Can eink readers zoom in on pictures?

miki · 11-01-2008, 02:33 PM

I tend to read a lot of Chinese books online, and the sites like to display them using very long image files (for example, a typical file is 700px width by 2400 px long). They are also typically transparent gifs (the background is colorless).

Obviously, if you fit the entire image on one screen, it's not readable at all. I usually read the image in a browser and scroll down to the end.

Do any of the eink readers let you fit an image to the width of the screen and then keep "paging/scrolling" to the next part of the image until it reaches the end?

Another one I was considering was the M218B, which is an LCD screen, but I haven't been able to find that many user reviews on it.

Thanks.

ProDigit · 11-04-2008, 12:03 PM

Most ebook readers will allow you to view your PDF's in landscape mode (Apart from the Kindle I think, which does not support PDF).
on a 700x2400 pix jpeg/pdf file you will be scrolling about 5 times per page.
Is the text going vertical or horizontal?
If vertical I would not recommend a reader, since you'll be scrolling back and forth and it will take a lot of time on an e-reader device.

ProDigit · 11-04-2008, 12:07 PM

Moderators please remove,this was a double post due to connection issues...

11-01-2008, 02:33 PM	#1
miki Member Posts: 16 Karma: 102 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: EZ Reader (Hanlin V3)	Can eink readers zoom in on pictures? I tend to read a lot of Chinese books online, and the sites like to display them using very long image files (for example, a typical file is 700px width by 2400 px long). They are also typically transparent gifs (the background is colorless). Obviously, if you fit the entire image on one screen, it's not readable at all. I usually read the image in a browser and scroll down to the end. Do any of the eink readers let you fit an image to the width of the screen and then keep "paging/scrolling" to the next part of the image until it reaches the end? Another one I was considering was the M218B, which is an LCD screen, but I haven't been able to find that many user reviews on it. Thanks.

11-04-2008, 12:07 PM	#3
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	Moderators please remove,this was a double post due to connection issues... Last edited by ProDigit; 11-04-2008 at 12:29 PM. Reason: Double post

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11-04-2008, 12:03 PM	#2
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	Most ebook readers will allow you to view your PDF's in landscape mode (Apart from the Kindle I think, which does not support PDF). on a 700x2400 pix jpeg/pdf file you will be scrolling about 5 times per page. Is the text going vertical or horizontal? If vertical I would not recommend a reader, since you'll be scrolling back and forth and it will take a lot of time on an e-reader device.