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mlbspike · 01-17-2008, 11:17 PM

Saw something from a show, the last couple days ... I believe it was a Chinese E-reader that had a larger screen. 10" screen, and an estimated $600 price range. Looked about twice as big a screen, and twice as big a device. Now that the larger screens are available, I'm sure ... given demand, that they'll become available here, at some point, in the future. I wouldn't mind having one, in addition to my Sony, but, given the size difference, and the fact that for me, the ability to read simple text is the overriding concern, I doubt I'll ever give up the smaller format. Hmmm ... need to avoid that "ever" word. When they have a pencil sized device that can scroll out, and lock in place with a variable sized screen ... then I might toss the 6" screen in the trash. But even then, the 6" version might be handier than the 10". And, no ... I'm not dreaming ... that concept has already been demonstrated at tech shows. I've also read something recently about something in that 10" pdf friendly sized range becoming available (and flexible). What we have right now is not perfect, but, the demand is helping drive the future ... which is looking pretty enticing.

01-17-2008, 11:17 PM	#5
mlbspike Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 12 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego Device: Sony PRS500, PRS505	Saw something from a show, the last couple days ... I believe it was a Chinese E-reader that had a larger screen. 10" screen, and an estimated $600 price range. Looked about twice as big a screen, and twice as big a device. Now that the larger screens are available, I'm sure ... given demand, that they'll become available here, at some point, in the future. I wouldn't mind having one, in addition to my Sony, but, given the size difference, and the fact that for me, the ability to read simple text is the overriding concern, I doubt I'll ever give up the smaller format. Hmmm ... need to avoid that "ever" word. When they have a pencil sized device that can scroll out, and lock in place with a variable sized screen ... then I might toss the 6" screen in the trash. But even then, the 6" version might be handier than the 10". And, no ... I'm not dreaming ... that concept has already been demonstrated at tech shows. I've also read something recently about something in that 10" pdf friendly sized range becoming available (and flexible). What we have right now is not perfect, but, the demand is helping drive the future ... which is looking pretty enticing. Last edited by mlbspike; 01-17-2008 at 11:21 PM.