where they got the black iPad from?
From the same store that sells the white iPhone 4.
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From the same store that sells the white iPhone 4.
I can see the iPad's screen fine in direct sunlight even at the lowest brightness. This is a moot point for me. When you have a larger surface, more interactivity, and access to your choice of THREE eBook stores, I think I'll make the trade on that alone. Throw in all the other awesome stuff that the iPad has, and this makes no sense.
The problem with Audiobooks is that the experience can be greatly affected by how good the narrator is. I have a few, and it sounds like the guy phoned in his performance from home (both in sound quality and quality of the performance). There are some really good narrators out there as well though.
No-one said they were the same. They are different, but complimentary.
Reading sheet music and watching an orchestra perform are different too. Maybe you should set aside time to have the full experience of actually reading the music, looking at the notes, seeing how they are placed, and having an actual musical experience
I have used it while sitting poolside and without the antiglare screen protector on mine, it's impossible to deal with.Great ad, but, who reads in direct sunlights, by a pool no less, with a device that costs that much
Also, havent they heard of skin cancer
lewisdorigo said:
I lol'ed.
Their next ad should be on a plane. First flight with the iPad and I was already annoyed at the glassy gloss screen. Had to get an antiglare asap. It's now near perfect in every way.
Great Ad.
As I am from Greece I have to say that the readability of the screen is critical for me, even using my macbook indoors can be a problem sometimes.
I have to admit that in Scotland the glossy screen is not a problem at all.
As I am from Greece I have to say that the readability of the screen is critical for me, even using my macbook indoors can be a problem sometimes.
I have to admit that in Scotland the glossy screen is not a problem at all.
they aren't really competing, one is a £109 reading device, the other a £429 tablet computer.
Actually, I replied what I replied because someone did :
my iPod Nano has space for far more than 1000 hours of audiobooks. Allows me to listen to books with my eyes closed. Beat that, Kindle
Sour grapes much ?
As for your music parallel, seriously flawed. Reading sheet music (while I can, having played bass for most of my youth) requires special training that is limited to a very small subset of the population and an instrument to play it back at the same time, while reading your own native tongue in books is something taught at a grade school level to every kid there and only requires the words on the page itself.
Wow, the responses are pretty much the opposite of what I expect from an Apple forums...
But this is so true.
But this is so true.
By "fools" do you mean people who try to read small text on glossy screens outdoors, or folks who spend hundreds of dollars on sunglasses?
I believe books are even cheaper and if my intel is correct can be read in direct sunlight also.
Funny how this argument comes up with the Kindle, but when people try to say "why would you drag an iPad around as an e-reader, books are cheaper ?" the Apple cultists jump all over you to justify ebook readers as if they were the second coming.
Which is it ? Are ebook readers the 2nd coming or are books just vastly superior ?
I'm seriously confused here by the double standards set forth on this forum.There are 1,100+ petitions at this site below where Apple fans are complaining about glossy screens (only the 15" and 17" have matte option - all other Macs are glossy-only)
http://macmatte.wordpress.com/comment-page-1/#comments
Apple needs to realise that many people buy Apple IN SPITE of the glossy screen, because of the other plus factors, such as OSX, iOS etc - and NOT BECAUSE of the glossy screen.
Sure, some people love glossy - which is great - but other loathe the glossy screen. We're not arguing for Apple to remove glossy screens. We just want the choice of matte or anti-reflective. I said this specifically to avoid glossy-lovers replying by saying why they love glossy. There's no need to say that. I accept and agree with your right to like glossy screens. Just do the same and respect our right to be able to buy a matte, non-reflective screen if we want to.
http://macmatte.wordpress.com/comment-page-1/#comments
Apple needs to realise that many people buy Apple IN SPITE of the glossy screen, because of the other plus factors, such as OSX, iOS etc - and NOT BECAUSE of the glossy screen.
Sure, some people love glossy - which is great - but other loathe the glossy screen. We're not arguing for Apple to remove glossy screens. We just want the choice of matte or anti-reflective. I said this specifically to avoid glossy-lovers replying by saying why they love glossy. There's no need to say that. I accept and agree with your right to like glossy screens. Just do the same and respect our right to be able to buy a matte, non-reflective screen if we want to.
How about reading the Kindle in the dark without a light on? Yeah, that doesn't work very well.
My mother's main reason for getting an iPad over any other eReader was the fact that the iPad is backlit. She a lot of reading at night because she's an insomniac and the turning on the bedside light is very disruptive to my father so the iPad is a great solution to that problem. I realize this isn't exactly common or anything, but it's just a funny way of reversing the whole advertisement around
My mother's main reason for getting an iPad over any other eReader was the fact that the iPad is backlit. She a lot of reading at night because she's an insomniac and the turning on the bedside light is very disruptive to my father so the iPad is a great solution to that problem. I realize this isn't exactly common or anything, but it's just a funny way of reversing the whole advertisement around
Not trying to be funny, BUT.
If the sunlight is in my face ... I can read on my iPad. If the sunlight is overhead maybe 50/50. If the sunlight is behind me, no chance at all.
So why would I sunbath with the sun behind me or be sitting up trying to read when the sun is directly overhead?
I'm more concerned about the iPad overheating and having to sit my mojito on hit to keep it cool.
If the sunlight is in my face ... I can read on my iPad. If the sunlight is overhead maybe 50/50. If the sunlight is behind me, no chance at all.
So why would I sunbath with the sun behind me or be sitting up trying to read when the sun is directly overhead?
I'm more concerned about the iPad overheating and having to sit my mojito on hit to keep it cool.
well, she looks sexy. But don´t believe her.
But she didn't say anything that wasn't true.
BS. I'm currently on a beach in Thailand and LOVING the iPad as an e-reader. No screen problems here. Was superb on the flight over. Battery lasts well over ten hours.