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Old 05-16-2008, 04:22 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by WDS View Post
No, just text mostly.
I personally want to get the sony one, but I heard some negative reviews when it came to pdf. Is it good if its just text? If not, then which one would work better?
So, the bottom line is getting a (8.5x11 formated) PDF to display well on the Sony is not gonna happen. The text will be too small to read even if you put it in landscape mode. This is gonna be the case on any 6inch reader.

The best bet is to convert the document to text, rtf or LRF. This is much easier done with a PDF that is all text than one with alot of images. If you are doing this then pretty much any of the readers will work for you.

The other option is to get a PocketPC and use Adobe reader on it. This will allow the document to re-flow the text just as LRF does on a Sony reader. Of course, if you want an eInk device this is not an option.

Hope this helps,
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