Not trying to, it's a fact. Anyone can see and compare in any electronics store.


No, they are not "very poor in terms of battery life," they are simply not as good as an E-ink reader. The previous example I gave is for the iPad mini running over 12 hours. Most better small tablets are in the vicinity of 10 hours.


The third time now and still as irrelevant as the first time.

There is also no bias in my comments. You are projecting the reverse of your own biases onto me considering your anti-Apple remarks. E-ink readers are good for those who read in mostly bright light conditions and will be away from an outlet for more than a day. They can also take a beating and are relatively disposable.

No, that's not how most discussions take place in forums nor how most discussions take place in life. Most people share their opinions and receive opinions without demanding to see proof of anything.

You are not forced to agree with anything I say and using the fact that I don't want to spend time looking up things I have read in the past as the basis to invalidate anything I say is not reasonable.

That said, go back as I did provide a link to someone else.

I do, and I have explained why.


Opinions do not preclude what people recognize to be facts.


And I declined.

That's not a fact though, that's just your preference.


I have merely highlighted some of the advantages of using a small tablet for a reader. E-ink readers have some advantages too.

You wipe the screen when it is dirty.

There would be nothing wrong with say buying an iPad mini just for reading based on the book centric advantages I have previous mentioned. Some may find that to be a bit expensive but not everyone is limited by budget.

You are correct about iPad battery life. Both the large iPad and the iPad mini have the longest battery lives of both size classes of tablets.

When youre looking at 50-250ms speeds, i dont think you can call that slow.

http://www.eink.com/display_products_pearl.html

So we are back to where we started, the reason why people use e-ink e-readers is because they prefer them.

A lad at work used to bring a Ipad in to work so he can read at lunch, he used to have a lok at my Kobo and found he prefered it than his Ipad. Last week he came in with a Nook as they are on offer at the moment at work.

His reason, lighter, battery last longer and easier on the eyes.


Trying to keep screens clean is a nightmare, my phone is full of smudges and keeping it clean is a pain.

These are by no means ad hominems. They are criticising a poster's posts rather than the poster him/herself.

With regards to respecting opinions, I have seen posts written by you to others which say nothing more than "nonsense post" or similar things.

Me too, I can't even stay focused on t he computer screen for long, I got to look elsewhere after a while and my monitor is pretty good.

No one in their right mind would buy a Ipad just for reading.


Comparing it to a E-ink reader. i know pretty well that I can take my e-book to a friends place if I am staying there for a few days and it is something I don't have to bother to recharge.

Whilst it may not be common in other forums or in your experiences in life Vallhund, it is certainly the done thing on this forum. You have been a member for two months, some of us have been here for years and as they say "when in Rome..."

A friend is a bit of a technophobe, but with arthritis in her fingers, this has made reading much easier for her.

No, most people offer their opinions in this forum, as is the case in all forums, without being hassled and without being addressed as someone else. You do not own this forum.


The striking irony in your posts says otherwise.

I have continued to graciously respond to you in this and other threads and have asked that the discussions be kept on topic but now our discussions are over.

That bolded part is also made up.

A great benefit of any type of E-Reader.

Here are a number of examples where you denigrate other users' posts and are far from gracious. It seems you are willing to make comments but quite thin skinned when the reverse is true.

The bolded part is made up? See post #10 on this thread:
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...388&highlight=

See post 24 at the link below - the first sentence.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...976&highlight=

This is an example where you have called a poster close-minded.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...=#post65758364

See post 57 at the link below - there is nothing wrong with calling people names but I'm sure you would complain if we attempted to attach a label to you
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...=#post65743096

Instant dismissive reply to a poster as I mentioned in an earlier post not a "challenge" as you misconstrued it
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...=#post65696882

Another example of being dismissive "that's a silly question"
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...=#post65726556

See how examples make a post stronger and more credible?

Oh, and I apologise for calling you Vallhund. Whilst he would enjoy stoking the flames of Mac vs PC "discussion", he was quite effective at backing up his arguments with facts and statistics, this is not something you care to do.

Ooh I didn't know that. I'd better start reading for an hour before going to bed instead of watching TV then.

Of course it is. You only need to look on these forums to see people providing links to back their claims up. You know like in general discussion, you forgotten the ww2 thread you started last week? Or is the memory a bit too painful?

You only need to look in the general discussion forum to see discussions going on, and when people are challenged on anything they go off and provide evidence. Of course some people readily come with evidence to back their claims up.

He's like a lightweight Vallhund. More obnoxious, less amusing and doesn't even have a Which? Satisfaction Survey to fall back on.

Neither are as good as the legendary Hugh or iTracey

I just looked up Vallhund and it says:
Temperament: Alert, Friendly, Watchful, Fearless, Energetic, Intelligent hahaha, I'm sure PPhilster would be quite happy with that!

If you want to read ebooks at any time in bright sunlight (and it doesn't have to be outside; I had the same problem on a train) then a dedicated ebook reader is better.