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bkelly · 01-05-2010, 06:53 PM

Thanks everyone for the nice welcome!

I wanted to post this follow-up to say that I am thoroughly enjoying reading on the Opus. Some of the things I enjoy most about it are its:
- Small size. It's small enough to be very easy to hold for long periods, yet large enough to have a screen that displays plenty of text even with the font size cranked up (Verdana, level 9). (The text comment applies to Mobipocket books, not, in my experience, EPUB books.)
- Automatic screen orientation. This one feature makes the Opus even that much more comfortable when reading in landscape mode because I can shift hands and still keep the page-forward button within easy reach (i.e., either on the far right side or the far left side).
- Non-reflective and almost non-glare screen. Reflections were an issue with my PDA, so I couldn't read with any bright windows behind me. Windows are almost impossible to avoid in airports, which I spend a lot of time in.

01-05-2010, 06:53 PM	#5
bkelly Member Posts: 13 Karma: 52 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Cybook Opus, Dell Axim X51V	Opus is a keeper Thanks everyone for the nice welcome! I wanted to post this follow-up to say that I am thoroughly enjoying reading on the Opus. Some of the things I enjoy most about it are its: - Small size. It's small enough to be very easy to hold for long periods, yet large enough to have a screen that displays plenty of text even with the font size cranked up (Verdana, level 9). (The text comment applies to Mobipocket books, not, in my experience, EPUB books.) - Automatic screen orientation. This one feature makes the Opus even that much more comfortable when reading in landscape mode because I can shift hands and still keep the page-forward button within easy reach (i.e., either on the far right side or the far left side). - Non-reflective and almost non-glare screen. Reflections were an issue with my PDA, so I couldn't read with any bright windows behind me. Windows are almost impossible to avoid in airports, which I spend a lot of time in. Last edited by bkelly; 01-05-2010 at 06:55 PM.