iPad Study proves reading on iPad is slow!

scottjl · 07-05-2010, 09:08 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/article/20049..._the_ipad.html

There you have it, reading on an iPad (or any other eReader device) is proven to be slower than reading on paper.

Evelyn Woods, here I come!

lukasfikr · 07-05-2010, 09:20 PM

Who cares for 6-10 % difference, eh?
BTW it is maybe due to errors and poor formating of some eBooks ...

Bremen Cole · 07-05-2010, 09:50 PM

The refresh time on eInk devices would effect it for sure.....

Mike_73 · 07-06-2010, 03:40 AM

Mostly my reading is only for pleasure. Even if reading for work, I have to understand what I've read. So the issue here is more the time I need to understand what I read (standards and such) than how long it takes to turn the page.
For pleasure... well, if I read for pleasure, I take my time anyways

HarryT · 07-06-2010, 03:58 AM

This is already being discussed here. Please continue the discussion in that thread.

Thanks!

scottjl · 07-06-2010, 09:57 AM

that thread is in the news forum, since it's about the ipad, maybe it should be in the apple forum? :P

leebase · 07-06-2010, 10:26 AM

Nice troll title. Why not: the iPad proven to be faster reading than a kindle? There were only 24 subjects...so I wouldn't put much stock in it's conclusions particularly with such small differences.

What I found interesting was the wide difference between reading on a computer verses an iPad. It confirms what I've been trying to tell folks....reading on the iPad is not the same as reading on your computer even though they both have LCD screens.

Nonny

scottjl · 07-06-2010, 10:53 AM

next time i'll put [sarcasm] tags around the title for you..

SamuraiXSendai · 07-06-2010, 04:17 PM

Rather small cohort.

JimKal · 07-08-2010, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leebase

What I found interesting was the wide difference between reading on a computer verses an iPad. It confirms what I've been trying to tell folks....reading on the iPad is not the same as reading on your computer even though they both have LCD screens.

Nonny

That's a very good point. I use an iMac but if I have a long article I want to read or even a long email, I'll print it out. Yet with my iPad I read novels and find it not to be a problem at all. I don't mean this as a critical statement about e-ink devices but simply am agreeing with you that reading on the iPad is different than reading on a computer screen.

Mike_73 · 07-08-2010, 12:20 PM

I wouldn't use my laptop either for reading full length articles or books. I tried once on my lap, but the experience was really not pleasing at all. Besides of the viewing angles and the awkward operation via the keyboard when placing the pc on the lap, I just have too many devices hooked up to my laptop (printer, mouse, tablet, external harddrives...). And it's really cumbersome to unhook and hook up all again. I first thought I dislike the ipad because of the missin usb and whatever other connectors, but after using it for a while, I think, after all, apple did put quite some brain in not having other connectors other than the one at the bottom

murraypaul · 07-08-2010, 12:24 PM

I used to use my laptop for reading comics, and while it had a much better screen for reading comics on (1920x1200), the iPad is a much better device for reading comics on, ergonomically.

07-05-2010, 09:08 PM	#1
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	Study proves reading on iPad is slow! http://www.pcworld.com/article/20049..._the_ipad.html There you have it, reading on an iPad (or any other eReader device) is proven to be slower than reading on paper. Evelyn Woods, here I come!

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lukasfikr Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cowtown, Alberta Device: Sony PRS-650, Kindle 3, Apple iPad/iPhone 4	Who cares for 6-10 % difference, eh? BTW it is maybe due to errors and poor formating of some eBooks ...

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Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	The refresh time on eInk devices would effect it for sure.....

07-06-2010, 03:40 AM	#4
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	Mostly my reading is only for pleasure. Even if reading for work, I have to understand what I've read. So the issue here is more the time I need to understand what I read (standards and such) than how long it takes to turn the page. For pleasure... well, if I read for pleasure, I take my time anyways

07-06-2010, 03:58 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	This is already being discussed here. Please continue the discussion in that thread. Thanks!

07-06-2010, 09:57 AM	#6
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	that thread is in the news forum, since it's about the ipad, maybe it should be in the apple forum? :P

07-06-2010, 10:26 AM	#7
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,932 Karma: 26616647 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Nice troll title. Why not: the iPad proven to be faster reading than a kindle? There were only 24 subjects...so I wouldn't put much stock in it's conclusions particularly with such small differences. What I found interesting was the wide difference between reading on a computer verses an iPad. It confirms what I've been trying to tell folks....reading on the iPad is not the same as reading on your computer even though they both have LCD screens. Nonny

07-06-2010, 10:53 AM	#8
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	next time i'll put [sarcasm] tags around the title for you..

07-06-2010, 04:17 PM	#9
SamuraiXSendai Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Earth Device: Kindle 1. Kindle 2. IPAD. KDXG. Kindle 3.Fire	Rather small cohort.

07-08-2010, 12:20 PM	#11
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	I wouldn't use my laptop either for reading full length articles or books. I tried once on my lap, but the experience was really not pleasing at all. Besides of the viewing angles and the awkward operation via the keyboard when placing the pc on the lap, I just have too many devices hooked up to my laptop (printer, mouse, tablet, external harddrives...). And it's really cumbersome to unhook and hook up all again. I first thought I dislike the ipad because of the missin usb and whatever other connectors, but after using it for a while, I think, after all, apple did put quite some brain in not having other connectors other than the one at the bottom

07-08-2010, 12:24 PM	#12
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	I used to use my laptop for reading comics, and while it had a much better screen for reading comics on (1920x1200), the iPad is a much better device for reading comics on, ergonomically.