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ProDigit · 08-26-2009, 10:56 AM

looks from the pic that the 7" device has an increase in vertical resolution,but it looks like horizontal resolution is still fixed at 600 pixels... A bummer I'd say, for on the 7", lettersize and A4 PDF pages will appear as large as on a 6" screen, only with 2 bars on top and under...

there's also no word that a pdf zoom function exists on those models.
Most likely Small zoom will be a page per screen view (with white borders). Current Sony pdf viewer has medium and large, but in those views,the reader converts the pdf text to regular text, and displays it on screen. Say if the column on the PDF contained one word too much per line to fit on the screen in Medium zoom, you'd end up with every other line written a full line (eg on the even rows) and a word (on the uneven rows).
I've had this on my PRS-505 too, despite it re-organizing the structure of the paragraphs.

Like mentioned above, you'll probably end up with 2 bars in 'S', and regular text in M or L.
Another bad thing is that the Sony Reader can not successfully insert pictures in those reformatted text. Quite often pictures and illustrations end up under the paragraph, or on the next page.

I had hoped they would increase at least the horizontal resolution too, to 720 or 768 pixels, and the vertical to 1024.
Without a horizontal resolution increase,or even worse, without any resolution increase at all (if that be the case), I fear that few people will be willing to buy the 7" device, but for those that favor the wireless function.

I wonder why they didn't go for a 5"(pocket size), 7" (book size) and 9" (PDF/A4/Letter size) model?

08-26-2009, 10:56 AM	#16
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	looks from the pic that the 7" device has an increase in vertical resolution,but it looks like horizontal resolution is still fixed at 600 pixels... A bummer I'd say, for on the 7", lettersize and A4 PDF pages will appear as large as on a 6" screen, only with 2 bars on top and under... there's also no word that a pdf zoom function exists on those models. Most likely Small zoom will be a page per screen view (with white borders). Current Sony pdf viewer has medium and large, but in those views,the reader converts the pdf text to regular text, and displays it on screen. Say if the column on the PDF contained one word too much per line to fit on the screen in Medium zoom, you'd end up with every other line written a full line (eg on the even rows) and a word (on the uneven rows). I've had this on my PRS-505 too, despite it re-organizing the structure of the paragraphs. Like mentioned above, you'll probably end up with 2 bars in 'S', and regular text in M or L. Another bad thing is that the Sony Reader can not successfully insert pictures in those reformatted text. Quite often pictures and illustrations end up under the paragraph, or on the next page. I had hoped they would increase at least the horizontal resolution too, to 720 or 768 pixels, and the vertical to 1024. Without a horizontal resolution increase,or even worse, without any resolution increase at all (if that be the case), I fear that few people will be willing to buy the 7" device, but for those that favor the wireless function. I wonder why they didn't go for a 5"(pocket size), 7" (book size) and 9" (PDF/A4/Letter size) model? Last edited by ProDigit; 08-26-2009 at 11:05 AM.