Ooof.
Now try to make them use RFx.
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
'Hell Bound'
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brenda m - Mar 21, 2012 12:58:21 pm PDT #19719 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Typo Boy - Mar 21, 2012 5:29:21 pm PDT #19720 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Have a question - Just curious rather than real technical support. How does the new iPad 3 screen compare to eink. From what I understand about it is about 264 pixels per inch, which in a printed page would not be very much. But a screen requires fewer pixels per inch and it has the retina display. On the other hand eink really is very printlike and does not require backlighting, though e-ink almost always has it. So, in general any info on how the ipad 3 screen would compare in practice to e-ink, expecially for reading text 6 or 7 hours at a time? I'm thinking of both ease of reading and stuff that is not obvious in a short period like eye strain, or just eyes getting tired.
NoiseDesign - Mar 21, 2012 5:36:35 pm PDT #19721 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
If you have a Best Buy anywhere around I'd say go and take a look at both side by side. I've got the retina display on my iPhone 4S and I find it very easy to read. I also have an original iPad without the retina and I enjoy reading on it as long as I've got the backlight and color of the text adjusted. I looked at the new iPad when it came out and the display is amazing, at reading distance you can't discern any pixels.
Gris - Mar 22, 2012 4:11:14 pm PDT #19722 of 25501
Hey. New board.
though e-ink almost always has it [backlights]
It does? I've only seen e-ink on Nooks, Kindles, etc, which don't have backlights, unless I'm missing something obvious.
To me, the backlight is the biggest differentiator. It makes it hurt less. I've never tried a retina display iPad - or any iPad for that matter - for extended periods, but could never get the backlight on the iPhone 3gs to a level that didn't give me a splitting headache after 2 hours of reading. But it seems to be a very personal thing, and I think it's greatly improved.
If I had an iPad, I would try reading on it, and I think it would probably be fine.
Steph L. - Mar 22, 2012 4:12:27 pm PDT #19723 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My Kindle (the entry-level model) doesn't have a backlight, which I really hate. I vastly prefer the Kindle app on my iPod Touch, despite the screen being so much smaller than on the Kindle.
NoiseDesign - Mar 22, 2012 4:13:59 pm PDT #19724 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, I hadn't caught that before, I don't think I've ever seen e-ink with a backlight. I know my Kindle 2 didn't have it, and K's current Kindle Touch does not.
Ginger - Mar 22, 2012 4:24:37 pm PDT #19725 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I don't know how e-ink could have a backlight.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2012 4:31:09 pm PDT #19726 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Same here on the backlightless e-ink. That's why I have it, because it has no backlight.
javachik - Mar 22, 2012 4:34:26 pm PDT #19727 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Yup. I stare at computer screens all damned day for work. It's e-ink for me all the way: no damned backlight!
Ginger - Mar 22, 2012 4:35:54 pm PDT #19728 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm on a computer all day. I'd rather have have the rest offered by something that reads like paper.