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[{"user_id": 21061, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301155933.1272221, "message": "indoors it's ok. especially if you can keep the finger prints under control.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 446381}, {"user_id": 14243, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301155635.74823, "message": "Those iPad owners. I'm thinking of buying one. I'm probably be using it for reading PDFs. How good is it to do it?", "group_id": 1295, "id": 446368}, {"user_id": 14243, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301155792.5081511, "message": "of course the question is about the screen, not the software.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 446376}, {"user_id": 14243, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301155813.8549931, "message": "And don't compare it to the kindle because, for me, is not usable.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 446377}, {"user_id": 24, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301156218.0377369, "message": "I like it.  In bright sunshine it is not optimal. It depends how often you use it out in the bright sun...2%?", "group_id": 1295, "id": 446389}, {"user_id": 20733, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301156434.371166, "message": "Violating the kindle rule.. I read a book on iPad in iBooks, then bought a kindle. IPad is heavy for sustained reading.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 446396}, {"user_id": 22453, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301158315.376152, "message": "Ipad is great inside but really bad outside in less lots of storm cloudes. Then which U need to be inside anyway. Love my iPad not really intrested in a iPad 2 cause heared the camera stinks", "group_id": 1295, "id": 446553}, {"user_id": 24899, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301181626.7580121, "message": "Great for reading indors, outside not so much :/ you really have to be in the shade or something.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 448447}, {"user_id": 20337, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301204626.3333399, "message": "Excellent experience for me. I've replaced 90% of my book collection with their digital equivelants on my iPad.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 449632}, {"user_id": 1, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301210421.8242259, "message": "I actually love it for reading", "group_id": 1295, "id": 449951}, {"user_id": 1, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301210439.738132, "message": "I don't really read paper books anymore because of the iPad", "group_id": 1295, "id": 449952}, {"user_id": 24852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301221771.912277, "message": "I don't read for PDF's because there is one very crucial thing is missing: annotation. For other formats, remember that, still there is no access to kindle store or iBooks (partial) in some countries.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 450485}, {"user_id": 23609, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301229215.4283121, "message": "iPad is a great device for reading and editing! You can get the app called \"goodreader\" which gives you plenty of features to read", "group_id": 1295, "id": 450869}, {"user_id": 14674, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301234137.9362111, "message": "Reading lots of text on a panel is horrible", "group_id": 1295, "id": 451107}, {"user_id": 20912, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301247957.1495919, "message": "Light reading is fine IPad but anything longer than 10 pages, one need to look for other alternatives.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 452224}, {"user_id": 4149, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301248047.8146729, "message": "ipad isn't a primary ebook reader, the ipad is a little bit of everything, if you want an ebook reader get the kindle if want a full function tablet get the ipad", "group_id": 1295, "id": 452229}, {"user_id": 12933, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301260963.531152, "message": "for me it's too heavy. I still prefer a real book...never tried kindle though...that looks quite interesting *admit*. I know that books aren't light in weight either but dunno...", "group_id": 1295, "id": 452911}, {"user_id": 18780, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301282100.003139, "message": "I ended up getting a Kindle for reading. The iPad screen gets your eyes tired just like a computer screen and it's too heavy. The kindle is really the only thing you need for reading.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 454495}, {"user_id": 25530, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301296835.5281351, "message": "The iPad is good (indoor), but I recommend that you lower the brightness a bit especially at night, otherwise your sleep quality may suffer.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 455916}, {"user_id": 2726, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301318152.222187, "message": "@aseba Compare to what if not the Kindle?", "group_id": 1295, "id": 457667}, {"user_id": 24827, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301328811.4525609, "message": "It's great for PDFs if you use goodreader. (supports cropping, annotating, file syncing etc)", "group_id": 1295, "id": 459133}, {"user_id": 25705, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301332359.527966, "message": "I like the iPad for reading websites mostly because it's difficult to have multiple pages open at once. It provides focus that I don't get on a laptop.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 460054}, {"user_id": 22988, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301348073.88446, "message": "it depends, but for color magazines, comic books and this kind of rich reading content, It seems to be really good.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 462407}, {"user_id": 14243, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301355670.925199, "message": "@brax4444 maybe to other tablet? xoom? nook color?", "group_id": 1295, "id": 463230}, {"user_id": 20733, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301366537.478085, "message": "Xoom is heavy too. Nook color is nice, but the e-ink displays are really superior for reading for any length of time.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 464524}, {"user_id": 17751, "stars": [{"date_created": 1301538589.2701941, "user_id": 19752}], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301367995.9420309, "message": "Anybody get to try the Notion Ink Adam with a pixel-qi screen? It should give flexibility and responsiveness of LCD plus readability of e-ink", "group_id": 1295, "id": 464812}, {"user_id": 17751, "stars": [{"date_created": 1301390364.4846361, "user_id": 26305}], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301367811.9952071, "message": "@orionlogic if you stick with one app, there are several PDF annotation apps (e.g. goodReader). My phd advisor uses pretty heavily on", "group_id": 1295, "id": 464785}, {"user_id": 24852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301390197.96292, "message": "@corntoole Goodreader is the Swiss army of readers.I don't like Swiss army apps. I need one app, one interface and less functionality. I don't want to split my reading experience between iBooks and GR.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 468290}, {"user_id": 22835, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301397864.5108581, "message": "I've only used for 3 days, but it's already my favorite way to read everything from books, to articles, to comic books.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 468730}, {"user_id": 2726, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301410138.352217, "message": "@aseba Xoom is awfully expensive.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 469807}, {"user_id": 14243, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301429070.7580049, "message": "@brax4444 hehe i was just asking for features.. maybe it's better :P", "group_id": 1295, "id": 471981}, {"user_id": 19752, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301538324.3378389, "message": "@orionlogic try out goodreader. Great for large PDFs and has annotations.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 487060}, {"user_id": 19752, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301538522.1970761, "message": "I enjoy the iPad for reading indoors and outdoors. The only kink is the reflections caused by the screen. But that is fixed by shifting the iPad (most of the time)", "group_id": 1295, "id": 487091}, {"user_id": 4149, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301539147.536413, "message": "the kindle app for the ipad is really good", "group_id": 1295, "id": 487185}, {"user_id": 12709, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15478, "date_created": 1301545112.542294, "message": "The iPad seems pretty good to me (provided not in direct sunlight), but I can't say I've really used an e-ink display for an extended period to compare.\n@orionlogic I work for Mekentosj, we make Papers, a PDF reader (more geared towards research articles) for OS X / iOS. The iOS version does annotations ;p. Goodreader & iAnnotate are also pretty nice apps that will do annotation.", "group_id": 1295, "id": 487737}]