My review of DC Universe Infinite is two complaints:
1. No two-page spread option, you can only view a page at a time or go panel by panel. I know they're designing with mobile and tablets in mind but it doesn't seem too much to have the option? Free comic readers do better than this. (They also turn pages far faster.) Also doesn't support the scroll wheel which is what I'm so used to for going through the pages. Supports the keyboard but you have to go into the settings to find out what the keys even are and some of the options aren't and can't be bound to anything like bringing up the menu.
B. It sometimes shows the page, goes black for a second and reloads the page. I've wondered if it's loading a smaller sized image first and then loading in the HD one but haven't bothered to check or anything. The initial ones seem fine enough in resolution for me but I'm at 1080p. I can't imagine these files are big enough that it shouldn't background load surrounding pages. If you want to flip way back you have to do it on a blank screen with no page number on screen or pull up the grid of every page.
Their cheapo plan, which this free trial is for, doesn't give you new stuff (six months or older iirc) and select prestige formats you have to get PLATINUM or DIAMOND or whatever for that but if you want to look through the archives it seems pretty complete. Especially if you want to look at stuff before the New 52 which is what I've been interested in anyway. (I believe the New 52 and Rebirth have complete access as well, it's later around 2020 that stuff starts getting spotty.) Funniest part is that often you can look at the TPB's only with the higher plans, but the individual issues collected are all there and are listed on the same pages.
The poor quality of the reader makes me think the proper ethical thing would be paying for the access and then just downloading the cbz/cbr versions so you can use a good reader.
1. No two-page spread option, you can only view a page at a time or go panel by panel. I know they're designing with mobile and tablets in mind but it doesn't seem too much to have the option? Free comic readers do better than this. (They also turn pages far faster.) Also doesn't support the scroll wheel which is what I'm so used to for going through the pages. Supports the keyboard but you have to go into the settings to find out what the keys even are and some of the options aren't and can't be bound to anything like bringing up the menu.
B. It sometimes shows the page, goes black for a second and reloads the page. I've wondered if it's loading a smaller sized image first and then loading in the HD one but haven't bothered to check or anything. The initial ones seem fine enough in resolution for me but I'm at 1080p. I can't imagine these files are big enough that it shouldn't background load surrounding pages. If you want to flip way back you have to do it on a blank screen with no page number on screen or pull up the grid of every page.
Their cheapo plan, which this free trial is for, doesn't give you new stuff (six months or older iirc) and select prestige formats you have to get PLATINUM or DIAMOND or whatever for that but if you want to look through the archives it seems pretty complete. Especially if you want to look at stuff before the New 52 which is what I've been interested in anyway. (I believe the New 52 and Rebirth have complete access as well, it's later around 2020 that stuff starts getting spotty.) Funniest part is that often you can look at the TPB's only with the higher plans, but the individual issues collected are all there and are listed on the same pages.
The poor quality of the reader makes me think the proper ethical thing would be paying for the access and then just downloading the cbz/cbr versions so you can use a good reader.