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NoiseDesign - Dec 21, 2014 5:28:45 pm PST #24231 of 25496
Our wings are not tired

I have one of the 5K Retina iMacs and the display is amazing. It makes the 27" QHD resolution monitor next to it look so grainy, and that's just crazy.


Typo Boy - Dec 21, 2014 9:47:18 pm PST #24232 of 25496
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.

I know - the tab 4 does not come close to what the S has - not in display, not in most other factors. But something in how my eyes don't work right make text on the S look fuzzier to me. The particular flaws in the 4 work well with my eyes. I don't understand it, but I was in Best Buy comparing the two side by side. I do not pretend to understand it.


Typo Boy - Dec 22, 2014 9:52:53 am PST #24233 of 25496
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.

Interesting thought. The Galaxy tab 10.5 is slightly bigger than the Galaxy 4 tab 10.1 4 whole tenths of an inch.) I did note that the Galaxy tab 8 was suprisingly close for me to read to the 10.1. And the 30 and 40 inche screens seem to do nothing for me. Just out of curiousity I'm going to look at the Galaxy Tab S 8 inch - see if that slightly smaller screen works better for me than the 10.5 inch. My brother said if I can find something that works with my eyes he'd help me out as a combined birthday Chanukah present.


Typo Boy - Dec 23, 2014 8:14:55 pm PST #24234 of 25496
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.

3rd post on this. My opthamologist has a better hypothesis. The tab 4 using LCD for the screen, meaning the tiny bulbs are fluorescent. The tab s and other higher quality models use tiny LED bulbs. Some people with eye problems see flurescent light better than other kinds of artificial lighting.


Typo Boy - Dec 29, 2014 5:31:02 pm PST #24235 of 25496
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.

Don't know if this can be answered, but I'm looking for recs on a bluetooth keyboard. no usb dongle, 8.5 inches or bigger, non-cramped, responsive and tactile enough so that I can touch t ype and tell if I've hit the right key. No numeric keypad needed, the numbers in the top row are enough. I'd like del and backspace to be in normal 101 keybaord location. I understgand that bluetooth


NoiseDesign - Dec 29, 2014 6:03:50 pm PST #24236 of 25496
Our wings are not tired

Even if you don't use a Mac check out the Apple Bluetooth keyboard. I've used them for years and love them.


sarameg - Dec 29, 2014 6:41:19 pm PST #24237 of 25496

Anyone need a 10.6.8 (Snow Lion) disk? I have a spare. Family didn't communicate well...


Typo Boy - Dec 29, 2014 7:38:31 pm PST #24238 of 25496
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.

About half the people using them have trouble getting android to connect. Apparently apple makes the bluetooth trick to connect to non-apple bluetooth devices.


Rob - Jan 02, 2015 7:35:06 pm PST #24239 of 25496

The Anker bluetooth keyboard is pretty good. Not quite up to Apple's fit and finish, but more compatible with Android. I'm not sure the specs are exactly what you ask for but take a look at it.


Typo Boy - Jan 03, 2015 9:47:50 am PST #24240 of 25496
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.

I went for a logitech, the model a friend had. The slight stiffness in the keyboard is a plus for me -I can tell if I pressed a key, and fewer accidentall keyboard presses. Seems to be a real divide in preferences - I'm not the only one who likes a bit of stiffness in a keyboard though many hate that.