This may seem a silly question, but I think it's an important question to consider for the designers of these devices. Regardless of what the manufacturer says, I've yet to use a truly agnostic device.
As much as I love the amount of info I can see in portrait, landscape seems to be more comfortable for me.
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So now that we're getting comfortable using our tablets day to day, I'm curious; do you like to use your tablet in landscape or portrait?
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I'm usually in portrait, unless I'm watching a video or typing a lot. Easier for viewing websites and reading, which are the things I do most often.
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I almost always use my iPad in portrait, unless I'm looking at a photo or video that demands landscape. That said, being able to comfortably use the iPad in both orientations is a one of its strengths -- using a 16:10 Honeycomb tablet in portrait always feels almost silly to me.
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Almost always landscape, especially since the official twitter app works so much better in landscape mode.
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I use my iPad 50% in portrait (reading books, magazines, surfing) and 50% in landscape orientation (video, games or apps with "optimized UI").
I would bet the result is different for a widescreen tablet, the question being then: do you enjoy using your tablet in landscape when reading books or magazines or surfing the web?
I would bet the result is different for a widescreen tablet, the question being then: do you enjoy using your tablet in landscape when reading books or magazines or surfing the web?
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Portrait for me, as I use my iPad mostly for reading. However, lately I've found myself using portrait even for video, since I usually use it for video while in bed, and the portrait mode positions the video a little bit higher where I don't have to bend my neck as much.
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i pretty much always use landscape mode on my ipad 2
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I find myself mostly using portrait mode. I find it easier to use when browsing websites (similar to reading an book, you don't have to read long lines from left to right). On occasion, I will use it in landscape mode for editing photos, or using apps that support a column / panel to display extra information.
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Always landscape. So much so that my wallpaper is the guts of the iPad in landscape mode :)
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I have a Xoom, and it's basically made to be used in landscape, and I think it does well in that set up. If I had an iPad I would be confused about which to use, and prolly switching back and forth, not an issue on the Xoom, for better or worse.
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Pretty much always use portrait on my iPad 2 and that's the main reason I'm not feeling these 16:9 tablets. It looks like they'd be clumsy to use in portrait.
Also, I'm not sure how much more agnostic you can get than a 4:3 iPad. A perfect square?
Also, I'm not sure how much more agnostic you can get than a 4:3 iPad. A perfect square?
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Games and Videos tend to be landscape for me, reading is portrait and web browsing varies from site to site.
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Since I use my iPad mainly for reading, portrait is my general orientation.
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I'm a portrait user primarily on websites to keep scrolling to a minimum. The double tap to zoom and text reflow makes the Xoom work perfecly in portrait for me.
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i would say about 60 in landscape and 40 in portrait. when I'm using it to watch video or enter notes where i use the keyboard i tend to use it in landscape. but when reading magazines or surfing the web i tend to use it in portrait.
i find it also depends on the application as well. it seems most games are landscape and i find it easier to use magazines or some of the reader application and e-book readers in portrait.
i find it also depends on the application as well. it seems most games are landscape and i find it easier to use magazines or some of the reader application and e-book readers in portrait.
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I use portrait for most things but tend to switch to landscape for surfing web fora.
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Definitely varies for me. Landscape is probably more frequent as I like the slightly larger on-screen keyboard when typing, and the extra width when browsing.
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Potrait on my iPad - I prefer to feel like I am reading a book or magazine. The weight distribution and balancing also feels better in my hand. I will almost always use landscape for anytime I need to type, though.
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I almost always use my iPad 2 in landscape. I only use portrait for ebook reading and instapaper.
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It really depends on what I'm doing. Mail, most games, RSS reader, landscape. If I'm reading a magazine, book, or website, definitely in portrait mode. I like the idea of using the web like a book.
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I like to be in landscape... I watch a lot of videos and do most of my stuff in landscape. I like the wideness of it rather than the tall.
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about 75% landscape and 25% portrait
(moto xoom)
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I'm a portrait man myself, but my wife likes landscape. I find it easier to hold in tablet mode, although when surfing so websites seem to be more readable in landscape.
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