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Sounds great I suppose for the market it hits, but I personally don't see the incentive. However for people who want something like that (small book reading device) it sounds excellent.Zzoram said:
I just personally wouldn't buy one due to the fact that my iPad does the same task well, or at least to my expectations, along with being so much more. But of course this is just me.
Note I do read, have a hundred+ books on my iPad. Though tbh since my iPhone 4 it's hard to go back and read on my iPad first gen, which is why I can't wait for the next gen iPads.
Sentry said:
Reading for hours on an iPad isn't a good experience. It's too heavy to hold for hours, you have to put it down and bend your neck, or otherwise rest it on something to prop it up. The Kindle 3 you can just hold.
Also, the E-Ink screen on the Kindle is way less stressful on your eyes. After reading text on an LCD for hours, my eyes are killing me. Reading on E-Ink is equivalent to reading on paper since there isn't a back-light shining into your eyes the whole time like there is with an LCD, so E=Ink is way more comfortable for sustained text reading.
My Kobo Touch fits in my pocket and goes everywhere with me. I read it all the time while waiting for the bus. It's great. The retina display on the iPod Touch/iPhone doesn't make up for the fact that it's a 3.5" screen, and an iPad HD would still be too big to carry around anyway.
Paperbacks versus Hardcovers.Sentry said:I don't know, seems so limited to the point where you might as well use a real book.. and from the e-readers i've seen they're not a mighty difference in price from a 16GB iPad.
Unless you're comparing the small screen versions, but the DX is the only thing comparable to an iPad imo due to the similar screen size. Can't really compare a 4-6" screen to a 9-10", can you?
And I think we all know where that market is heading.
It doesn't mean it's bad for my eyes, either.ramyeon said:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/do-e-readers-cause-eye-strain/
It's a personal preference, nothing more.
It's more than a personal "preference". I'd say its more accurate that some people's eyes are just more sensitive to reading on LCD screens vs paper or e ink.
I know that my eyes don't feel so strained when reading my kindle as I do reading on the iPad.
And since the kindle is so light and small, it's a no brainer to bring it along on trips in the same bag as the iPad.
I know that my eyes don't feel so strained when reading my kindle as I do reading on the iPad.
And since the kindle is so light and small, it's a no brainer to bring it along on trips in the same bag as the iPad.
The problem is that people love to speak in absolutes.Tobor said:
Objectively, it is true that e ink renders text better than an iPad but subjectively this may only matter to some people who are more sensitive to text reproduction.
Same deal with the backlighting. Hurts my eyes to read the iPad in bed unless I have an external light turned on. Others are fine with it.
That's your opinion, I have had no problems (in terms of my eyes) reading for extensive periods. On my phone however, I have had a bit after some hours.Zzoram said:
On the weight, I don't think it's so much the weight more as it is how you hold it/center of gravity. The iPad 2 from what I tried was much easier to hold due to it's curvature.
Either way, it's your opinion, but from where I stand the Kindle and e-readers will be a (even more) niche market in a few years down, if not non-existant (in terms of new products).
BTW I have a question about the kindle, does it support Arabic e-books, if so I may get one for my mom who reads in arabic and english. Doubt it, but just wondering.
Gamecocks625
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Apple is obviously going to make a big push for readability with the higher res screen on iPad 3.
345triangle
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DoctorWho said:
are you a total-to-pretty-much beginner?
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/human-japanese-hd/id419031017?mt=8
if so, you need this. awesomely-written introduction to the way japanese grammar works, and will set you up for further learning really well. it was seriously invaluable to me when i first came to japan and the language still sounded like moonspeak to me - it breaks everything down in a way that's logical and easy to understand for anyone who can speak english. i'd say this should be everyone's first step on the road to learning japanese, honestly. oh and there's a free version to check out!
for phrases and vocabulary, this is a good place to start:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/japanese-phrases-lessons/id303488128?mt=8
there's a free version, but it's just a well-presented universal flashcard app that i bought like over two years ago for my ipod touch and has since been updated incredibly frequently with new topics, etc - well worth the initial investment. i bought the advanced phrases version too.
as a basic study tool, i also recommend midori:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/midori-japanese-dictionary/id385231773?mt=8
it's a JDICT dictionary, of which there are many on the store, but this is really good for two reasons: 1) it has an excellent flash card/list interface, which is great for personalising study (for example, i'd make a list of kanji i didn't know yet had to know for a certain JLPT level), and 2) the kanji lookup feature is second-to-none, whether you're using handwriting recognition or doing it by components. plus it's really cheap and universal!
when you're more advanced, try this:
http://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id284350526?mt=8
wisdom. another dictionary, but one aimed at japanese people studying english, which has the side benefit of making it infinitely more accurate and natural for english-japanese lookup - the sample sentences are fantastic. you can type pretty much anything in idiomatic english and it'll likely give you a real example or three of how to say it in japanese - you do need to have pretty functional kanji reading ability for this, though. it's not really a tool for learning the language, but it's now my most-used app by far.
hope this helps!
