04-09-2013, 08:45 AM | #16 |
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I know that Marvin is not a consideration because it does not support DRM. But I did ask the author and he said that Marvin does dim by turning down the screen and not the colors. Please, don't make general assumptions like you did that is very wrong.
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04-09-2013, 10:55 AM | #17 | |
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Besides Marvin i found it in PerfectReader 2 Lite for pdf's. In Foxit pdf reader also, but its lowest brightness is still to bright for my taste (for 1-2 hour reading in low-lighted room) i.e not as dark as in marvin, perfect reader 2 or iBooks. But it is not such a big problem because there is not even need for night-mode as long as there are some cool sunglasses around For reading in the sun on iPad1, good anti-glare screen protector is must-have and some sunshade is more than welcome also. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiV2FaPw44c I've got several home-made cardboard sunshades and brightness is usually on about 50 % for pleasant reading in the sun, whereas without sunshade and anti-glare protector even 100% brightness is not as good. Last edited by markom; 04-09-2013 at 12:45 PM. |
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04-09-2013, 07:06 PM | #18 |
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The sunshade does not look very cool and it is not stylish.
I do think they should have taken some shots of the screen with the shade on and in the sun. Last edited by JSWolf; 04-09-2013 at 07:11 PM. |
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04-11-2013, 08:13 AM | #20 |
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I hate to say it, but that cardboard sunshade is the dorkiest looking add-on I've ever seen. I imaging it would attract quite a few stares in used in public.
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04-25-2013, 04:34 PM | #21 |
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I never seriously considered an Ipad until I saw the 64GB 1st gen models going for $200 used. If bought one, I would use it for reading ebooks, watching videos, and surfing the net. 90% of the content would come from my (DRM-free) many-hard-disk-library.
The reasons I did not go with an IPAD when it first came out were: (1) Proprietary Apple stuff never works as well as open stuff. (2) The lack of a file-system browser. (3) An XP tablet was about the same price as an IPAD. (4) The lack of a changable battery. (5) The lack of any card slot whatsoever. (I played with an IPAD once, and after 12 hours could not get 3 books to copy onto its internal memory.) Has any of this changed? Question: Is it legal to jail-break an IPAD in the USA? |
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2) I believe there are solutions to that. Can't speak to them as I have not used any. 3) XP tablet? No thanks. 4) iPad battery life is incredible, and I have never had a problem with it wearing out. I let it fully drain once a month. 5) hasn't been too much of an issue for me with cloud storage and the Filebrowser app that let's me grab files off my networked computers. Of course the best reason to get an iPad, for anyone who reads, is: Marvin. The best darn ereader on the planet. |
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Jailbreak. If not comfortable jailbreaking, there are kinda some cloud-based workarounds (e.g. Dropbox, etc). I started with an XP tablet. Way too heavy, battery life too short, unresponsive touchscreen, runs hot. Used it for about a month (that's when the novelty wore off). If this means I get 10 hours of continuous battery life instead of 2-3 hours per charge, then by all means, give me a device with non-user replaceable battery. Quote:
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04-26-2013, 09:13 AM | #24 |
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