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AMAZON's KINDLE FIRE Vs. B&N NOOK |
The Fire burns the nook up! |
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Nook puts the fire out! |
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Neither (please post which E-reader is numero uno) |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2236 Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:45 pm Post subject: Fire or Nook? |
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Kindle Fire from Amazon versus Nook Reader from B&N...Which do you think is better AND why??? |
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MotherF
Joined: 07 Jun 2010 Posts: 1450 Location: 17�48'N 97�46'W
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:38 am Post subject: |
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Neither, if you are serious about reading on it for extended periods of time, you want an e-ink screen not a back lit screen. |
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Mr_Monkey
Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 661 Location: Kyuuuuuushuuuuuuu
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Am I the only person in the world who doesn't get eye strain from LCDs?
If you intend to do things other than read, I'd be inclined to go for the Nook - whack Cyanogenmod CM7 on there and you have a full-featured tablet PC. |
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AGoodStory
Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 738
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Mr_Monkey wrote: |
Am I the only person in the world who doesn't get eye strain from LCDs? . . . |
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-20021227-82.html
One take on LCD vs e-ink screen question--the author seems to share your opinion, Mr. Monkey.
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2236 Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies!
Anymore??? |
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hollysuel
Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 225 Location: Connecticut, USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:55 am Post subject: |
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get an I-pad and then download the kindle AND the nook app! |
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Qaaolchoura
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 539 Location: 21 miles from the Syrian border
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:37 am Post subject: |
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I have a (now discontinued) Nook WiFi. Which has a depressingly low battery life (I hear the Nook Touch is a lot better in that regard), and can't handle text wrapping for PDFs (I convert all PDFs to epubs in Calibre). But I agree with some previous comments. If I'm going to read books electronically, it won't be on a backlit screen. (I actually prefer paper books, but that's no good for extended periods of time abroad.) I own a Galaxy Tab to do the tablet stuff, and a Nook WiFi solely to read books on.
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Montanaland
Joined: 20 Dec 2009 Posts: 60 Location: Bakken Oil Field
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 4:12 pm Post subject: Fire |
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The Kindle Fire is a watered down version of the ipad. I would rather have an ipad...however you can barely get a refurbished ipad2 for $350?? |
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Qaaolchoura
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 539 Location: 21 miles from the Syrian border
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Fire |
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Montanaland wrote: |
The Kindle Fire is a watered down version of the ipad. I would rather have an ipad...however you can barely get a refurbished ipad2 for $350?? |
Galaxy Tab > iPad.
Though I hear that some of the best tablets out there are Chinese exclusives. Not knockoffs; real originals.
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teachingld2004
Joined: 17 Feb 2012 Posts: 389
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:15 pm Post subject: Kindle or Nook |
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I am wondering that same thing.
I am going to China in Audust, and I want a reader. Friends tell me that both the Nook and Kindle have problems. I just think I will continue to use my ipod. It is small, but very clear. Problem is the battery life is very short. |
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Mr_Monkey
Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 661 Location: Kyuuuuuushuuuuuuu
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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No system is perfect.
As an e-reader, an iPod would simply be a stupid choice, particularly given the (unjustifiable) abundance of PDFs in the wild. You have no idea of the frustration that will ensue when you try to convert the fucker to something legible on an iPod screen, or when the PDF viewer you install kills your battery in even less time than you thought possible.
PDF is a bad technology for the post-PC world. It's just not a relevant standard unless your primary intent is limiting how your readers use the file.
A Kindle battery lasts a month or so (with WiFi on). If you just want a reader and are prepared to put up with badly-formatted PDFs and convert the rest of your files using Calibre, you can't really go wrong.
If you want to be charging your reader every night (I do it with my phone and it's not that big a hassle), then you should probably go with something else.
It's all about control - how much are you prepared to take? |
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teachingld2004
Joined: 17 Feb 2012 Posts: 389
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:13 am Post subject: e readers |
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Mr, what e-reader do you have?
I want to buy one in the next week or 2. I can not lug booms with me.
Thanks |
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willraber
Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 25 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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Amazon, B&N, Google and some others provide
FREE software that works on both my laptop
and smartphone. I do not need another toy
to tote around. |
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