I've been hoping that they would release a new version of the DX. Alas, the one feature that I want - next and previous page buttons on the left side, isn't there. I realize lefties only make up about 10% of the population or so, but that's still 30 million potential customers in the US alone that they missed a chance to make the device more attractive for.
The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
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Re: The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
#12I'm tempted to buy a Kindle, especially with the Woot deal on the Kindle 2. I tried a Kindle at work the other day, and I couldn't help but notice the 'flashing' of the screen when I move to a new page. I'm talking about this thing it does where the screen gets erased and redrawn, a process that seemed to take 1-2 seconds. I thought that was quite.. awkward. Kindle users: does that bother you when reading? Or is it s…
As noted by the others, you get used to the transition time very quickly, and I don't think it takes any longer than turning a page in a physical book.
Re: The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
#13I've been hoping that they would release a new version of the DX. Alas, the one feature that I want - next and previous page buttons on the left side, isn't there. I realize lefties only make up about 10% of the population or so, but that's still 30 million potential customers in the US alone that they missed a chance to make the device more attractive for.
You could turn the device by 180 degrees. The orientation flips automatically, or you can lock it that way.
It makes keyboard access very awkward, of course, but for reading it should not really matter.
Re: The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
#14I've been hoping that they would release a new version of the DX. Alas, the one feature that I want - next and previous page buttons on the left side, isn't there. I realize lefties only make up about 10% of the population or so, but that's still 30 million potential customers in the US alone that they missed a chance to make the device more attractive for.
You could turn the device by 180 degrees. The orientation flips automatically, or you can lock it that way. It makes keyboard access very awkward, of course, but for reading it should not really matter.
That's an interesting thought. I've never considered whether or not the auto-orientation would let you flip the device 180 degrees. Have you actually tried this, or is it just a theory? :)
Re: The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
#15>better contrast
As a former kindle dx owner, I don't see that this changes anything. The real problem is the glacial refresh rate, which means the iPad is still a much better reader.
Re: The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
#16> better contrast As a former kindle dx owner, I don't see that this changes anything. The real problem is the glacial refresh rate, which means the iPad is still a much better reader.
The kindle uses ePaper, which as you say has the disadvantage of a slow refresh rate, but the advantage that it is better visible in strong light.
Do you find that this trade-off is in the iPad's favour? i.e. that you never read in strong light, but all the books that you read require animation?
Re: The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
#17> better contrast As a former kindle dx owner, I don't see that this changes anything. The real problem is the glacial refresh rate, which means the iPad is still a much better reader.
I was surprised to find out how adequate the iPad is as a book reader, especially when using Amazon's Kindle app. I ended up buying more books from Amazon than from Apple because of the better choice available on Amazon's store.
Re: The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
#18> better contrast As a former kindle dx owner, I don't see that this changes anything. The real problem is the glacial refresh rate, which means the iPad is still a much better reader.
The kindle uses ePaper, which as you say has the disadvantage of a slow refresh rate, but the advantage that it is better visible in strong light. Do you find that this trade-off is in the iPad's favour? i.e. that you never read in strong light, but all the books that you read require animation?
For me the major downside of the iPad for reading is not the lack of strong light tolerance, but the annoying glare on the screen. For me, the ipad is in the 'good-enough' league of eBooks.
Re: The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
#19> better contrast As a former kindle dx owner, I don't see that this changes anything. The real problem is the glacial refresh rate, which means the iPad is still a much better reader.
The kindle uses ePaper, which as you say has the disadvantage of a slow refresh rate, but the advantage that it is better visible in strong light. Do you find that this trade-off is in the iPad's favour? i.e. that you never read in strong light, but all the books that you read require animation?
Easily in the ipad's favor, yes. You encounter problems with the refresh rate when trying to read somewhat more complex books, eg anything that requires flipping back/forth, or large scanned books. Then the kindle browser is horrible, & I've been downloading educational videos from iTunes, etc. Id go as far as to say the kindle is only good for novels.
But yeah, the iPad glare is pretty bad, I have to read indoors.
Re: The New Kindle DX "Graphite"
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
You could turn the device by 180 degrees. The orientation flips automatically, or you can lock it that way. It makes keyboard access very awkward, of course, but for reading it should not really matter.
That's an interesting thought. I've never considered whether or not the auto-orientation would let you flip the device 180 degrees. Have you actually tried this, or is it just a theory? :)
Just tried it with auto-orientation, and it worked. I generally keep auto-orientation off, but I knew that you can manually lock in all 4 orientation.