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09-18-2018, 06:02 PM | #47 | |
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That said, I do enjoy reading on my iPads although I usually have them propped against a pillow or some other stand. The 9.7" (4:3, 437g) model is roughly equivalent to 2x 7.0" (2:3) side by side. Choice of reading device pretty much depends on what book is available where. If the book is already on the PW3, I'd read there. The tablet is really useful if the book I wish to read needs to first be processed (de-drm, conversion, etc) before I can transfer it to the Kindle. |
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09-18-2018, 06:39 PM | #48 |
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I still have a 5 year old tablet lying around (the first Galaxy Tab, running the nowadays ancient Tegra II cpu, and a custom stock Android 5.1.1 ROM). It can't do much nowadays, as some applications are already dropping Android 5.1., and the CPU is too slow for current-day Youtube and Internet.
I think it'd be usable for reading though, if Moon+Pro still and Fora Dictionary still support Android 5.1.1, if I could get the battery replaced. Maybe I should order a battery somewhere, and try it. If it works, I can read on it, and I save €325 for at least a little while. If it doesn't, I'll maybe lose €20 on the battery or so. |
09-18-2018, 08:16 PM | #49 | |
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I have the preceding model (Tab A 10.1 2016) which also served well. The 10.5inch is just slightly bigger in size overall, but not as much as I thought it was going to be, and the extra screen is useful (I read double column, landscape) - it is about the same overall dimensions as the older Tab 10.1s were. The 10.5 is much better looking and finished appearance, looks more like a higher value product than the 10.1 (2016) does. |
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09-18-2018, 08:25 PM | #50 |
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I think its sometimes hard to explain why some of us can't read on tablets on phones. The assumption is often we are not trying this or that. Or have brightness too high. Even though its the first thing any human would do to try. And many of us have tried it all. Inverted, night setting non blue thingie, low brightness. Backround colors. Heck, I even tried those apps on a tablet for adjusting all kinds of stuff. Just does not work.
And it also doesn't always mean there is some serious issues with ones eyes. There is just something about how the font is on the top of the screen with a e-ink reader. Again, I can't explain it. It was a wonder when I got my first kindle, the K1 in 2008. And I still can't explain it. Eyes glide over and don't strain. They feel relaxed and I get get inside the story and forget everything else. With phone and tablet, i am always just outside of the story as I notice the reading part. The physical part of it. Again, I just can't explain it. I need my e-ink reader, in my case kindles. Or I wouldn't read. And I don't want to go back to that dark dark before 2008 world. paperbacks were giving me issues back then so I stopped reading. I had no choice, until kindle. And again, its choices. So many of them now for so many different eyes. In the end the book matters, not how we do it. If I could read on my phone I might do it. Heck, would have saved me some money over the years. But for some of us, its just not an option, no matter all the different things we already tried. |
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Yep, exactly this.
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09-18-2018, 10:56 PM | #52 | |
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As far as I know I don't have any serious eye issues, just garden variety myopia and astigmatism. I did adjust the brightness. However, when I tried reading on my phone for an extended period, the next day my eyes were irritated and I was seeing halos around lights, which was not good when driving. Thankfully my eyes were back to normal the day after that. I've never had an eye problem like that before or since. |
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09-19-2018, 04:32 AM | #53 | |
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8" (or more or less 8") is a perfect size for me. And saying that a tablet is lighter than a hardcover: I never cared for hardcovers, way too clumsy and heavy. I always had mass market pockets and switched to electronic devices as soon as I could Edit: Samsung apparantly released 2 tablets (10.5") recently. The Galaxy Tab A and the Galaxy Tab S4. Difference is in the processor (450 vs 835), the screen (LCD vs OLED), resolution (1920x1200 vs 2560x1600) and price (300 euro vs 600 euro) Last edited by Sweetpea; 09-19-2018 at 05:11 AM. |
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Compare the Samsung Katsunami is considering to my Asus: Samsung: 10.5": 1920x1200 [at least it's not 16:9, but 16:10 and HD] Asus: 8": 2048x1536 [4:3] 216dpi vs 320dpi. I bought that Asus specifically because of the high resolution (the 4:3 was a bonus) (and because it was one of the few android tablets that didn't run an ancient CPU) I think that a lot of people get problems reading from LCD because everything is either too sharp, or too low res. E-ink, like paper, smudges 'round the edges... |
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09-19-2018, 07:34 AM | #55 |
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Resolution isn't that big of an issue for me. I've had a Kindle with 166 dpi, and that was enough for me as well. My current (old) tablet is 1280x800 @ 10.1 inch (150 dpi), and never had any problems there either. Maybe it's the one advantage of having poor vision: higher resolutions stop being useful at an earlier stage.
The KA1 is a nice size, but it's at the limit. Any bigger, and it becomes too big for a single page device. Any bigger than the KA1, and I'd want two pages side by side, and 8 inch is too small to do it, especially at a 4:3 aspect ratio. Also, if I get a new tablet, I want to be able to use it for Youtube video's (tutorials), and it works better with 16:9 or 16:10. |
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Edit: whoops, never mind. I cut the height in half and I shouldn't have. Last edited by John F; 09-19-2018 at 10:36 AM. |
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