[RCracer777]

Well... I'm looking for a e-Reader of smaller tablet to read manga or comics on and I'm hoping you guys could help me out. Now I'm no good when it comes to selecting new gadgets so I need some help.
Here is something I do know

Requirements (not all are needed)
- File type: JPG, PDF, CBR, CBZ (something like that)
- screen: color, 7" ~ 8" (possibly anti-mirror)
- (Micro) SD slot
- WiFi
- apps (Android(Honeycomb), iTunes)
- Music: MP3, MP4a, WMA, AAC (3.5mm headphone jack)
- Video: AVI, MP4
- User friendly

Possibility's (As I know)
- iPad
- NOOK Color
- NOOK Tablet (Color 2)
- Amazon Kindle Fire

Now I don't want a iPad because it's just to big and to expensive, it has no SD slot ether. If there are other possibility's let me know. I'm open for better ones. And do know, I'm not rich so around 200~400 Euro (I'm Dutch) or Dollar. (Dollar is similar, €1.- is around $1.30).

Anyway leave your opinion here to help not only me but also others.
Anyone who uses one of these type of e-Reader/tablets (or similar ones), please comment with your opinion on your experiences of it.

[Utatane_Piko]

id personally go with, the kindle. and yh ipads are to expensive. especially to just read manga on.

[RCracer777]

yeah.. I don't think the kindle fire is the one I'll pick since it only has 8GB of memory and 512MB of ram, the Nook Tablet has 1GB of ram and 16GB of memory but OS is 3GB and B&N only allows 1GB of non B&N contend (no restrictions on the Micro SD) and knowing me thats 12GB of unused space. I've got to crack the OS with that one. And the charger cable seems to be a real problem for it too.

I need more options to compare, and if the memory is 16GB+ (Most Freely usable), SD slot is not really needed.

Update
Lost Possibility's
- Amazon Kindle Fire
- iPad

New Possibility's
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus (N)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (€528.- (Local currency))
- Blackberry PlayBook (64GB for €300.95! (Local currency))

[Hentai]

Nook and Kindle Fire are really good choices on the budget spectrum. They both need to be hacked to sideload the proper apps but of the two it depends.

Kindle Fire is great if you wanna do stuff beyond read manga and are already part of the Amazon ecosystem. Amazon Instant Video for Amazon Prime works really well on the Kindle but its limited local storage will be a detriment and outside of the US the content is even more limited.

Nook doesn't come with as many cool apps or a cool appstore but those can be sideloaded in if you root it, it also has more memory and an SD card slot so that expands your possibilities.

While the iPad is a great device, can read manga well, the lack of microSD card, and the increased cost of the device over its direct competitors isn't worth it unless you REALLY must have an Apple product.

If you are looking for a good manga reader app I highly recommend Mango for Smartphones as it is known on the Blackberry Appstore or "PocketManga" as leetsoft was forced to rename their Android Marketplace entry.

I own a Kindle Fire and an iPad & iPad 2. I sorta wish I went for another non-Kindle Andoid tablet. Of the two besides the snappier interface I don't think either of my iPads are better than an Android device for the purposes of eReading and Video.

[Howard]

iPad is the most silliest thing to use as an ereader.
I wouldn't get amazon kindle.
I myself have a prestigio, but it's eInk so pretty much everything is black,white and grey.

[Daiyousei]

My old phone used to have a manga app, but the 4" screen will kill your eyes unless you don't mind not seeing the whole page by zooming in, and it's an android phone.

[RCracer777]

Yeah.. I'm reading them on my iPod now but its an 2G and it has only 8GB, 5.7 which is useful and with 4.2GB of music, there isn't much space left on it. The 3.8" screen doesn't help either.

