Mr Jones does bring up a good point. However, TVs wife is looking for something easier on the eyes, which eReaders do provide. And all of the systems have apps to let you read the same books on them as well.

Also, there's something to be said about devices that do one thing and do them well. It's a lost art sometimes (see: the Nook Color which is as much an iPad as anything else).

TV's Frink said:

I obviously can't answer this yet, but I thought the big advantage was it's easier on the eyes (i.e. more "booklike"), which is something my wife is concerned about.

Also, can you get a laptop for $139?

As far as I've heard:

1. the constrast is more "booklike" which is "easier on the eyes",
2. the battery lasts longer than other mobile electronics
3. it's lighter than a laptop
4. Smaller/no keyboard
5. The fact that it doesn't do more than books is considered a plus to some people.

If I put my laptop in low brightness mode, it makes the contrast go to poop and it is pretty easy on my eyes- in the sense that it isn't blowing them out the back of my head and blinding me (with science).

I don't know of any laptops for $139, but you can get a lot of netbooks for about $199. Sure, it's $60 more, but can you post on OT.com from your kindle?

xhonzi said:

I don't know of any laptops for $139, but you can get a lot of netbooks for about $199. Sure, it's $60 more, but can you post on OT.com from your kindle?

Beats me, I don't have a kindle.

But having said that, if I were to gain another way to post on ot.com, I think I'd be getting a divorce too.  And a different job.

TV's Frink said:

xhonzi said:

also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI0Zry_R4RQ

Tee hee!

I can't see this right now but I'm pretty sure it's that Empire rap song video again.

Curses!  Foiled again.  Well, just watch this one then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fvWgJz6ees

Kindle has a keyboard. I may have to try OT.com on mine, there is a partial browser on there...

doubleofive said:

Kifndele haffs a ketyyboarerd. I maytr have to cry OT.com on mooine, thare isfs a parial browowser on thearte carp...

What?

TV's Frink said:

doubleofive said:

Kifndele haffs a ketyyboarerd. I maytr have to cry OT.com on mooine, thare isfs a parial browowser on thearte carp...

What?

Nicely done.

Frink <------- POINT!

Not entirely on subject, but I sell a lot of books on http://www.half.com.  If you have an ebay account, then you have a half account.  I've sold a little on Amazon Marketplace as well, and I prefer half.

If you have a ton of books lying about, and you (or your wife) are willing to part with them, you should give it a shot.

If I can type this on my iPhone, I should be able to use the keys on the Kindle. :-P

Ok, here's the real question...can you use the limited browser to post gifs on ot.com?

If not, I'm out.

Haha... TV's wife. I saw a Kindle on the plane the other day, and I'm not sure which generation it was but it fooled me pretty well. Whichever one it was, it hardly looked like a digital screen at all. If you're running out of space, I say go for it.

hi guys. posting from the Kindle. the forum is stretched out but readable.

doubleofive said:

the forum is stretched out but readable.

Damn, I wish that had been posted by Sluggo.

Can Sluggo be the only target of your innuendo?

TV's Frink said:

The following Members are fair game for counter-jokes:

Sluggo (Green Light)
CP3S (Green Light)
xhonzi (Yellow Light)
hairy_hen (Yellow Light)

Unless listed here, you are at Red Light Level.

Sluggo is the only Green Light currently active round these parts.  I'd say that would have been a Green Light joke.

Ah, I never put the connection between that thread and others.

doubleofive said:

hi guys. posting from the Kindle. the forum is stretched out but readable.

How are Frink's pictures coming across?

xhonzi said:

doubleofive said:

hi guys. posting from the Kindle. the forum is stretched out but readable.

How are Frink's pictures coming across?

Interesting.  So... what else can you do with a modern Kindle then?

1. Digital Books
2. Digital Newspapers
3. Audiobooks?
4. RSS?
5. E-mail?
6. read (and post) on OT.com
7. How much internet support?
8. ???

Does it play World of Warcraft?  Or Monkey Island, even?

xhonzi said:

Interesting.  So... what else can you do with a modern Kindle then?

1. Digital Books Yes.
2. Digital Newspapers Yes.
3. Audiobooks? Yes.
4. RSS? Looks like it.
5. E-mail? Don't think so.
6. read (and post) on OT.com Yes, navigable, but not pretty
7. How much internet support? Static sites ok, but browser is in beta. No mouse and having to "Next Page" to scroll down is a pain since the screen doesn't dynamically refresh.
8. ??? Actually has a couple free word games and you can buy Scrabble for it.
 
Does it play World of Warcraft?  Or Monkey Island, even?LOL, no.

Battletoads?

TV's Frink said:

Battletoads?

In greyscale.

Ok, so I'm actually leaning towards the Nook.  I've read a few reviews of the Nook and Kindle and here's a few things I like better with the Nook:

1) Expandable memory
2) Replaceable battery
3) Can be easily returned to our local store within 14 days if she doesn't like it, rather than having to ship back to Amazon

and the biggie:

4) Epub format support, which includes ebook checkouts from our local library system.

I think #4 will be a huge plus for her, so I think that will seal the deal.