Hi guys anyone encountered this ?
http://i51.tinypic.com/2u44t51.jpg
(photo not mine, but I have the same problem)
At first I didn't noticed it but when I compared it to my friend's, the colors are different. :/
http://i51.tinypic.com/2u44t51.jpg
(photo not mine, but I have the same problem)
At first I didn't noticed it but when I compared it to my friend's, the colors are different. :/
acheron_xl
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Radec said:
My best guess is that it's because Apple sources production of the displays to multiple vendors.
Betta Lines
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A) From my experience, it hasn't been fixed. I swapped my iPad 2 at the Birmingham Apple Store twice. All three had backlight bleed. The first one was the best actually.CRD90 said:
B) Yes they will, although both times they didn't have any replacements in stock so I had to come in a second time... each time.
With the third example I asked for a refund. This is still being processed, as I had originally bought it from a Premium Apple Reseller and not an Apple Store. Unbelieveably, they deal with all of these refund cases in Texas. Even the woman from Applecare was surprised she was talking to someone from the UK. Seriously. It has been a ridiculous faff, but I won't bore you with the details.
In the meantime I bought another iPad 2, just to see whether I'd get lucky with the backlight on my fourth attempt. This one is much better. Still a slight uneven patch in one corner but not obscenely offensive like the other three, and indeed most other iPad 2s I've seen.
TheChewyWaffles
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Neverender said:
They'll do the first one for free. You may be out of luck (it's on account-by-account basis)
TheChewyWaffles
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Radec said:
Yep. I have one that was bought on iPad 2's launch and a new one I bought this weekend. Did some side-by-side comparisons and I concluded that the newer one was more blue, the older one felt more red. The newer one was brighter at the same brightness setting than the old one, but at the top end of the slider they were both equally bright. It could also be the beta software on the old iPad vs stock iOS 4 on the newer one too - basically the brightness curve on both felt different for one reason or another.
edit: I'd bet big money that the top one in that pic is an "old" iPad 2 and the bottom one is a new one. One final comment - the newer iPad 2 had far less bleeding than the old one. Maybe I just got lucky on that point.
I know this is the iPad 2 thread, but I pretty much treat it as the default iPad thread.
re : iPad 1
it's neary a year and a half old now.
I think I'm feeling the crunch of the battery life decreasing, which I suppose is normal. No hard tests, I just feel that it's less than 10 hours. Maybe even the region of 7-8. Maybe it's all the new software being demanding, or my increased use?
Also, I feel the oleo phobic coating is wearing off. It gets much treasure, much faster. does that happen? Is the coating meant to be permanent or does it eventually wear?
Man, love the iPad. It has changed the way I compute.
re : iPad 1
it's neary a year and a half old now.
I think I'm feeling the crunch of the battery life decreasing, which I suppose is normal. No hard tests, I just feel that it's less than 10 hours. Maybe even the region of 7-8. Maybe it's all the new software being demanding, or my increased use?
Also, I feel the oleo phobic coating is wearing off. It gets much treasure, much faster. does that happen? Is the coating meant to be permanent or does it eventually wear?
Man, love the iPad. It has changed the way I compute.
Captain Blood
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Had my first work day trip today (7hours total on a charter bus) since I got my IPad 2 and this thing is worth it's weight in gold!
Well to follow up, I was at the store today.Pazuzu9 said:
They swapped the iPad without really any questions. When he was checking the condition of the screen, it turned out there was also some water under it.
The replacement iPad doesn't appear to have any light leakage, or if it does it's certainly not bad enough for me to notice unlike the lauch one I had.
I was under the impression that the iPads they give as replacements are usually refurbished. If so, I'm impressed because there doesn't seems to be a scratch, mark or blemish on the whole thing. Looks brand new.
