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Originally Posted by physics@war
Can iRex iLiad show proper format and good text size for those PDF scientific paper?
Or should I get the iRex 1000?
Thanks
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Hi, given your reading preferences, the iliad is your best bet currently, unless you want to go for a netbook.
I have an Iliad BE, same form-factor as iliad v1, v2(not DR1000s). When I tried reading tech pdf on the original pdf reader in the iliad, i found that the text size was just a couple of sizes larger than the unreadable level. It was readable, but with some effort(my eyesight is pretty good). The size is almost as small as fineprint/footnotes in scientific papers.
The default pdf reader allowed only 2 zoom levels. one the small sz and the other zooms in to a particular region of the pdf. the rest of the paper almost dissappears. I havent tried out simple text.
Converting pdf to mobipocket can give better results(if it is a text pdf).
The Iliads have a good developer community(here in MR) who have developed fantastic pdf readers(among many others). These offer much better pdf control and zoom is very good. For eg., see pPdf/pViewer by cartesius or the iPDF installers pkg.
You could look at the iliad sub-forum herein for more information.
In particular refer to DesiLinguist's review of the iliad. I think this is the most recent review. You should also check out the review videos posted in MR and in youtube(general search).
Now, if the iliad doesnt suit your purposes for various reasons, then the DR1000 is worth consideration(if price is not a consideration
).
I got my iliad-be as it suited my pocket(a pricey compromise really) and my reading tastes. With the opensource version, i was able to get a good pdf reading experience. I would have liked to have the DR1000, but the price&shortcomings killed my choice.
Hope this helps. Good luck..
--hari