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Originally Posted by droople
Hi Mr. Goodbar
Thank you for your sharing.
Can you compare DX with iLiad?
Cheers
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I can give some general thoughts on the two based on my personal use and can do that again once I get my DR800SG.
The DX shares all the benefits of the Kindle platform such as free wireless, good book selection, easy downloading, etc. but with the larger screen that makes pdf viewing much better than the smaller kindle. The screen quality is good, but not quite as good as the viziplex version of the iLiad or the Sony 505. This might be more of a font issue than actual screen differences. I find the DX much improved after adding a different font through the font hack. The downside to the DX is it's size. I love the larger screen size, but it's probably a little bit too big for my general reading habits which are for pleasure/general education. I don't do a lot of business reading on it so the larger screen is probably lost a bit on me, but I still prefer it to the six inch devices.
For the iLiad, I personally think the eight inch screen size is the ideal compromise and will be fantastic with the small case dimensions of the DR800S/SG. As has been noted elsewhere the iLiad is pretty flexible with some of the hacks and built in pdf functionality. The boot time is a major issue for me since it tends to keep me from reading at times. A close to minute boot time will keep me from doing some quick reading at times where a device with a suspend would allow me to capture those snippets of time. Probably more of an issue for me than others, but still a bit annoying. Screen quality is great, but battery life is just ok. If you feel comfortable modifying your device the battery hack will greatly increase your battery life. It is not hard to do, but if you're not comfortably with electronics I wouldn't recommend it. One thing on the iLiad that I really like is the full screen pdf viewer. It maximizes screen real estate and fits my needs perfectly. You don't lose any screen real estate to some designers perspective on what you want to see on your screen.
Hope this helps.