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Originally Posted by BoldlyDubious
I, like AdamV, very much like the hardware of my DR-900; and think that it is badly let down by a rather primitive firmware (I have already posted/ranted about this).
BTW, I just checked and it seems that *a new version of the firmware* (kernel 3.7, so apparently different from the 3.6 of version 394, which was the latest firmware so far) is now available on Asus' support site. Apparently, in Russian only (?). Let's see if other regional versions pop up.
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Hi all,
I also just bought a DR-900W (i.e. Wifi-only) in Hong Kong on April 3rd and hopefully, I will be able to provide more information on this reading device in the next few weeks. Maybe I will initially post a quick/first-impression before writing a full user review.
I have been reading many books on my Sony PRS-505 (with Vizplex display) for about 4 years and thought it was about time to upgrade to a larger screen. Like many others on this forum, I do not like the close-approach/system employed by Amazon (so no Kindle DX for me). And the Asus DR-900 would be a good choice.
At first, I was a bit worried about the quality of the Siplix display. However, after comparing the 2 devices (PRS-505 & DR-900) side-by-side, I think the text/image quality on the Sipix display is on par with the PRS-505. Since I am used to the PRS-505, the "darker/non-white" background as well as the "relatively slow" refresh rate (almost all current-gen e-reading devices have similar slow refresh rate) on the DR-900 doesn't bother me much.
Yes, the firmware is quite primitive at this stage and there are numerous problems/annoyances that should be fixed/improved.
The firmware version on my device is 3054 and the kernel version is 0.0.3.7. I hope ASUS will keep updating the firmware.
BTW, this is my first post here and I look forward to having more discussions with everyone.
Cheers,
T.