On 2/22/2012 1:42 PM, halfhoff wrote:
> I love my iPad. I really do. And I am likely to get the iPad 3 to
> replace my iPad 1 when the 3 comes out.
>
> That said, for reading books, especially outdoors or in a sunny room,
> I was wondering (now aloud) about the usefulness of just having a
> small dedicated e-ink reader like the Nook or Kobo or Kindle touch
> devices.
>
> I am sure some of you have those and the iPad and I was wondering
> whether the smaller screen and the e-ink give you a MUCH better
> reading experience, especially in the sun / bright rooms, etc.
>
I have a Kindle, not the touch screen model, and it is a better
experience reading in bright sunlight, and costs a whole lot less so if
someone were to steal it while I was at the beach it wouldn't be that
big a deal. But having said that, I have read a lot in the bright sun
with my iPad and don't find it objectionable at all. Just a bit more of
a nuisance having to angle it so that there isn't glare reflecting back
into my face or on someone else sitting nearby.
> On another note, I put on my iPad 1 a really high end screen
> protector on the first day I bought it and I have never changed it.
> It still is fantastic (I think it was one of those that you applied
> with a wet solution and that was as tough as helicopter blades).
>
> With the anticipated retina display (or close to it) for the iPad 3,
> I was wondering whether the sacrafice to screen clarity is worth the
> extra protection. I do have a screen protector on my iPhone 4S and
> on my iPad 1 so I am already used to the protection, but I would love
> to hear from others whose iPads are not protected if they have had
> problems with screen scratches and the like.
>
I bought one of those screen protectors and installed it when I first
got my iPad (15 months ago) but shortly afterwards took it off since it
significantly changed the clarity of the screen. I have one tiny
scratch that still puzzles me as to how it got there, but that's the
only thing and I really have to search to find it so it's not a big deal
to me.
When I buy the iPad3 I will not be putting a screen protector on it.
--
David H. Bailey
dhbailey@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
