For my ideal large-format reader, I would pay up to $1000 without batting an eye. This would mean a full tablet functionality. I'd want an OS I could load applications on, like Linux, OSX or even Windows. It would also have to go at least a full day on a charge and weigh in at a pound or not much more. It can't be a furnace in my hands, either, which means it needs to get that long life on a fairly small battery. I'd want a color display that is daylight readable and fast enough to display video (though it doesn't need to get the full day charge if it's doing video the whole time). The display would need to be big enough to display a letter/A4 page at full size or with very little shrinking. This is a tall order, so I'm willing to pay a premium. If it does less, I pay less or wait. I would have found the DX a reasonable price if the PDF support were better.
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