Looking for advice please ! Kindle / ereader or tablet ???

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  celticjoe1 year, 4 months ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  http://www.hotukdeals.com/for-sale-trade/fs-epad-7-mid-tablet-1124975?page=2#post13510803
  
  would something like this not be good?
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  SouthParkFan1 year, 4 months ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  I use my Archos 101 as an e-reader.
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  thegreat1 year, 4 months ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  I would defo get a dedicated e-reader since it is easier on the eyes.
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  boabbyrab1 year, 4 months ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  used the wifes ipad for reading and it was sore on the mince pies after a while, as others have said , e reader if just for books.
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  SouthParkFan1 year, 4 months ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  boabbyrab

  used the wifes ipad for reading and it was sore on the mince pies after a while, as others have said , e reader if just for books.

  
  
  Maybe turn the brightness down then
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  tpol1 year, 4 months ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  It's nothing do with brightness levels. Any backlit tablet will give eye strain after a while if you are reading from it. A Kindle or a any good quality eBook reader (Kobo, Sony etc.) with e-ink technology is not backlit and is designed to reproduce the way paper look and the effect it has on eyes, that is why it is the best electronic reading medium.
  
  OP, get a Kindle or the like and you will not be disappointed.
  
  

  SouthParkFan

  boabbyrab

  used the wifes ipad for reading and it was sore on the mince pies after a while, as others have said , e reader if just for books.

  
  
  Maybe turn the brightness down then
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  vraptorchick1 year, 4 months ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  celticjoe

  http://www.hotukdeals.com/for-sale-trade/fs-epad-7-mid-tablet-1124975?page=2#post13510803
  
  would something like this not be good?

  
  Thanks for the idea but reading other peeps comments I think perhaps a kindle or dedicated reader might be best way to go - tho I do love my android lol
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  vraptorchick1 year, 4 months ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  tpol

  It's nothing do with brightness levels. Any backlit tablet will give eye strain after a while if you are reading from it. A Kindle or a any good quality eBook reader (Kobo, Sony etc.) with e-ink technology is not backlit and is designed to reproduce the way paper look and the effect it has on eyes, that is why it is the best electronic reading medium.
  
  OP, get a Kindle or the like and you will not be disappointed.
  
  

  SouthParkFan

  boabbyrab

  used the wifes ipad for reading and it was sore on the mince pies after a while, as others have said , e reader if just for books.

  
  
  Maybe turn the brightness down then

  
  
  Thanks for the advice - I hadnt thought of that so advice much appreciated :)
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  gari189[helper]1 year, 4 months ago1 Like #9Show comment toolsReply

  Depends what you read. If mainly novels - go for e-ink and get a Kindle, Sony or Kobo. If you prefer reading magazines or news articles or shorter reads, then a colour tablet would be better.....
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  AJ731 year, 4 months ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  Blackberry playbook has kobo.
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  vraptorchick1 year, 4 months ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  Thanks gari - definitely novels - is there much to choose between different makes / models then ? Apart from the obvious price differences that is !
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  vraptorchick1 year, 4 months ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  Thanks gari - definitely novels - is there much to choose between different makes / models then ? Apart from the obvious price differences that is !
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  juiceblaster1 year, 4 months ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  well they pretty much all do the same thing but kindle is to ereaders what apple ipod is too mp3 players.
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  alababaju1 year, 4 months ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  the major difference, is not so much the device, but the store. Amazon only sells kindle books to the Kindle ereader (or kindle app), and ebooks are usually cheaper on Amazon than elsewhere. Though probably the most popular free ebook website offers its books in epub, which kindle does not support, the kindle store will most likely have the book as well and in the very rare case it doesn't, a popular software called Calibre can convert it for you. Also, there is Amazon's excellent customer care to rely on and they are especially proud of their flagship product. The only thing I feel that might tempt someone to a competitor ereader is the design of the Kobo Touch and the social networking feature of it. Still I believe kindle is the best at the moment. I would actually suggest taking a look at the kindle 3 and 4 in person before you buy one. I bought a refurbished kindle 3 (ridiculously spotless!) even though I was going to get a new kindle 4 free elsewhere (which I am selling).
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  thegreat1 year, 4 months ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  you should be able to try them out at PC World or similar
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  thegreat1 year, 4 months ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  battery on the kindle lasts a long time - I read more since I got it lol

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