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#1379590 - 12/27/12 03:18 PM
E-Reader decisions
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beachcomber
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Registered: 08/15/09
Posts: 50
Loc: nearby
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I've been researching this for a long time and I still can't make up my mind.
First I had to decide if I wanted an e-reader or a tablet. I decided to go with e-reader because i actually DO want to use it to read, download library books etc.
Then I had to decide between the Nook and the Kindle. I've decided I like the Kindle.
I was thinking the Kindle Fire, but then they came out with the new HD version, so i've been reading about that. Can anyone compare these two? Is it worth the extra $40? I'm not a big movie watcher but will watch shorter videos occasionally. Also, I recently read reviews online that the new HD version comes with advertising that can't be deleted. (Although apparently some of it can be moved/relocated (?) for a $15 fee?
What do you guys have and are you happy with it? Thanks.
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#1379644 - 12/28/12 12:07 AM
Re: E-Reader decisions
[Re: Sasquatch]
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VM Smith
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Registered: 11/28/05
Posts: 34295
Loc: Reality
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They do sell anti glare covers
I had one on a cheap Chinese tablet. The tablet quit, but the screen cover was great. Although, if the screen isn't bright enough, as is the case with mine, they don't really make it much better. There was no glare, but I still couldn't see the image very well, except in heavy shade, which defeated my aim of reading while catching Vitamin D rays (UVB).
My feeling is that the material is all pretty much the same; I'd go generic, if you can find the right size; it'd be tough to do a good enough job when trimming to size.
How about a stand, so you can get the right angle to make a screen hood effective? But perhaps you prefer to look more down on it in your lap, and wouldn't like it on a table.
Or, on a table, you could get rednecky and put it into a properly sized cardboard box, to shade it while you stay in the sun. That way, you wouldn't use a cover, which all cut screen clarity a little (that's why all screens aren't made matte to begin with), and they're not really removable, for indoors.
If you get a clean install, leave well enough alone; even the slightest speck of dust will make a bubble. Make very sure the screen is spotless and dustless before install, start from one side, make sure it is straight, after the 1st 1/4" is down, and use a credit card to squeegee it down from there. Look for bubbles, and peel up a little and fix any you see. So, a righty might hold the card in the right, and put the right edge down 1st. Think about it, and do what's comfortable for you.
I got lucky on my 1st try, but Amazon reviews were full of people who'd bought 2-3, after failing, or even given up after the 3rd. Awareness helps; I love those reviews.
Now, how does a computer work? Well, the little electrons all join hands and skip merrily through the circuits. After that, elephino.
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The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.
John Hay (1872)
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#1386989 - 02/12/13 10:32 AM
Re: E-Reader decisions
[Re: beachcomber]
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Altruism
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Registered: 12/12/01
Posts: 237
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Save your money:
Kindle Online
No device needed.
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#1387035 - 02/12/13 12:43 PM
Re: E-Reader decisions
[Re: beachcomber]
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VM Smith
Diamond Member
Registered: 11/28/05
Posts: 34295
Loc: Reality
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I got an Acer c7 chromebook ($199 bestbuy) a couple of months ago; 12.8" screen. Last summer I'd bought a 9.7' tablet, which quit (don't buy anything from lightinthebox.com). I barked until I got a refund, even though it was off warrantee. LOL...I told them I was going to get onto the net once a week for the rest of my life and expose the company, and suggested to those Chinese that God has a special place in Hell for those who don't meet minimum standards of customer care and human decency. I like the notebook better; I'd ended up getting a keyboard for the tablet.
I got into Amazon Prime partly for the free movies, which I watch on the Chromebook, or, with a 3' MDMI cord (cheap...cablesforless.com), on the TV (it's small enough to fit on the TV table). I also like Prime (been in it 3 wks; LOVE it) because if I just need one thing from Amazon, such as a $3 roll of copper wire, or a bag of cat food, I can get it without shipping. Just received some natural laundry detergent today.
HD movies are not free, but are there to buy or rent; I may use that occasionally for certain movies, but the regular meets my price point.
I'm buying a book every couple of weeks, too, and have used the 2 wk lending feature to lend a book to a friend.
I got the Acer instead of the equally new Samsung Chromebook ($250) because, unlike the Samsung, this one has a hard drive, so I am not restricted to using the Cloud, only. I could also go into "developer" (equivalent to "root", in Linux), and install a different OS, which I don't think I will do, and I can use external memory, if I ever want to. And, with a HD, you can work offline.
Like the Samsung, this comes with 2 yrs free Cloud service ($5/month after), but I haven't initiated it (good for 2 yrs after whenever you initiate), and may never; the 320 gig HD is twice what I had on my old desktop. The option is nice, though, for doing things like storing lots of photos, if I choose to, and don't want to use external storage.
Samsung processor has no moving parts or fan, and is dead silent, but this one's very quiet, too, at least compared to Kitty's laptop, which is itself much quieter than my old desktop.
Acer is 3.5 lbs; the Samsung is 3 lbs.
One advantage of a fanless design is that there is no air circ to block when placed on a bedspread, etc, but that can be finessed with any small machine, easily, if one stays aware; just put something flat under the machine, like cardboard, or a thin book.
So, for my purposes, the notebook does fine, and I was less than impressed with the touchscreen concept of the tablet; more of a pita than I'd guessed, after the novelty wore off. Kitty has a Nook, but seldom uses it; she moves her laptop around, instead.
The Samsung has 6 hr bat life; the Acer 3.5, which is adequate for me...to take to my 1.5 hr ESL class, FI, or for most back yard reading. If I were taking long flights, I'd just get a spare; they're pretty small and light, for batteries, and possibly are cheaper than bigger ones.
Those are my thoughts, but some just like tablets and readers, I know.
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The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.
John Hay (1872)
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#1387651 - 02/17/13 05:11 PM
Re: E-Reader decisions
[Re: Sallie]
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SilverRose
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Registered: 07/13/05
Posts: 1900
Loc: Heart of the Lakes
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Thinking about getting a Kindle Fire for the smaller size. I have Amazon Prime and love watching some of the PBS shows...currently working through the Poirot series. Have you ever watched any movies/shows on the FIre?
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