K3 v Nook pictures

AdrianM · 08-28-2010, 11:24 AM

You can find my pictures here; http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/e...ook%20Vs%20K3/

jswinden · 08-28-2010, 11:44 AM

Nice photos. It was difficult to tell which has the better screen as in some photos the K3 seemed better and in other the Nook seemed equal or better. I know photos rarely due screens justice. so how would you rate the two from you eye view?

AdrianM · 08-28-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

Nice photos. It was difficult to tell which has the better screen as in some photos the K3 seemed better and in other the Nook seemed equal or better. I know photos rarely due screens justice. so how would you rate the two from you eye view?

Fairly equal in normal usage although I think I prefer the K3 serif font and the choice of K3 sizes. Of course, the static images don't do the screen refresh speed any justice which the K3 wins hands down.

jswinden · 08-28-2010, 11:55 AM

Good to know. I only briefly played with a Nook at Best Buy and I thought it might have a better screen than the Sony PRS-300 which I own. I compared my Sony PRS-300 with my Kindle DX Graphite and K3 and of course the Pearl screen blows the older 2nd generation screen in the Sony PRS-300 out of the water.

aleccj1 · 08-28-2010, 05:41 PM

Wasn't expecting the K3 to be smaller than the Nook! At one point I had the Kindle 2i and the Nook at the same time, and the Kindle was much, much bigger. But the Kindle 3 is so much smaller!

Blog Kindle · 08-28-2010, 05:56 PM

Here you can compare eReader sizes.
Here are some numbers on eReader screen contrasts.

AdrianM · 08-29-2010, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Blog Kindle

Here you can compare eReader sizes.
Here are some numbers on eReader screen contrasts.

As you probably know, contrast ratio numbers aren't always a good predictor of real world performance. So, although the K3 has a ratio far in excess of the Nook, it really doesn't translate that well to real world usage and, from my brief comparisons in normal light, it's difficult to tell the difference between the two.

All in all, I'd say it's a huge pity that B&N didn't do a better design job on the rest of the components as the screen and fonts they use are very good indeed. Perhaps the Nook 2 if it ever arrives will be a K3 killer.

Stevo · 08-29-2010, 03:29 AM

Thumbs up for the Mistborn series!

08-28-2010, 11:24 AM	#1
AdrianM Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 5026 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: nook, K3	K3 v Nook pictures You can find my pictures here; http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/e...ook%20Vs%20K3/ Last edited by AdrianM; 08-28-2010 at 11:30 AM.

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08-28-2010, 11:44 AM	#2
jswinden Nameless Being	Nice photos. It was difficult to tell which has the better screen as in some photos the K3 seemed better and in other the Nook seemed equal or better. I know photos rarely due screens justice. so how would you rate the two from you eye view?

08-28-2010, 11:55 AM	#4
jswinden Nameless Being	Good to know. I only briefly played with a Nook at Best Buy and I thought it might have a better screen than the Sony PRS-300 which I own. I compared my Sony PRS-300 with my Kindle DX Graphite and K3 and of course the Pearl screen blows the older 2nd generation screen in the Sony PRS-300 out of the water.

08-28-2010, 05:41 PM	#5
aleccj1 Techie Posts: 75 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle 3 (3G + WiFi), Kobo	Wasn't expecting the K3 to be smaller than the Nook! At one point I had the Kindle 2i and the Nook at the same time, and the Kindle was much, much bigger. But the Kindle 3 is so much smaller!

08-28-2010, 05:56 PM	#6
Blog Kindle Addict Posts: 224 Karma: 25122 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 1/2/3/4/Touch/DX/Fire\|PRS-600/350\|Nook(color)\|iPad\|iPad2\|EVO 4G	Here you can compare eReader sizes. Here are some numbers on eReader screen contrasts.

08-29-2010, 03:29 AM	#8
Stevo Member Posts: 23 Karma: 46 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SoCal Device: Kindle 3!!!	Thumbs up for the Mistborn series!

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