Thread: I just don’t get it!
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:14 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by tomsheeley View Post
Maybe it’s just me, I’m sure I must be missing something.

I’ve been reading e-books for as long as I remember on my PC, and then for many years from my first handheld ( a Handspring Visor ) up to my latest ( a Palm TX ). Love it to death!

Now I have been drawn to the “new” generation of e-reader hardware, the Sony, Kimble, the IRex and the others – hoping to find the “bigger and better” reader from my Palm TX, and I’m stumped!

My TX gives me not only the e-books ( I have over a dozen full books on it currently, not to mention many dozen short stories, but also I can use it to write with a word processor, surf the web, watch Youtube and Google videos, and even (via removable SD cards) watch full movies and/or use the cards to store full audio-books. All in full glorious color – but only on a 320x480 screen. BTW, it also gives me wifi and Bluetooth, and games!

What I don’t get is why, if I can get a TX at BestBuy for just over $300 ( $314.99 at this time via their webpage ) how come I can’t get something that does about the same stuff in a e-reader today. Hell, Palm released the TX in 2005 – THREE YEARS AGO! Has there been no progress?

The best I can find is no color, poor formatting, and bare simple audio playback – all for even MORE then the palm costs. That's a LOT to give up for a bigger screen...

I’m sure I’m just missing something – can someone clue me in?

Thanks!
Tom
Sounds like you ought to look at one of the Nokia's. I have owned a few PDAs, but as the years wore on, I found it more difficult to read on those small screens. My N800 is much easier to read on and is still somewhat pocketable. It still lacks a bit as a PDA, but the WiFi and browser are very handy. I mostly use it for reading, however.

I imagine at some point, I will buy a dedicated ebook reader. I would like a color display (some things do require color), and one that is able to read at least half-a-page of a PDF without too much effort. Although, if some money fell out of the sky today, I would probably buy a CyBook for now.

Edit: I'd go for an Iliad with the larger screen and touchscreen, but not at those prices.
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