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Reading on a phone or tablet isn't even in the same ballpark as reading on eink. The reading experience is leaps and bounds better with eink.
I think more so where he's coming from is that it's another device. I've moved to this same boat as well. Had several kindles before, even in the process of selling my scribe, and am trying to get to a singular device platform. Will be upgrading to a Z Fold 7 here soon (Coming from a Z Fold 5), and already use that for reading, Audible, and note taking.
eInk is absolutely better for reading purposes and eye strain, but when you just want one device, the larger and foldable phones basically make that possible - phone, tablet, reader, etc.
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I've read the same. I've read about an odd yellowish screen and clarity issues. I'm probably gonna wait until a few more versions come out before considering. That said, MOST of the books I read don't require color. However, my kids are REAL into graphic novels and my wife likes reading magazines.
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I've had e-ink before. If you could read you'd have seen I was talking about the lack of capability (in comparison with a phone) with such devices. Being able to work while listening to a book, and then sit down and pick up where you left off is transformative.
If all you care about is sitting down and treating it like a physical book then of course the ebook is better. I'm used to much more these days.
In your previous post, you said "minor advantage of the slightly nicer display (for reading)." And now admit "of course the ebook is better".
So you don't have a TV because "why use something with the minor advantage of the slightly nicer display (for watching movies)?"
A reading experience like a physical book, *IS* he reason people buy eInk devices. Which, clearly doesn't interest you. So, other than to thread crap, why are you wasting you time on this thread
I've read the same. I've read about an odd yellowish screen and clarity issues. I'm probably gonna wait until a few more versions come out before considering. That said, MOST of the books I read don't require color. However, my kids are REAL into graphic novels and my wife likes reading magazines.
I am thinking about this for the kids too. Some interest in comics and graphic novels. Worried it is a bit small. We have a 10 inch Boox color device and that one seems a much better size for color content. You lose a bunch of resolution going with color content and my eyes can't read it on a 7" display. The price is nice.
It would be an easier choice if it had a side grip and page turn buttons but Kindles are sticking with this format mostly.
I had a Colorsoft for a week. But the less-than-crisp text really bothered me when trying to read. I returned it for the Paperwhite Signature Edition…
yes i bought this right when it came out. had the same issue and returned it for the paperwhite. i would highly recommend the paperwhite instead of the color if you are an active reader bc the less than crisp text bothers me
In your previous post, you said "minor advantage of the slightly nicer display (for reading)." And now admit "of course the ebook is better".
So you don't have a TV because "why use something with the minor advantage of the slightly nicer display (for watching movies)?"
A reading experience like a physical book, *IS* he reason people buy eInk devices. Which, clearly doesn't interest you. So, other than to thread crap, why are you wasting you time on this thread
Here we see bad faith arguments pretending there's no difference between text rendering and cinematography, lmao. Let's amuse ourselves that it didn't take almost 30 years for commercial printers to advance enough produce photorealism.
If you want to sit down and read a book, then read a book. If you want utility then value utility. If you think e-ink is transformative, then I don't know what to even say. It's merely nice. A larger font and just turning brightness down does as much for eye strain. Its biggest pro is using it in direct sunlight. But then I'm wondering why you're such a fan of melanoma.
Did they ever fix the many issues with the Kindle Colorsoft, such as the yellow-tinted screen?
No they never did. What they did was to change the entire screen to a yellowish color so you could not see the defect (the defect was part of the screen had a slightly different tint) so instead of having a white background, it's yellowish.
I'll wait for the fix in the next gen... or pick this one up at 1/3 price once the new ones comes out
I've read the same. I've read about an odd yellowish screen and clarity issues. I'm probably gonna wait until a few more versions come out before considering. That said, MOST of the books I read don't require color. However, my kids are REAL into graphic novels and my wife likes reading magazines.
They changed the screen background to a yellowish tint to hide the hardware defect of the lower screen having a different tint due to a defect they cannot fix.
The way this works, BTW, is that they take a normal 300dpi B/W screen and overlay a 150dpi color screen on top of it so that anything in color is half the resolution. It kinda works but I'm waiting until they figure out how to do a real 300dpi color screen instead of this kludge.
I decided not to wait to buy this cause it was such a good deal. I spoke with customer service about why GETKINDLE15 wouldn't work. They asked for an image of the advert I was seeing. I googled the code and found some generic image of the advert and uploaded it. They said they would refund me the 15% on the purchase when I received the item, but to go ahead and order it. So I ordered it with the 20% off and traded in a few echo devices I had lying around amounting to a $58 gift card. Total came to 116 with tax. Today it arrived, I messaged and asked for the refund. They refunded me an additional $21. Overall, really slick deal indeed. Now to crack it open and see how much I hate the yellow tint...
Edit: no matter how much I look I cannot see a yellow band or tint. I feel like I won the lotto!
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eInk is absolutely better for reading purposes and eye strain, but when you just want one device, the larger and foldable phones basically make that possible - phone, tablet, reader, etc.
I've read the same. I've read about an odd yellowish screen and clarity issues. I'm probably gonna wait until a few more versions come out before considering. That said, MOST of the books I read don't require color. However, my kids are REAL into graphic novels and my wife likes reading magazines.
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If all you care about is sitting down and treating it like a physical book then of course the ebook is better. I'm used to much more these days.
So you don't have a TV because "why use something with the minor advantage of the slightly nicer display (for watching movies)?"
A reading experience like a physical book, *IS* he reason people buy eInk devices. Which, clearly doesn't interest you. So, other than to thread crap, why are you wasting you time on this thread
It would be an easier choice if it had a side grip and page turn buttons but Kindles are sticking with this format mostly.
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So you don't have a TV because "why use something with the minor advantage of the slightly nicer display (for watching movies)?"
A reading experience like a physical book, *IS* he reason people buy eInk devices. Which, clearly doesn't interest you. So, other than to thread crap, why are you wasting you time on this thread
If you want to sit down and read a book, then read a book. If you want utility then value utility. If you think e-ink is transformative, then I don't know what to even say. It's merely nice. A larger font and just turning brightness down does as much for eye strain. Its biggest pro is using it in direct sunlight. But then I'm wondering why you're such a fan of melanoma.
I'll wait for the fix in the next gen... or pick this one up at 1/3 price once the new ones comes out
The way this works, BTW, is that they take a normal 300dpi B/W screen and overlay a 150dpi color screen on top of it so that anything in color is half the resolution. It kinda works but I'm waiting until they figure out how to do a real 300dpi color screen instead of this kludge.
Edit: no matter how much I look I cannot see a yellow band or tint. I feel like I won the lotto!
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