New Graphite Kindle DX on July 7th! - Page 12

ricou · 07-16-2010, 03:28 AM

Hi there,
I received my Kindle DX Graphite Yesterday. It took only three days to get from their place to mine (Switzerland).

I had a few moments to play with it and when I get the chance I will put it side by side with my Kindle 2.

As posted before, it does have a better contrast. That is the the first thing you notice right away. The navigation is identical to the Kindle 2, so you will not be lost.

My purpose was to read PDF. So I tried 60 MB technical PDF document. It takes a few seconds to load and to go to the next page takes more time than for a simple book, but the PDF is easily readable. And anyway if one page is difficult to read, juste rotate it and it will be displayed in two pages.

I tried it with Comics as well, same great results, it would load quicker than the technical file (size of the comic was around 20 MB). It went flawlessly.

Last but not least I tried another 60 Mb file for a RPG book. This book had a lot of pictures in it, and the background was also a picture made to look like old paper.
This background showed white. And some picture were replaced by black boxes, so they did not appear.

I will try to see whether I can improve that by converting this PDF to a PDF more suited to Kindle using Calibre. It seems strange that for some pages, the picture did not appear while it did for others.

But all in all, I am very satisfied with my new purchase. I do not regret not purchasing an iPad instead, I would have gotten video and colour, but also backlighting which is killing me for reading.

Cheers

Osiyo · 07-16-2010, 10:32 AM

So has any of you other Graphite owners noticed more ghosting than on previous Kindles? Specifically solid black bars leaving behind white "shadows" or imprints of themselves if the black bar is moved.

andrys · 07-16-2010, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricou

Hi there,
Last but not least I tried another 60 Mb file for a RPG book. This book had a lot of pictures in it, and the background was also a picture made to look like old paper.
This background showed white. And some picture were replaced by black boxes, so they did not appear.

I will try to see whether I can improve that by converting this PDF to a PDF more suited to Kindle using Calibre. It seems strange that for some pages, the picture did not appear while it did for others.

But all in all, I am very satisfied with my new purchase. I do not regret not purchasing an iPad instead, I would have gotten video and colour, but also backlighting which is killing me for reading.

Cheers

If the dimensions of the photo are larger than the size of the screen or maybe just too dense and heavy in size, it won't show up on the Kindle.

I hope your results are good.

andrys · 07-16-2010, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Osiyo

So has any of you other Graphite owners noticed more ghosting than on previous Kindles? Specifically solid black bars leaving behind white "shadows" or imprints of themselves if the black bar is moved.

Whenever there is ghosting, Osiyo, hold down the alt-key and press G and that refreshes the ink distribution o nthe screen.

alt-G

- Andrys

SamuraiXSendai · 07-17-2010, 05:51 AM

Osiyo, I've seen a little of it but it went away went I went to another page. My unsolicited advice: Don't dwell on it, just turn the page

Osiyo · 07-17-2010, 08:34 AM

Thanks guys. I will try to forget about it, I just don't like that I never saw this kind of ghosting on my K2 before. At the end of the day it does not affect my reading experience, just the little voice in the back of my head wondering if what I am seeing is normal.

elmoglick · 07-17-2010, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrys

Whenever there is ghosting, Osiyo, hold down the alt-key and press G and that refreshes the ink distribution o nthe screen.

Good tip. I find it even easier to just hit Menu/Menu quickly (saves a finger).

ricou · 07-22-2010, 04:31 AM

Hi there,
The pictures that would not show, were smaller picture embedded in the PDFs, so why would certain picture on a pdf page appear and others would not, is beyond me...
Anyway, I did find a workaround for this specific PDF file. I turned every page into a png picture and used Mangle DX (that I found on this website by the way) to format those pages into DX sized, grayscale picture. Now I can read my file picture by picture (using the picture subfolder) the same way I would read a Manga/Comics. And as each picture is now formatted in GIF, it does not take more space than the original PDF.

Let me state that this is a specific issue linked to one PDF file which I did not create. Everything else that I have thrown at it was read perfectly.

ricou · 08-04-2010, 08:18 AM

Hi there,
I tried reading Manga and Comics (black & white obviously) by extracting the pictures from .cbz files.
It looks great on the kindle. I enjoy it so much that now I am commuting with the DX instead of my regular size kindle 2 (which I might end up selling since it will not be of much use).

