tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post2471840152103338915..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: AP compares Kindle and iPad advantagesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-80333225001612005412010-03-30T13:48:50.284-07:002010-03-30T13:48:50.284-07:00Anonymous,
Any light except dim light :-)
Ther...Anonymous,<br />Any light except dim light :-) <br /><br /> There really are people who won't find it at all useless as a book reading device. Eyes just differ a lot, but my own don't do well with the sustained focus on book lines on an LCD.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-88602096109550071562010-03-30T09:07:56.534-07:002010-03-30T09:07:56.534-07:00What bugs me is that the e-ink screen keeps being ...What bugs me is that the e-ink screen keeps being pointed out as a benefit for reading in sunlight, as if the LCD was a good choice indoors. But e-ink is a better under any light. Of course, admitting that the iPad has a screen completely unsuitable to reading due to its backlight would show that the rest of the comparison is rather frivolous, so perhaps that is why they ignored the obvious fact that the iPad is useless as a book reading device. I think the only useful comparison is to say that the iPad is better for magazines and textbooks with diagrams, while the Kindle is better for books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-8589972314190167552010-03-29T18:54:54.207-07:002010-03-29T18:54:54.207-07:00Anonymous,
Comparing apples to amazons. :-)
...Anonymous,<br /><br /> Comparing apples to amazons. :-)<br /><br /> While we both know the merits of a Kindle for our needs, others don't and are perplexed about what to get and may have other needs.<br /><br /> So this gives others pros of each, which I think is good. It's not for us but for others who don't know where to begin with assessing which one they might want if being able to choose only one.<br /><br /> The 9.7" screen for the Kindle is only $10 less than the iPad's lowest WiFi-only device so that is a harder comparison for people who have not been interested enough to get an e-reader already.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-35901131852863825762010-03-29T17:09:05.891-07:002010-03-29T17:09:05.891-07:00I don't see much point in comparing the two de...I don't see much point in comparing the two devices.<br /><br />The iPad is like a large iPod (media device) that also happens to do ebooks, but ebooks are not its strong points maily due to battery life and LCD screen.<br /><br />The Kindle is a dedicated ebook reader that just happens to do web and mp3.<br /><br />It is like comparing Apples to oranges.<br /><br />PS: They mention the iPad 9.7" screen as an advantage but they forgot the kindle DX also has a similar sized screen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com