, you'd have some letterboxing (~0.3" on both top and bottom margin). On 16:9, you'd have fairly large letterboxing (~0.7" on both top and bottom margin). Quote:
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04-24-2018, 04:39 PM | #17 | |
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Now the iPad may have a better screen, better comic reading apps, etc. that make up for it. I'm just responding to the argument made in post number #10 (an argument I've seen before and believed until I bought a 4:3 tablet myself). As mentioned, the 4:3 excels in landscape pages and with British comics. I also forgot to mention that in your screenshot of Action #1,000, in every instance the iPad looked so much better than the paper comic. It was likely the lighting, but still, it was something to see. Last edited by ZodWallop; 04-24-2018 at 04:44 PM. |
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04-24-2018, 04:42 PM | #18 |
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We're so busy discussing all these intricacies. I hope the OP found something helpful in here and made a decision.
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For example, comparing the 16:10 7" Nexus 7 and 4:3 7.9" retina iPad mini, the retina mini would display the comic page at 4.2" x 6.3" while the Nexus 7 would display it at 3.7" x 5.6". The retina iPad mini also has 326 ppi which greatly helps with legibility/text sharpness at that screen size. If Apple ends up standardizing their 10" class iPads to 10.5" and Androids don't follow suit, then "fit to screen" comic size on 10.5" iPads would be slightly bigger than on 10.1" 16:10 tablets (5.6" x 8.4" vs 5.4" x 8.0"). Quote:
But yeah, if primarily using a tablet for video or comics (portrait mode), 16:10 works very well. While the lighting is partly to blame, the colors on the physical comic actually do look washed out compared to the iPads. |
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I use an android tablet running Perfect viewer with a 256G SD card. Samsung Galaxy Tab A, I believe.
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Have you seen the confusingly named Acer Chromebook Tab 10? It has 9.7-inch display (2048×1536, 264ppi) and 32GB storage and microSD reader. To be priced at $329. Sounds like it would suit your needs. |
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I'll likely buy a Chromebook Tab to play with but I doubt it'll replace my LTE iPads. |
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04-24-2018, 06:32 PM | #24 | |
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Most Android tablets are limited by width. iPads are limited by height. Last edited by ilovejedd; 04-24-2018 at 06:35 PM. |
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I'll still check it out. I'm curious how Android apps play on Chrome OS. My Chromebook is old enough I don't get to install Android apps on it. |
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In any case, the new device seems very interesting. It's been a long time since I last bought an Android tablet. I think Chrome OS + Android apps is probably a better route to take for tablets than pure Android. Definitely looking forward to a new toy to play with. |
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I've tried Windows tablets (even a Surface Pro) but was quite disappointed with the experience. Chrome OS on tablet sounds quite promising, though. |
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I haven't made a decision, yet - and haven't been able to access the forum for a few days, anyway - but there is so much useful information here that at least I can make an informed choice. Thank you all!
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