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Originally Posted by kpetzing
I'm looking at the smaller, more pocket-ready readers. So I want a 5 or 6 inch screen.
Things I'm concerned about:
screen glare
text contrast
file compatability - I would primarily be reading pdf, doc, txt, prc and lit format books as that is most of what I have already. I hear of a lot of problems with pdf books not being re-flowable, and that has me the most concerned.
I would prefer to be able to search text if possible.
Would like it to take SD cards or other external memory.
Don't need/want: backlighting, wifi, touch, mp3s, etc.
The ones that I keep coming up to are the Pocketbook 360, the Astak EZ Reader, and the Sony pocket reader 505. I'm not sure how to choose between them. Can anyone help me understand the differences between these, and which might be best for me.
Thanks
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You may already have found it in the forum. But to make sure:
Astak EZ Reader = Hanlin/Jinke = BeBook = same hardware, different firmware. You can interchange firmware without any problems. There's a brillant "hacked" firmware available: TIRWAL. It unites features of 2 firmware sets, so you can read DRMed Mobipocket
and ePUB, plus various other features. Depending on your location, you don't have to go for Astak, you can buy any of the other units.
Those units directly can process (DRM free) Microsoft lit (don't know, whether the other units you mention can do that), which is relatively rare and might be a big plus for you.