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Old 09-30-2010, 08:33 AM   #126
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Device: Kindle 11th gen, Kindle KB 3rd gen
I have a PRS-300 that has the original sony firmware; I found this thread by googling PRS-300 and dictionary.
To sum up what I have read so far (and if I have misread please correct me)
- original firmware is no slower than this alternative, may be faster in dealing with PDF page turn.
- original firmware is best when using calibre, due to crashing.
- original firmware has bookmarking and history.
- original firmware does cope with text PDF, but on resizing, you often have the text split across two screens, and repeating several lines of text, so the following screen is wasted. Not every page though, so it is hard to guess whether you should click once or twice to navigate.
- original firmware has limited options in resizing PDF, which is the strength of this new app. But there are quirks in the way it resizes, similiar to original firmware. Also I have read that on change to landscape, pictures on PDF file does not change orientation.
- the app has dictionary support (how do you access it without a touchscreen?)
- the app can read CBZ and other zip files.

Does the app improve the "greyness" of the reader screen experience?
Any improvements seen in the latest version of the app?
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