The screen on the Kindle Fire

[Zell]

This topic has got to be addressed on here somewhere and I did do a search on the forum and could not find anything -- I was probably using the wrong search words.  I have not been on the forum for quite awhile now but am wondering how the Kindle Fire's screen resolution, and ease to read, compares to that of the K3?  One the of touting benefits of the K3, compared to an iPad for example, was the readability of the K3s screen and the lack of glare compare to that of an iPad.  Will the new Kindle Fire have an easy-on-the-eyes screen like the K3 -- even though it's in color?  I'm assuming the Kindle Fire is back-light somehow -- unlike the K3.  If so, that would be a huge selling point for the Kindle Fire because my iPad2 is not easy to read for extended periods of time.  I apologize in advance if this issue has been addressed somewhere here which I'm sure it has.

[Luvmy4brats]

The screen on the Fire is not eInk. It's an LCD screen (like the iPad). Basically, the Fire is a mini-tablet and not really an eReader. Think of it more as a multi-media device.

[ElaineOK]

Please remember, no one here has actually used a Fire yet.  They aren't out yet.  We know it is not an eink screen, but if you have used a Nook color, you will see that an LCD screen can be optimized for reading.  It is still not as good, but it may be better than you expect.  So, I think the answer to your question is wait and ask it after the Fire ships and someone has actually used it.

Elaine
Norman, OK

[Zell]

Please remember, no one here has actually used a Fire yet.  They aren't out yet.  We know it is not an eink screen, but if you have used a Nook color, you will see that an LCD screen can be optimized for reading.  It is still not as good, but it may be better than you expect.  So, I think the answer to your question is wait and ask it after the Fire ships and someone has actually used it.

Elaine
Norman, OK

I just bought a $500+ iPad 2, and wouldn't you know it about a month later Amazon comes out with the $200 Kindle Fire?  And now I can't return the iPad -- couldn't anyway, my wife would have a fit.  I still want the Kindle Fire but will have to wait -- maybe when the 2nd generation of it comes out (I'm glad I waited for the iPad2 instead of getting the first generation iPad).  I wonder how well Amazon made the Kindle Fire for reading?  I suspect, as was stated above, Amazon is just trying to complete with the iPad market by bringing out their own some-what similar device that serves a secondary purpose of being able to read books on it.  If it has an LCD screen, I'm pretty sure it's not going to be a good reading device unlike the K3 or the other two successors to it with e-ink.  I believe if you're into reading e-books, e-ink is the way to go.  Otherwise, get an iPad which has a real cool-factor to it.  However, I suspect the Kindle Fire will be tempting me to buy it.

[balaspa]

I have no plans to get a tablet.  I like the eink.  Yes, I am sounding like an old curmudgeon these days.  "In my day we had to use physical keyboards and had eink screens and we LIKED IT!"

[w5jck]

The Kindle Fire uses an 7" LCD screen with a 600 x 1024 pixel resolution. The resolution is the same as the NookColor and both have much better readability than the iPad because they contain more pixels per inch of screen space. The Kindle Fire has not been released so I haven't seen one, but the NookColor has sharp, clear, easy to read text. That is probably due in part to the higher resolution than the iPad and in part due to better text rendering software. Since Kindles have great text rendering software, I expect the Kindle Fire will too. I have trouble reading on my iPad because the text is too blurry, but when I owned a NookColor I could read for hours. The trick was to use it in dimly lit areas with the backlight turned way down. An E Ink screen is much better for brightly lit areas.