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ziegl027 · 10-19-2010, 11:09 AM

I've seen some other readers that make me jealous of screen contrast (I think my reader is actually defective, but got nothing but runaround from Sony--don't get me started). So I'm toying with the idea of getting another one. If I do, though, I would like a larger screen to make it easier to read some of the PDF scientific journal articles I read for work. Sometimes for recreational reading, I wouldn't mind a larger screen, too.

I've been a bit out of touch--is Kindle DX pretty much the only game in town these days for large-format readers? Looking at the MobileRead Matrix, it looks like everything else is vaporware (the Que), no longer sold (at least I couldn't find the iRex 800 on brief searching), or Sony (which I will not buy, see above).

Am I missing something somewhere? Do any of the non-Que "to be released" products actually show some promise of coming to market and staying there? I've looked at iPad's, too, and wasn't all that impressed--too heavy and I don't like the screen for reading.

10-19-2010, 11:09 AM	#1
ziegl027 Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 764 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG	I like my Touch, but.... I've seen some other readers that make me jealous of screen contrast (I think my reader is actually defective, but got nothing but runaround from Sony--don't get me started). So I'm toying with the idea of getting another one. If I do, though, I would like a larger screen to make it easier to read some of the PDF scientific journal articles I read for work. Sometimes for recreational reading, I wouldn't mind a larger screen, too. I've been a bit out of touch--is Kindle DX pretty much the only game in town these days for large-format readers? Looking at the MobileRead Matrix, it looks like everything else is vaporware (the Que), no longer sold (at least I couldn't find the iRex 800 on brief searching), or Sony (which I will not buy, see above). Am I missing something somewhere? Do any of the non-Que "to be released" products actually show some promise of coming to market and staying there? I've looked at iPad's, too, and wasn't all that impressed--too heavy and I don't like the screen for reading.