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Old 10-26-2009, 06:29 PM   #2
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Oslo/Norway
Device: PRS-600, Kindle kb Wifi, new Kindle NT, PW2, Kindle Oasis
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Originally Posted by Szajd View Post
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PDF reflow. I heard that the device supports PDF reflow, but only if there are no images. Is this true? Does this mean that if there's only one image in the whole PDF file, I can only read it with normal zoom view? And can you switch between reflow mode and non-reflow mode on the device?

Audio controls during reading. Are the audio playback controls visible on the screen while reading a book? What I have in mind is listening to audio books while reading the same book -- but I would want to have the ability to easily pause the playback, or even rewind a few seconds. Would I be able to do this on the book screen? Or would I need to switch over to the audio screen?
I don't have many pdf's in use but:

On one book I get the pdf-page original, then followed by 4 pages of reflowed text (without graphics, but the content of tables reflowed). Reading my watch manual (Casio), I get no reflow and the only effect I get by reflow is that a couple of images are misplaced on the screen.On my pocket calculator manual I get reflow on some pages, but since lots of pages depend on layout to make sense, reflow doesn't really work for the kind of pdf-files I use. (Zoom, search, orientation etc works nicely)

The only audio control you have while reading are the volume buttons. The features you want requires navigation to the audio file you are playing (I haven't seen any 'currently playing' indicator). The player is extremly basic, but I appreciated the audio quality (I haven't heard any line-noise yet) although it seems to accentuate the bass a bit, which is usually a good thing with portable audio due to the headphones you'd normally use (I found the bass unnaturally strong with my KOSS Porta-Pro, but it's not annoying) ... Sennheiser PX200 might be a slightly better match than PortaPro for the PRS-600 ... unless you love the bass.


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