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I think the question should be how often would you need to convert pdfs. If it is an occasional requirement, such as 1 pdf per....2 weeks? Maybe it is OK. If it is the main type of your reading material, I am willing to bet that you will get tired of permanent task added to your daily life - converting pdfs to lrf. Moreover, I have encountered some pdfs that cannot be converted straight forward. Lately I have found the reason, however, it didn't make convertion any faster.
For example: I had a pdf file - 776 pages.
When I tried to convert it using PDFLRF, after a few seconds it would quit. Just quit, almost no traces left except lrf file 0 size. I thought maybe it is too long, so I tried to do it 1/2-1/2. Didn't help. After a long session of try and trial, I figured out the problem. The pdf file consisted of 3 parts + some sort of prologue 5-10 pages in the beginning. Every part started with a page with the name of the part followed by a completely blank page. If I am not mistaken, the blank page caused pdflrf quit (if I am mistaken, then it was a page with the name of the part). Since I didn't need the prologue, I had to make three lrf files - 1 lrf for every part and excluding the problematic page.
How many pdfs like that can you encounter if you are planning to use the reader mostly for pdfs? No one knows and I am quite sure it would be very frastrating if instead of 2 or 3 clicks with the mouse, then leaving your PC for....5-20 minutes, then come back and find out it has done nothing, then try to find the problem etc.....
IMHO - it is not the right solution. It is a good program for an occasional use, but I would not rely on this method if I needed to read pdfs daily.
iRex iLiad is the only solution for today.
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