At the moment I'm having a hard time to choose between
Blackberry Playbook 64GB
Pro's
- Cheaper (€300.95*)
- Better camera (1080p HD)
- Better OS (QNX based)
- More memory (64GB)
- Touch sensitive below the screen (portrait)
- HDMI
Negatives
- No native mail and calendar (Coming up soon)
- Smaller screen (7" 1024x600 1080p HD)
- Less App's at the moment (Will have android support by the summer)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
Pro's
- Better larger screen (7.7" super AMOLED 1280x800 1080p HD)
- Better processor (1.4 GHz)
- Honeycomb 3.2 (TouchWiz UX)
- Lighter (335g)
- Micro SD (32GB)
- Photo/video editing
- Remote (IR; TV, DVD, Blue-Ray, radio)
Negatives
- Lower memory (16GB RAM + 32GB SD)
- Expensive (€528.-* no 3G)
* Currency's are local

If there are any users of these two, help me out!! ZEKE AI!

[Howard]

I don't think you should get a led screen. It's seriously bad for your eyes, like a computer screen. It might be couloruful, but get e-ink instead. And mangas are most of the time black and white if you want a ereader for manga only. When you read with e-ink it's like you read an actual book. It doesn't reflect any light, it's matte and pretty much alot better for your eyes.
I have prestigio. It's 6'' and it cost 165 euros. It also has a keyboard and you can get wi-fi with it. You can listen to music, radio, play games. It also has a dictionary

And pretty much it seems you want something similar to an ipad, not an e-reader if you considered those things, like ram. Then please next time add more info if you want something like that : )

[RCracer777]

well... it's not only for reading manga, books and comics, I'm planning to use it for playing video and browsing the web also my large music collection will probably end up on it too. Maybe even for school and YouTube uploads.


Update (Lucky break!!!)
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 16GB €479.95* (no 3G, with 32GB micro SD €534.91*)

* Currency's are local

[Howard]

RCracer777, on 25 January 2012 - 12:21 PM, said:

well... it's not only for reading manga, books and comics, I'm planning to use it for playing video and browsing the web also my large music collection will probably end up on it too. Maybe even for school and YouTube uploads.


Update (Lucky break!!!)
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 16GB €479.95* (no 3G, with 32GB micro SD €534.91*)

* Currency's are local

Then you should ask for a board-computer not an e-reader ^^;.

[RCracer777]

Rooxi, on 26 January 2012 - 06:18 PM, said:

Then you should ask for a board-computer not an e-reader ^^;.

I wanna keep it small sized too, and only selected music will go on it, about 11.5GB of the 110GB (about 20GB VOCALOID), and the I video selected is converted for minimal size with great quality so... no board-computer needed! A tablet is a tablet, nothing else! already got a powerful PC to put the lager sh*t on

Think I'm getting the Galaxy Tab 7.7 with separate micro SD for less money than the bundle. (saves 20 30 bucks)

[RCracer777]

Me dad is driving me crazy!!!! (>_<) hrrr... *sound of a head popping off, people screaming*
My mom isn't against me buy a tab but my dad says... NO. says I have to save money for my drivers license, but even if I buy the tab I'll have the money around the time of my birthday so thats not really a problem. (although I already can get my license -new law says 17* (NL)- but I'll wait till I'm 18) It's my own had earned money for Christ sake!

Gimme some advice on how to convince him.

*It's not a full license, I can only drive with an responsible adult with over 5 years of driving experience. So it's no use because I not want me mum or dad next to me every time I drive a car, I've gotta be 18 to drive a car alone.

[RCracer777]

I've finnaly got a tablet, a Samsing Galaxy Tab 7.7 and I'm really happy with it. It's easy to use, I'm using it right now but that's because my PC got hacked about 1.5 hours ago (it's useless now, 700+ GB of files gone or inaccesable)

Anyway from now on I'm gonna try to post info on some tablet and e-readers for those who are in the same positoin as I was when I started this topic (when my PC is up and running again) but for now, thanks to all who replied on this topic and if anyone has some help for my PC I would be very grateful for that.