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Originally Posted by cmdahler
Not only what wallcraft said, but to top it off, a week or so ago there was a guy from Irex on this forum who was actually asking people why they would want PDF zoom on the DR800 - it simply showed they are so disconnected from what people might want out of a larger screen device that you just have to shake your head over it.
If you are looking for something to view technical PDFs, this device most definitely is not it at the moment. While Irex has promised firmware updates in the future, they haven't even mentioned PDF zoom as a possibility (like I said, they were as of a week ago even questioning why anyone would want that!), and their track record on releasing firmware updates anywhere even close to when they promised is utterly miserable. They are saying their first firmware update is due in April; that most likely means sometime before the end of the year, if at all. After all, this is a device that finally went on sale about 4 months later than announced, and STILL they couldn't get even a simple dictionary working in time for the release!
Right now, this is a $400 book reader that will work well with PDFs that are specifically formatted for its screen size. If you want something to view larger PDFs, look elsewhere; it'll be quite a while for this device.
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Actually the Irex representative said that they are considering including PDF zoom, but haven't decided yet. And he asked for input on why we would like to have it. But, with regard to everything else, you are 100% on target. I would buy this right away if they had annotation and zoom (even via a hack), but for now I am just waiting to see all the new devices coming out soon. Too bad, I really love the 8" screen and the small bezel.