Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare

Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by nradov on Monday November 07, 2011 @12:23PM (#3207180)

It's a shame they both still have terrible displays. It's hard on the eyes to read a long text on a screen with < 200ppi. Guess I'll have to wait for the next generation.

Probably fine for casual web browsing and children's books with large type, though.

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Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by srdev on Monday November 07, 2011 @01:02PM (#3207384)

I had an opportunity to try out the Fire and didn't think that the display was terrible at all, for what its worth. Seemed crisp enough to me.

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Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by enjo on Monday November 07, 2011 @01:48PM (#3207593)

Isn't the iPad 132 ppi?

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Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by potatolicious on Monday November 07, 2011 @03:27PM (#3207995)

And it's a terrible reading device, especially if you've used a high-ppi display. I was ok with reading on the iPad until I got the iPhone 4S. Now I can't stand to read on it, the pixels practically leap out of the screen at me.

Maybe future tablets don't have to hit 300ppi, but they need to be a lot better than the iPad's 132ppi.

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Re:Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: how the specs compare by yardie on Monday November 07, 2011 @02:56PM (#3207844)

I'm not so sure. I have an iPhone 4 and the nook color and I find them both equally enjoyable to read on. but I do realize I hold the tablet at 2x the arms length than the phone.

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