The whole process was really quick and hassle free. Certainly one of the best customer services I've experienced.
I have a question. Someone I know is selling an ipad 2 used cheap, but they lost the reciept for it. If it ever messed up after I bought it, will I still be able to take it into the Apple store for repair or does the warranty become invalid? I thought the warranty depended on the serial number and started once the thing had been registered. Help anyone?
Angelus Errare
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So I went on a huge fuck itunes rant some pages out.
iTunes is still a big piece of shit but I've found a suitable yet annoying work around.
With that out the way, I think my only issue with iPad is file storage, I hate how every app has it's own file storage and they can't read anything from each other. Then I also hate how I gotta connect to shittunes to add files to my pad.
Anyways
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If you read comics on your iPad and you're using Comiczeal over Comicglass you are bad! This is singlehandedly my favorite app and well worth the 99 cents. Like its a near day and night difference in terms of speed and responsiveness between the two apps.
iTunes is still a big piece of shit but I've found a suitable yet annoying work around.
With that out the way, I think my only issue with iPad is file storage, I hate how every app has it's own file storage and they can't read anything from each other. Then I also hate how I gotta connect to shittunes to add files to my pad.
Anyways
Quote me
If you read comics on your iPad and you're using Comiczeal over Comicglass you are bad! This is singlehandedly my favorite app and well worth the 99 cents. Like its a near day and night difference in terms of speed and responsiveness between the two apps.
You don't. Get FileBrowser or FileConnect and transfer your media files wirelessly. I only use iTunes for firmware updates and backing up apps, maybe connect once a month at most.Angelus Errare said:
Absolutely, ComicGlass is tops for comics, with Bookman Pro a close second. CloudReaders is the best free alternative.
Zeal is overpriced and outdated, not having had an update for a full year. I think people still recommend it because it was the original iPad comic reader, but it hasn't been the best for a good while.
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Can the iPad 2 get screen burn-in? I like using it as an alarm clock, but I've been putting it into sleep mode because I didn't want to chance burn-in as a result of the same image being on the screen for hours at a time.
I'd like to be able to plug in my iPad overnight and leave the digital alarm clock app on so that I can see what the time is at night.
On a related note, is it harmful to the battery to leave the iPad 2 on charge every night?
I'd like to be able to plug in my iPad overnight and leave the digital alarm clock app on so that I can see what the time is at night.
On a related note, is it harmful to the battery to leave the iPad 2 on charge every night?
Technosteve
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numble said:
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Crazymoogle
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Shotgun Kiss said:
Realistically? No. If you plug it in, leave the screen on 24/7 for a month? Maybe. Since it sounds like you use it for other things it should be fine.
Not really; the battery and charger are built to stop at a certain point.
Betta Lines
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Absolutely yes. I asked about it in this thread a long time ago and people said it wasn't happening to theirs and that it was a manufacturing defect on mine. Four iPads later.... they all have screen burn.... I'm confident that they all have this issue. But it seems nobody notices it apart from me, so you're probably alright.Shotgun Kiss said:
I see image retention on the iPad 2 after less than 5 minutes of a static screen.Crazymoogle said:
Shotgun Kiss
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Pazuzu9 said:
Thanks. Google searches have yielded some other people saying they've experienced image retention too, so I'd rather not chance it. I'll just buy a decent digital alarm clock.
Crazymoogle
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Pazuzu9 said:
IR != burn in
Betta Lines
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True, but they are equally as irritating. Image retention fades, but not quickly enough on these panels. No other LCD I've owned has the problem. Only iPads. And on the first iPad 2 I had, the IR was effectively a burn in, as it never completely faded. I've now learnt to never leave the keyboard on the screen for longer than it takes to type this.Crazymoogle said:
Crazymoogle
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If it's that bad, take it to an Apple store. Different LCDs can certainly have different levels of IR but if you're suffering lasting ghosting, that's definitely a manufacturing defect.
I leave mine on for hours (that is, re-opening whenever it goes to sleep) and no problems or noticeable IR while working.
I leave mine on for hours (that is, re-opening whenever it goes to sleep) and no problems or noticeable IR while working.
Betta Lines
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I have had four. They all exhibit the same issue.
Crazymoogle
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Bad luck I guess? Been following this thread with it on constantly, no issues
Pachterballs
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Gianny said:
No one replied? Try a hard reboot. Hold the top button n the round button in the middle of the bottom screen area n hold both for a while til the iPad reboots...
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