DR1000 Another sell estimation

rmrm300 · 01-26-2011, 04:20 PM

Hi everybody,

I have a DR1000S with a professional stylus (besides the original one) and without any defects to sell.

Do you guys have any idea about the value of the product?

Thanks in advance

lastgasp · 01-30-2011, 04:53 AM

about $241 at www.gazelle.com.... maybe more if you take payment as a gift card from amazon. the professional stylus can be sold on ebay for no more than $20. the stylus is penable so if you ever plan to get a tabletpc you could just keep it.
haven't been to mobileread since damn ipad killed the whole eink thing.

too bad irex dr was a dud. I pre-ordered Kno tablet because I'm a glutton for punishment.

rmrm300 · 01-31-2011, 06:36 PM

Damn.... I was afraid of that.
Well, I guess I have to start using the reader

Nevertheless, ebay is always an option

Thanks for your answer

Mackx · 02-01-2011, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmrm300

Well, I guess I have to start using the reader

Don't be ashamed, there are more people out here using the DR ....

What is keeping you from using it (if I may ask)?

rmrm300 · 02-01-2011, 02:10 PM

Well, I bought the device for my PhD to read scientific books and/or papers.
But due to its size I'm always afraid to break it and as such I never bring it with me.

Another reason is the delay in changing pages. When you have to read scientific papers, trying to figure what they're talking about and you have to keep jumping between pages, well..... It just pulls out my nerves

Mackx · 02-01-2011, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmrm300

Another reason is the delay in changing pages. When you have to read scientific papers, trying to figure what they're talking about and you have to keep jumping between pages, well..... It just pulls out my nerves

Yes, I also recognise this. You would want to have some kind of control over the rendered page cache and a way to quickly change between them. Unfortunately the native DR-(pdf-)reader (UDS) is not open source, so the behaviour can not be changed. Maybe Xournal can be changed, but it is using an old poppler-library version to do pdf rendering which does not work well for all documents.

rmrm300 · 02-01-2011, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackx

Maybe Xournal can be changed, but it is using an old poppler-library version to do pdf rendering which does not work well for all documents.

Well, let's see what is being developed

Thanks for your help

tjdean256 · 02-02-2011, 08:20 AM

Continuous page mode is an adequate solution for me.

rvs · 02-02-2011, 10:22 AM

If you decide to stick with the DR, you could try using the latest beta firmware (2.0RC3) if you haven't already. It's faster with pdf's than the old 1.7 firmware.

Mackx · 02-02-2011, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjdean256

Continuous page mode is an adequate solution for me.

I thought the problem was more of having a table/figure on one page and a descriptive text on another page. When you are progressing in the text you want to have a frequent view on the table/figure. Switching between them is not that easy, specially if there are several pages between them.
But I might not have understood the problem correct.

rmrm300 · 02-03-2011, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackx

I thought the problem was more of having a table/figure on one page and a descriptive text on another page. When you are progressing in the text you want to have a frequent view on the table/figure. Switching between them is not that easy, specially if there are several pages between them.
But I might not have understood the problem correct.

Mackx is right... When reading scientific papers and/or books you quite often need to check either tables or graphs or even schemes. Its this constant switching between pages that really stresses me out.

rvs · 02-03-2011, 03:10 PM

It's a significant drawback of any e-ink device. I don't think the DR is especially slow compared to other e-ink devices.

The Entourage Edge would be ideal for this sort of thing (at least on paper). It has a dual e-ink / lcd screen.

rmrm300 · 02-03-2011, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rvs

It's a significant drawback of any e-ink device. I don't think the DR is especially slow compared to other e-ink devices.

The Entourage Edge would be ideal for this sort of thing (at least on paper). It has a dual e-ink / lcd screen.

Yep.. I agree with that.

rmrm300 · 02-03-2011, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rvs

If you decide to stick with the DR, you could try using the latest beta firmware (2.0RC3) if you haven't already. It's faster with pdf's than the old 1.7 firmware.

Already done that

tjdean256 · 02-04-2011, 08:01 AM

To me that is an inherent problem with scientific literature that will never be completely solved with an electronic device because will all read them differently. I constantly go back and forth between the text and the literature cited. I use a bookmark and jump to previous that is not perfect. I think some strategy on the part of the user must be employed to over come these limitations. A paper copy can be spread all over the desk (convenient but not without its problems). Since DR1000 has 4 windows, you could make alternate copies and open in different windows - going back and forth would be nearly instantaneous. I do something like that when I review ms for journals.

The Entourage Edge has a TOC feature for marked up PDFs (scribbles and highlights). While it is newer and maybe faster (I'm not convinced). It does have some limitations, users of the DR may not be happy with. For instance, once a PDF is annotated the ability to zoom is lost. No landscape mode on the e-ink side.You can save as a PDF, but the scribbles can't be converted to a IRX file for handwriting recognition. And no SDK.

td

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rmrm300 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: DR1000S	Well, I bought the device for my PhD to read scientific books and/or papers. But due to its size I'm always afraid to break it and as such I never bring it with me. Another reason is the delay in changing pages. When you have to read scientific papers, trying to figure what they're talking about and you have to keep jumping between pages, well..... It just pulls out my nerves

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tjdean256 Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 70 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisiana Device: irex dr1000s; Pocket edge	Continuous page mode is an adequate solution for me.

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rvs Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 364 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: DR1000s, Hanlin V5	If you decide to stick with the DR, you could try using the latest beta firmware (2.0RC3) if you haven't already. It's faster with pdf's than the old 1.7 firmware.

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rvs Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 364 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: DR1000s, Hanlin V5	It's a significant drawback of any e-ink device. I don't think the DR is especially slow compared to other e-ink devices. The Entourage Edge would be ideal for this sort of thing (at least on paper). It has a dual e-ink / lcd screen.

02-04-2011, 08:01 AM	#15
tjdean256 Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 70 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisiana Device: irex dr1000s; Pocket edge	To me that is an inherent problem with scientific literature that will never be completely solved with an electronic device because will all read them differently. I constantly go back and forth between the text and the literature cited. I use a bookmark and jump to previous that is not perfect. I think some strategy on the part of the user must be employed to over come these limitations. A paper copy can be spread all over the desk (convenient but not without its problems). Since DR1000 has 4 windows, you could make alternate copies and open in different windows - going back and forth would be nearly instantaneous. I do something like that when I review ms for journals. The Entourage Edge has a TOC feature for marked up PDFs (scribbles and highlights). While it is newer and maybe faster (I'm not convinced). It does have some limitations, users of the DR may not be happy with. For instance, once a PDF is annotated the ability to zoom is lost. No landscape mode on the e-ink side.You can save as a PDF, but the scribbles can't be converted to a IRX file for handwriting recognition. And no SDK. td

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