Hi,
I'm kind of new to this ebook readers, but I liked the fact that we're dealing with a very small device compared to a laptop, that allows me to read books; and I even like the fact that it's Black and white; paper-like!
I just had some questions:
First is, I have few books in pdf format, which show both text and image.
Let's say on the top of the left column of the page there's text and on the right column there's a picture.
Then a page goes on with having text on both left as right side of the screen.
1- How well does a ebook reader display a (normal color) picture,like say a .jpg? and further that,how well does it retain the original layout of the book?
2- Does an ebook allow pdf pages that are A4 and notebook format to be read at 90 degrees? (making the length of the screen displaying the width of the page).
3- How long on general can you read on one charge?
Imagine I'm on a train one hour per day reading a certain book.Am I able to make the week through with a device like this,or does it need daily charging?
4- How long is the boottime of some of those devices? Is it 'instant on', or does it take a few seconds?
and
5- I read somewhere some of these devices having 'Windows CE'.
Does that mean the device runs on a form of Windows,so I can install small .exe and .msi files on it, or does it have another OS, which only allows you to view and browse through documents or mp3 files?
So,last question:
For me only 3 things matter:
1- Big screen,good resolution; using that white background, and fake ink thing; meaning, not like a PDA which has background lighting.
2- Second most important thing, I'd like it to be cheap!
3- The looks: It may look complicated, I don't care.. Touchscreen to make notes on the device would be awesome, though it isn't a 'must'.. Cheaper and big screen are more important. Also a very flat device seems nice, but again isn't a 'must'!
Which one would you recommend?
