If you get your iLiad converted to the non-Chinese version, you won't be able to read Chinese txt files, and you'll only be able to read Chinese PDF files if they have the font embedded. And you'll lose the Chinese HWR. But you'll gain the ability to install 3rd party apps. I guess you have to decide which is more important to you. I wish iRex hadn't made this decision to split development, but that's what we've got to work with.