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View Poll Results: Will you buy a next gen iPad Mini Retina? | |||
Yes, no questions asked. | 22 | 15.28% | |
Maybe, if the price and specs are right. | 42 | 29.17% | |
I don't know. | 7 | 4.86% | |
No, absolutely not. | 73 | 50.69% | |
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02-14-2013, 08:49 AM | #61 | |
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A retina iPad Mini would be better for comics and magazines, but it's still too small. |
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02-14-2013, 08:59 AM | #62 | |
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So far the few comics and mags I've tried so far look waaay better to the FireHD9 compared to even a FullHD PC monitor. Pixel density does matter. Up to a point. Also, I've long been an advocate of 16x10 aspect screens over 4x3 for reading: It's good to see I was right that it is an optimum aspect for reading, both in portrait and dual-column landscape. |
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02-14-2013, 09:08 AM | #63 | |
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Still, for most comic readers a large 16:10 HD screen is the best available option. |
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02-16-2013, 12:43 PM | #64 |
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No. I am happy with my iPad2. It does everything I need it to do, and nothing new has come out that makes me think I need to upgrade any time soon. All the apps I need work perfectly.
It might be a good buy for someone who does not yet have a good tablet, however. |
02-16-2013, 08:26 PM | #65 |
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I am still happy with my iPad 2, but my dad has been eyeing it and I would like a retina screen for reading my PDFs, so I will likely give my iPad 2 to my dad the next time the iPads get updating and pick up a new device for myself. Also, I would like my next tablet to have 4g, so that's another reason to update.
It will be hard for me to choose between the iPad mini and the iPad 5; I like the size of the full sized iPads for reading comics and magazines, but I really like the 8 inch screen on the iPad mini, which looks to be a great size for reading novels and would make the device much more portable. I would maybe even give my smartphone to my husband and just carry a feature phone and the iPad mini with me. I am curious as to how PDFs will look on the smaller screen, so if I do end up purchasing an iPad mini I will make sure that I test one out beforehand. |
02-19-2013, 05:27 PM | #66 | |
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I find the iPad Mini very interesting primarily due to its weight. If Apple manages to maintain weight and battery life with a retina display version, it's a maybe leaning strongly towards yes. |
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02-19-2013, 06:20 PM | #67 |
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Dunno about the generics but on the FireHD8.9 I have no problem reading comics, ebooks, or magazines in fullscreen mode with no bars. Most reading/viewing apps have a barless setting and a touch protocol to call up the controls when needed. Bluefire, Overdrive, Coolreader, the various PDF viewers... they all let me use every last pixel of screen for content and only content.
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02-19-2013, 09:47 PM | #68 | |
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02-21-2013, 01:09 AM | #69 | |
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It requires root access, but merely a matter of five minutes work, if that. No custom ROM required. With the app, you can hide the status bar, and use gestures instead. There's an attached video demoing the app, and at the 30s point the status bar is hidden. |
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02-21-2013, 12:17 PM | #70 | |
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02-21-2013, 12:18 PM | #71 | |
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02-21-2013, 02:52 PM | #72 |
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But that option requires installing a custom ROM, which the OP didn't want to deal with.
However, if it's a pie style interface you'd prefer (as opposed to gesture control) than try out LMT launcher. http://droidviews.com/2013/lmt-launc...dds-bug-fixes/ Above is a summary of the launcher and a download link (it's not in the play store unfortunately). |
02-21-2013, 05:05 PM | #73 | |
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02-22-2013, 03:17 PM | #74 |
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I think that I would. Because the Ipad they have now is a bit big so you can almost have a macbook air instead. But the Ipad is muck better to show documents on. The screen on the Ipad retina is really great, so if I could get the same quality on a smaller device I would get it right away.
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