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junkyardwillie · 04-28-2008, 02:08 PM

So I'm thinking about getting an Iliad, I already have a Sony reader 500 which I've been using almost everyday since I got it about a year ago, its awesome I love it. My only grip with it is that it does a terrible job with PDFs even with pdf2lrf and all the other rasterizing programs.

I'm wondering how the Iliad compares.

I figure with the larger screen the landscape mode is almost the same as 8.5x11 so the text shouldnt be shrunk as much but I dont know how much of a real difference it makes. What I'm wondering about is the Zoom feature on the iliad. Can you zoom anything that you want to a full page size. Like if I box 5 words would it enlarge it to a full screen size and then I could scroll straight down a page like that? Or is it not that good where it has limits on how the text will flow after you zoom? I hope thats clear. I have some money burning a hole in my pocket and an Iliad is looking real good right now.

04-28-2008, 02:08 PM	#1
junkyardwillie Addict Posts: 316 Karma: 570 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Onyx Note Pro, Kobo H20 and iPad	Thinking about getting an Iliad So I'm thinking about getting an Iliad, I already have a Sony reader 500 which I've been using almost everyday since I got it about a year ago, its awesome I love it. My only grip with it is that it does a terrible job with PDFs even with pdf2lrf and all the other rasterizing programs. I'm wondering how the Iliad compares. I figure with the larger screen the landscape mode is almost the same as 8.5x11 so the text shouldnt be shrunk as much but I dont know how much of a real difference it makes. What I'm wondering about is the Zoom feature on the iliad. Can you zoom anything that you want to a full page size. Like if I box 5 words would it enlarge it to a full screen size and then I could scroll straight down a page like that? Or is it not that good where it has limits on how the text will flow after you zoom? I hope thats clear. I have some money burning a hole in my pocket and an Iliad is looking real good right now.