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Originally Posted by rhari79
I remember reading in this forum about a chm software for the iliad. I cant find it now, however the wiki on iliad software lists fbreader as capable of rendering simple chm files.
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Windows MobiPocket Reader will import CHM and export MOBI. This isn't always successful, but it is worth trying because many of the EInk devices (including the iLiad) have good MOBI support. FBReader on the iLiad or on the Hanlin V3 (or BeBook) under Open InkPot can read CHM, and it does a pretty good job when it works. The problem is that FBReader always reads the entire ebook into memory when it starts, and CHM files tend to be very large. If they are too large, then FBReader can hang (or just take a very long time to start). Here "large" is probably anything over 5 MB.
If you have a link to an example CHM that is free to download, I can try it on the iLiad and on the Hanlin V3 and post screenshots or screenscans.
Given your reading preferences, the iLiad may be your best bet or even the DR1000S (larger still and very expensive). Alternatively, Asus and Gigabyte have relatively inexpensive convertable netbooks either available or in the wings. These will certainly give you very good CHM and PDF support, but on a LCD screen with a relatively short battery life and in a heavier device.