Please tell me about the Kindle DX

Harry_Y · 09-24-2011, 01:46 PM

I have a number of PDF documents that I would like to be able
to read on the kindle but either the print is too small or they
have graphics that need to be larger to see clearly.

The DX looks like it might be a good choice.

What can you tell me about them

Thank you

DiapDealer · 09-24-2011, 01:50 PM

Quote:

What can you tell me about them

It's a (usually graphite) Kindle 2 with a bigger screen.
TaDa!

susan_cassidy · 09-24-2011, 01:53 PM

Its PDF handling is the same as a K2, not a K3 (in which the PDF handling was improved).

If you are interested primarily in PDFs, you would probably be better off with an iPad or other tablet with a 10" or so screen.

Conversion to .mobi format is another option for PDFs with mostly text. You can use Mobipocket Creator, publisher edition, or Calibre, or the Amazon conversion service.

reprep · 09-24-2011, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

Its PDF handling is the same as a K2, not a K3 (in which the PDF handling was improved).

If you are interested primarily in PDFs, you would probably be better off with an iPad or other tablet with a 10" or so screen.

Conversion to .mobi format is another option for PDFs with mostly text. You can use Mobipocket Creator, publisher edition, or Calibre, or the Amazon conversion service.

well it is not true for now. All the pdf capabilities of kindle 3 can be used on kindle DXG with firmware 3.2.1 by yifanlu's hack. Still, e-ink readers can never compete an ipad or other tablet. But i still find the pdf handling efficient enough except going through references.

Harry_Y · 09-24-2011, 04:52 PM

I may need to do a bit more homework on this

Many of the PDF files are image heavy
(manuals for equipment etc).

mr_clark · 09-24-2011, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reprep

well it is not true for now. All the pdf capabilities of kindle 3 can be used on kindle DXG with firmware 3.2.1 by yifanlu's hack. Still, e-ink readers can never compete an ipad or other tablet. But i still find the pdf handling efficient enough except going through references.

Which hack are you talking about for the DXG? Just got my DXG today so I'm still learning but I did load Duokan on it for epub support. If I can get better support for PDFs with the stock firmware, I'd love to know how. My unit is still showing a 2.5.8 firmware (I believe).

Thanks.

reprep · 09-25-2011, 12:37 AM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=127969

Sweeney Todd · 09-25-2011, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry_Y

I may need to do a bit more homework on this

Many of the PDF files are image heavy
(manuals for equipment etc).

Consensus is that an e-reader isn't going to cut it for those kinds of files.

Mark Rehorst · 09-25-2011, 04:17 PM

If the pdfs are large files, and I'm not sure how large is too large, the DXG will choke on them. Page turns will slow to a multiminute crawl.

Duokan will improve that performance a little and offers other features, but in the end, large pdf files don't work well.

OTOH, if your pdfs are a few pages (or a few MB) they'll work fine.

Harry_Y · 09-25-2011, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Rehorst

If the pdfs are large files, and I'm not sure how large is too large, the DXG will choke on them. Page turns will slow to a multiminute crawl.

Duokan will improve that performance a little and offers other features, but in the end, large pdf files don't work well.

OTOH, if your pdfs are a few pages (or a few MB) they'll work fine.

Thank you

I can read them now on my Kindle 3 but it would
be nice to have the entire page on the screen.

So until somebody comes up with a better large e-ink reader
for pdf's I'll just load them up on an old laptop and call it good.

A new tablet is a bit over kill (and batter-life will not be that good)
for just reading pdfs

MichelRenaud · 09-26-2011, 07:11 AM

My main issue with the DXG is that the characters are so small with PDFs. OK I can zoom, but it kind of defeats the purpose. So I usually try to find a Kindle version of the PDF book (not always possible.)

I tried reading a PDF technical book (Prism 4 manual) on my iPad 2, and it's a bit better (it's easier to zoom/unzoom too, using two fingers), but the backlight just killed me after a little over half an hour. Just not great as an e-reader.

reprep · 09-26-2011, 02:23 PM

the ideal PDF solution for me would be a 1:1 A4 size e-ink reader. Till then i am happy with my kindle DXG.

09-24-2011, 01:46 PM	#1
Harry_Y Addict Posts: 305 Karma: 704492 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NY Device: Kindle 3, Kindle DX, Galaxy Tab 2	Please tell me about the Kindle DX I have a number of PDF documents that I would like to be able to read on the kindle but either the print is too small or they have graphics that need to be larger to see clearly. The DX looks like it might be a good choice. What can you tell me about them Thank you

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susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Its PDF handling is the same as a K2, not a K3 (in which the PDF handling was improved). If you are interested primarily in PDFs, you would probably be better off with an iPad or other tablet with a 10" or so screen. Conversion to .mobi format is another option for PDFs with mostly text. You can use Mobipocket Creator, publisher edition, or Calibre, or the Amazon conversion service.

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Harry_Y Addict Posts: 305 Karma: 704492 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NY Device: Kindle 3, Kindle DX, Galaxy Tab 2	I may need to do a bit more homework on this Many of the PDF files are image heavy (manuals for equipment etc).

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reprep Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 6720 Join Date: May 2011 Device: amazon kindle DXG	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=127969

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Mark Rehorst was engr, now dentist Posts: 143 Karma: 18558 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Riverside, Ca Device: Kindle DXG	If the pdfs are large files, and I'm not sure how large is too large, the DXG will choke on them. Page turns will slow to a multiminute crawl. Duokan will improve that performance a little and offers other features, but in the end, large pdf files don't work well. OTOH, if your pdfs are a few pages (or a few MB) they'll work fine.

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MichelRenaud Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kindle DXG	My main issue with the DXG is that the characters are so small with PDFs. OK I can zoom, but it kind of defeats the purpose. So I usually try to find a Kindle version of the PDF book (not always possible.) I tried reading a PDF technical book (Prism 4 manual) on my iPad 2, and it's a bit better (it's easier to zoom/unzoom too, using two fingers), but the backlight just killed me after a little over half an hour. Just not great as an e-reader.

09-26-2011, 02:23 PM	#12
reprep Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 6720 Join Date: May 2011 Device: amazon kindle DXG	the ideal PDF solution for me would be a 1:1 A4 size e-ink reader. Till then i am happy with my kindle DXG.

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