Yeah my dad has one and likes it. About the only drawback I saw was it was pretty slow sometimes.. not screen updates, but whenever it has to do actual crunching. I wouldn't want to try to read scanned PDFs on it, they're brutal on my Sony as it is.
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Not sure if the video does the screen justice or not, I was hoping the screen would look as good as eInk in sunlight and an LCD in other cases, but this video doesn't really show that that well.
This video shows it maybe better. I really want to see what this screen is like in real life.
That's brilliant, going back to reflective LCDs (ie: not backlit, think original Gameboy) but with modern technology but even having it work with multiple modes is amazing.
Yeah my dad has one and likes it. About the only drawback I saw was it was pretty slow sometimes.. not screen updates, but whenever it has to do actual crunching. I wouldn't want to try to read scanned PDFs on it, they're brutal on my Sony as it is.
Even opening books and going back to the main menu is a pretty long wait. It was definitely a deal killer for me when I saw how slow the page turns were compared to Kindle and the Sony reader.
I was pretty sure the Sony was as fast as the 2.3 update of the Kindle, so that's a bit surprising to hear. When I played with the Kobo it looked much slower than the Sony. Since the 2.5 update of the Kindle, it's now easily much faster than any of those. I was really impressed how they upped the speed of the refresh.
Time Magazine today: "Why IPad Hasn't Killed Kindle"
In fact, Kindle sales are soaring.
Kessel says people have realized that the iPad might be good for a lot of things, but isn’t really the best device for sustained reading over several hours. It’s too heavy, for one thing—about a pound and a half compared with 10 ounces for the Kindle, which can be held in one hand, like a paperback. As Kessel puts it, in a bit of an understatement, “The Kindle and the iPad are very different products.”
Another problem is that the iPad’s bright LCD screen can be tiring on your eyes compared with Kindle’s black-and-white “electronic paper.” The Kindle’s screen also works better in bright sunlight. Kindle has better battery life—it can run up to two weeks on a charge, if you keep the wireless switched off. That compares with 10 hours for an iPad. Plus, with Kindle you have no contract and no monthly fee, and you have wireless access in 100 countries—a nice feature for travelers.
So on the kindle you can only put on amazon books correct? Where as sony I can dl books from anywhere and they work. I was very impressed how quick and painless it was filling my moms e reader with books last weekend she has the sony
I wonder how long it will be before Kobo drops their price so it is again lower than the Kindle?
Hopefully not too long as I'm really leaning towards the Kobo... primarily because it can download books in the epub format.
I bought the Kobo for my wife for her birthday and it crapped out after about a week. It wouldn't turn on after it shut down. The only way I could get it to start was to plug in the usb but that is hardly a solution, especially since I got it for her so that she could use it on our summer vacation. Anyway, I returned that one and just got one with the new software upgrade and that worked fine for about 5 days and now it won't start up. I'll be returning this thing for a full refund and my wife just wants the $150 to buy books instead. I was very excited about the Kobo but there are just still too many problems with it.
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