10-31-2007, 12:32 AM | #1 |
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Best for manga
I am looking for a ebook reader thats best for manga(sharp screen,pretty big size) which would be best?
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10-31-2007, 12:36 AM | #2 |
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Right now, your two best choices are the Sony Reader PRS-505 or the iRex iLiad. The iLiad has a higher resolution and 16 shades. But costs $699. The 505 has Vizplex, lower resolution, 8 shades and costs $299. If all you want is just reading then go for the Sony.
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10-31-2007, 09:00 AM | #3 |
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The iLiad is about tankoubon size and supports CBZ and CBR (I think). That might influence your decision. The Sony is smaller and is a closed system. You'd have to have your manga in PDF format to view it, or convert to something else the Sony can read.
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10-31-2007, 09:10 AM | #4 |
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I'd say the iLiad right now, but also the Cybook as soon as they support zipped formats. 2 days ago, I compared a few images on the Sony PRS-500 and the Cybook v3. The software on the Cybook had a much better image quality overall.
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OP. i currently read photographed books (text books with small fonts ) on the prs-500. so i don't think you can go wrong with either |
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But the one feature that you really need for manga is support for zipped formats. Right now, it's missing on both the Sony Reader and the Cybook v3 (should be supported later on according to Bookeen). |
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10-31-2007, 12:45 PM | #9 |
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Most manga doesn't use grayscale anyway. (But some of the shading effects can come close, so dithering to different shades of gray is likely to affect the overall appearance.)
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If someone wants to send me a Gen3, I'll be happy to compare the two screens. |
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I have a PRS-500, a friend owns a PRS-505. I'll compare the 3 of them for manga reading as soon as I have a Cybook v3. Anyone got a simple manga page for this ? For the test we would need: LRF with and without pre-processing, and the image file itself for the Cybook v3. Could be interesting for example to see how small fonts are displayed on each of those 3 devices... |
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11-11-2007, 12:17 PM | #12 |
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I am quite interested in this subject too.
Has anyone already tried what Adrien suggested ? |
11-12-2007, 05:31 AM | #13 |
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I've found a jpg file if somebody wants to check this out...
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11-17-2007, 12:15 PM | #15 |
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Thank you for the picture. I would love to see the Naruto image loaded onto the Sony Reader as well. If possible, could you post the jpg file which you load onto the reader as well?
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