Technically, $249 is mathematically closer to $200 then $300 guys, so lets not lose our socks here.
Besides, I'm seeing a lot of "it's laggy" complaints here, which seem like a bunch of bullshit seeing how this thing is an ebook for god's sake. I know you've tried to purchase and navigate directly from the Kindle, so you know just how big of a pain in the ass that is *without* the color touch screen to speed things up, so bitching about said color screen not being as responsive as that of the iPhone is, again, pretty much a bullshit complaint. Personally, I'm happy just to have the damn thing to begin with, seeing how the competition has yet offer anything similar. I also have a problem with your comment that that the screen refresh took too long. Uh, that refresh was about the same time required to flip a page on a real book, so I'm not seeing what your bone of contention is here, exactly.
As for the thing not being super simple to navigate, seeing how it's going to be sold at Barnes and Noble, not Walmart, I'm pretty sure it's intended market won't have a problem figuring it out. I'm not sure what burr you all have up your butt when it comes to the nook, but to say your review felt a bit slanted would not be an exaggeration.
@(Unverified) Let's review your statement. You don't seem to disagree that the nook is laggy, you just have a problem with them saying that it is laggy since it is an ebook reader. The navigation isn't simple but the target market will figure it out. And the refresh took the same time as turning a page in a real book.
I understand your "happy just to have the damn thing to begin with", but it's Engadget's job to report their observations of these products both positive and negative. This review didn't seem slanted at all imo.
@(Unverified) You only need to turn the page on a real book every two pages. And at what seems to be the default font size on this (and other ebook readers), you're also only getting about half a standard page to begin with - meaning you're doing four times as many page turns.
This is one of the reasons pocket paperbacks are not nearly as popular as they once were. Page turning *is* annoying to heavy readers, and it has *always* been really annoying, but people put up with it because what are you gonna do? It's a book, not a scroll. But there's no reason to have to actually put up with the same thing but *worse* on an electronic device that's supposed to make reading easier and more convenient.
Nitpicking about $249 being closed to $200 than $250 is irrelevant and pedantic, especially considering shipping or tax, Furthermore, the fact that it is an ebook reader in no way excuses its noticeably laggy behavior when there are more responsive alternatives. And how has the competition not offered anything similar? Does the color capacitive display really differentiate this device enough to place it in a different category from other ebooks readers?
Also, people who go to Barnes and Noble are not necessarily all that technically inclined when it comes to how to navigate a user interface. An ideal GUI should be easy to navigate regardless of how tech-savvy the user is anyway, so that's a perfectly valid complaint.
It sounds to me like you pre-ordered the Nook and are now trying to justify the purchase to yourself by refuting any valid criticisms that are arising,
@(Unverified) So, why not have a feature where, once you've read through half a page, you can flip the upper half to the upper half of the next page? That way you don't even have to deal with the lag in refresh. And when you've started on that second upper half, then flip the lower half so that you're completely on the second page?
Probably have an icon to indicate a split page view- two pages side by side with the lower half of the first page and the upper half of the second page highlighted.
Yeah, you're pressing a button twice as often, but as the point has been made before: it's not like turning a physical page.
EXACTLY. Especially when the scroll down to the bottom half of the page causes the whole display to break up and re-render, so you lose your place. That's what the Sony does; I haven't seen any other readers, but from the sounds of it, they all suck in this manner.
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Technically, $249 is mathematically closer to $200 then $300 guys, so lets not lose our socks here.
Besides, I'm seeing a lot of "it's laggy" complaints here, which seem like a bunch of bullshit seeing how this thing is an ebook for god's sake. I know you've tried to purchase and navigate directly from the Kindle, so you know just how big of a pain in the ass that is *without* the color touch screen to speed things up, so bitching about said color screen not being as responsive as that of the iPhone is, again, pretty much a bullshit complaint. Personally, I'm happy just to have the damn thing to begin with, seeing how the competition has yet offer anything similar. I also have a problem with your comment that that the screen refresh took too long. Uh, that refresh was about the same time required to flip a page on a real book, so I'm not seeing what your bone of contention is here, exactly.
As for the thing not being super simple to navigate, seeing how it's going to be sold at Barnes and Noble, not Walmart, I'm pretty sure it's intended market won't have a problem figuring it out. I'm not sure what burr you all have up your butt when it comes to the nook, but to say your review felt a bit slanted would not be an exaggeration.
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Actually after you pay tax......$249 is looking like $300.
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Let's review your statement. You don't seem to disagree that the nook is laggy, you just have a problem with them saying that it is laggy since it is an ebook reader. The navigation isn't simple but the target market will figure it out. And the refresh took the same time as turning a page in a real book.
I understand your "happy just to have the damn thing to begin with", but it's Engadget's job to report their observations of these products both positive and negative. This review didn't seem slanted at all imo.
@(Unverified) You only need to turn the page on a real book every two pages. And at what seems to be the default font size on this (and other ebook readers), you're also only getting about half a standard page to begin with - meaning you're doing four times as many page turns.
This is one of the reasons pocket paperbacks are not nearly as popular as they once were. Page turning *is* annoying to heavy readers, and it has *always* been really annoying, but people put up with it because what are you gonna do? It's a book, not a scroll. But there's no reason to have to actually put up with the same thing but *worse* on an electronic device that's supposed to make reading easier and more convenient.
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Nitpicking about $249 being closed to $200 than $250 is irrelevant and pedantic, especially considering shipping or tax, Furthermore, the fact that it is an ebook reader in no way excuses its noticeably laggy behavior when there are more responsive alternatives. And how has the competition not offered anything similar? Does the color capacitive display really differentiate this device enough to place it in a different category from other ebooks readers?
Also, people who go to Barnes and Noble are not necessarily all that technically inclined when it comes to how to navigate a user interface. An ideal GUI should be easy to navigate regardless of how tech-savvy the user is anyway, so that's a perfectly valid complaint.
It sounds to me like you pre-ordered the Nook and are now trying to justify the purchase to yourself by refuting any valid criticisms that are arising,
@(Unverified) Uh, the device is $259, which is definitely closer to $300 than $200.
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How bout the comments about the touch screen not registering vertical swipes when Topolsky clearly doesn't know how to use a touch screen?
See the Zune HD hands-on for reference...
@(Unverified) So, why not have a feature where, once you've read through half a page, you can flip the upper half to the upper half of the next page? That way you don't even have to deal with the lag in refresh. And when you've started on that second upper half, then flip the lower half so that you're completely on the second page?
Probably have an icon to indicate a split page view- two pages side by side with the lower half of the first page and the upper half of the second page highlighted.
Yeah, you're pressing a button twice as often, but as the point has been made before: it's not like turning a physical page.
EXACTLY. Especially when the scroll down to the bottom half of the page causes the whole display to break up and re-render, so you lose your place. That's what the Sony does; I haven't seen any other readers, but from the sounds of it, they all suck in this manner.