Any way, the Kindle DX continues to fullfill my expectations.

dimas_xp · 08-05-2010, 04:27 PM

I am going to use device for reading hard pdf - scanned journals (all pages are pictures, no ocr). The size of such pdf is about 100Mb. Can Kindle DX operate with sich hard files, how it's comfortable?
how does text look, when it's above picture or some coloured frame? Is it acceptable for reading in this case?

07-16-2010, 03:28 AM	#166
ricou Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 106 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: bebook	impressions on my new Kindle DX Graphite Hi there, I received my Kindle DX Graphite Yesterday. It took only three days to get from their place to mine (Switzerland). I had a few moments to play with it and when I get the chance I will put it side by side with my Kindle 2. As posted before, it does have a better contrast. That is the the first thing you notice right away. The navigation is identical to the Kindle 2, so you will not be lost. My purpose was to read PDF. So I tried 60 MB technical PDF document. It takes a few seconds to load and to go to the next page takes more time than for a simple book, but the PDF is easily readable. And anyway if one page is difficult to read, juste rotate it and it will be displayed in two pages. I tried it with Comics as well, same great results, it would load quicker than the technical file (size of the comic was around 20 MB). It went flawlessly. Last but not least I tried another 60 Mb file for a RPG book. This book had a lot of pictures in it, and the background was also a picture made to look like old paper. This background showed white. And some picture were replaced by black boxes, so they did not appear. I will try to see whether I can improve that by converting this PDF to a PDF more suited to Kindle using Calibre. It seems strange that for some pages, the picture did not appear while it did for others. But all in all, I am very satisfied with my new purchase. I do not regret not purchasing an iPad instead, I would have gotten video and colour, but also backlighting which is killing me for reading. Cheers

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07-16-2010, 10:32 AM	#167
Osiyo Member Posts: 17 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle DX Graphite	So has any of you other Graphite owners noticed more ghosting than on previous Kindles? Specifically solid black bars leaving behind white "shadows" or imprints of themselves if the black bar is moved.

07-17-2010, 05:51 AM	#170
SamuraiXSendai Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Earth Device: Kindle 1. Kindle 2. IPAD. KDXG. Kindle 3.Fire	Osiyo, I've seen a little of it but it went away went I went to another page. My unsolicited advice: Don't dwell on it, just turn the page

07-17-2010, 08:34 AM	#171
Osiyo Member Posts: 17 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle DX Graphite	Thanks guys. I will try to forget about it, I just don't like that I never saw this kind of ghosting on my K2 before. At the end of the day it does not affect my reading experience, just the little voice in the back of my head wondering if what I am seeing is normal.

07-22-2010, 04:31 AM	#173
ricou Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 106 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: bebook	Hi there, The pictures that would not show, were smaller picture embedded in the PDFs, so why would certain picture on a pdf page appear and others would not, is beyond me... Anyway, I did find a workaround for this specific PDF file. I turned every page into a png picture and used Mangle DX (that I found on this website by the way) to format those pages into DX sized, grayscale picture. Now I can read my file picture by picture (using the picture subfolder) the same way I would read a Manga/Comics. And as each picture is now formatted in GIF, it does not take more space than the original PDF. Let me state that this is a specific issue linked to one PDF file which I did not create. Everything else that I have thrown at it was read perfectly.

08-04-2010, 08:18 AM	#174
ricou Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 106 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: bebook	Hi there, I tried reading Manga and Comics (black & white obviously) by extracting the pictures from .cbz files. It looks great on the kindle. I enjoy it so much that now I am commuting with the DX instead of my regular size kindle 2 (which I might end up selling since it will not be of much use). Any way, the Kindle DX continues to fullfill my expectations.

08-05-2010, 04:27 PM	#175
dimas_xp Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: not yet	I am going to use device for reading hard pdf - scanned journals (all pages are pictures, no ocr). The size of such pdf is about 100Mb. Can Kindle DX operate with sich hard files, how it's comfortable? how does text look, when it's above picture or some coloured frame? Is it acceptable for reading in this case?

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