Amazon Kindle vs Apple iPad

Now that iPad is in the open with millions of units sold already, people are asking which one performs better as e reader. Is it still the Amazon reader or is it the Apple iPad as anticipated before? In other words, with the iPad now and with other mobile devices soon to be available that will use LCD or OLED technology, has the e-Ink reader become obsolete? Or are people simply misled?

Many gadget enthusiasts have tried the comparison exercise. They put the iPad against the Amazon Kindle 2.0 under different light conditions to determine which of the two technologies were more readable. So if you were handed one of each, which would you prefer to read with more? The answer, as was shortly found out, was not straighforward . The findings is that the Apple iPad is enough? for light day’s indoor reading, but fails miserably as an outdoor reading device . In comparison , e-Ink readers such as the Amazon Kindle are much more optimal for long duration reading indoors and out-of-doors during daytime hours.

Surprisingly, the Apple iPad performs in dimly lit rooms and in complete darkness. Because of this , many people are now seriously pondering to buy the iPad to replace their Kindle for reading in bed at night, citing less chance for disruption of their spouses and less eyestrain than using a Mighty Brite or comparable LED clip lamp with the Vizplex display on the Kindle. In reality, many are somewhat still toss up if White on Black or Black on White was the preferable color scheme for night time reading, but majority agreed that the Kindle reader application was superior to the iPad overall, for voracioust readers in any light condition.

With above results , people predict that the future e-books will be more like a rich content web page rather than a static page of text with images. If that is the case, than the iPad or similar mobile devices might become an acceptable substitute for a traditional text book since eye strain might be held to acceptable limits because static page content might be limited too – buy again, this is just a rough guess though. Many people find out that when they surf the web on my iPad for an hour or so, they experience noticeable eye discomfort . There is no debate on which technology is better at viewing a monitor screen static image over long periods of time or under natural lighting conditions. E-ink technology wins hands down . Its not even close. However, if one throws in rich text content and moving color graphical images into the mix, the iPad should win hands down if the viewing period is kept to an acceptable limit.