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Alecx:
I was thinking of buying a tablet for reading manga and watching some anime while travelling but I do have some questions about it :

1. Do you need to zoom-in in order to be able to read? (because of the 7" screen I am a bit afraid of this) - this is my main concern
2. Can you put in it like in any android device any files you want? (for example, I have a LG Optimus One and I can put .rar archives in it and extract them with it's built in program - I use Comic Reader MOBI to read but it's annoying , because I have to zoom in to see what's written in there...)

Also, a picture of the screen with a manga file open would be deeply apreciated! :)

mrdkreka:
1. Size of screen doesn't make much different whatever you need to zoom in or not, what makes the different is the resolution on the display. 7 inch will give the screen a size close to that of a normal manga page, so this shouldn't be your concern. What you should aim after is a high resolution on the display, since that will give you enough pixels to display the pages. What decides if you have enough pixels are the resolutions of the images, and if the app know how to scale images correctly, the standard gallery in android does it pretty good, but I don't know if Comic Reader MOBI does it as well.
2. Not sure if it support all the different archive versions, since amazon are using a heavily modified and outdated version of android, that locks you to amazon services, and block google services like Play store.

I would recommend you to get the nexus 7 instead, it surpasses kindle fire in every way, and the more pixels will diffidently help you, when reading manga on your tablet. It cost the same and will be out in mid July, you can see a comparison here.

Triltaison:

--- Quote from: mrdkreka on July 04, 2012, 06:15:57 PM ---I would recommend you to get the nexus 7 instead, it surpasses kindle fire in every way, and the more pixels will diffidently help you, when reading manga on your tablet. It cost the same and will be out in mid July, you can see a comparison here.

--- End quote ---

That thing looks pretty snazzy. Thanks for the linkage.  :D

Alecx:
I see. Thanks for that link. Unfortunately the Nexus ain't available in my country yet so I have to wait for it some more. Looks good though. Quad-Core + IPS screen at the same price of the Kindle. Thanks again!

Now. I would love to see a picture of the Kindle Fire with a manga opened in it. xD (to get a good impression of the screen size)

FlyinPenguin:
I find 7" works splendidly for reading manga because it is easy to hold and I can still make everything out just fine. I find bigger devices just feel awkward to hold for a long time.

Have you looked at the Nook Tablet? It starts at the same price as the Fire but for an extra $50 you can get 16GB of memory (not sure if that option is available on the Fire). The Nook also has 1GB ram instead of 512.

Regardless of what you get. I would get rid of all that Amazon or BN crap. I'm not sure what roms are available on the Fire but I know CM7 is already on the Nook Tablet. Installing a custom rom will completely transform these devices into a much more functional and capable tablet. I removed the BN crap the first day when I bought my Nook Color and installed CM7. It is a completely different machine.

Installing a custom rom will release you from all the restrictions placed on you and will allow you to use a greater variety of file formats. Then you can use your .rar archives. If I'm not mistaken, the Play Store is blocked on both devices using the factory rom.

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