iRex DR800SG is now shipping... - Page 5

Mr. Goodbar · 02-23-2010, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

It's really just a tradeoff: the portability of the 6" reader that I can slip in my hip pocket versus the width of a reader where the lines of text aren't oddly shortened just so they fit on the narrow display. I just happen to prefer the latter. The text on this wider display looks more like what I've been reading in pbooks for most of my life and so I think it would be more comfortable for me to read. Reading on a 6" reader feels a bit too much like reading on a cellphone display and is a bit bothersome. Now, if I could have both worlds (a small device that had the wider display - perhaps by folding or rolling it up) I might be really interested in that.

I don't think it would be possible to shrink this device much more without reducing the screen size. It really has a minimal bezel around the screen, any smaller and there is know where left to hold it.

Stretchable would certainly be cool.

Maike13 · 02-26-2010, 02:31 PM

Anyone know if Best Buy still plan to carry it in selected stores (as per the original announcement). I'd like to be able to compare the display to that of my Iliad at my local Best buy.

pilotbob · 02-26-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Maike13

Anyone know if Best Buy still plan to carry it in selected stores (as per the original announcement). I'd like to be able to compare the display to that of my Iliad at my local Best buy.

I don't know... but on their website it says "Online only".

BOb

Shaggy · 02-26-2010, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I don't know... but on their website it says "Online only".

BOb

They're also sold out already.

Klein Nijenhuis · 03-02-2010, 04:18 PM

If you are looking for the DR800S and you live in Europe you can look on.

www.electronicreading.eu. Its on stock and we send within Europe.

Shaggy · 03-02-2010, 04:22 PM

They are also starting to add additional retailers in the US.

Here's one that we've found so far, but iRex says there are around 5 lined up to start selling it, with more to follow.

http://www.cartoys.com/products/prod...creen_eReader/

Bittybye · 03-08-2010, 07:24 PM

I was just wondering if anyone had checked out if the HTML works.

Also with the SD card, is it possible to put one in larger than 2GB? What with the hassle of taking the darn back off, I was wondering it the high capacity cards would work.

snuffed · 03-09-2010, 12:11 AM

They don't officially support MicroSD HC (4GB+) but apparently most well-known brands should work. Since they made it a PITA by putting the card slot underneath the batteries, I don't get why they couldn't have just used the full sized SDHC cards instead.

Bittybye · 03-09-2010, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by snuffed

They don't officially support MicroSD HC (4GB+) but apparently most well-known brands should work. Since they made it a PITA by putting the card slot underneath the batteries, I don't get why they couldn't have just used the full sized SDHC cards instead.

I agree, why not just use the larger one? Oh well.

Alright, the 2 GB how many ebooks would that hold? Just novels, nothing else.

And sorry for the silly question, but what are the best known brands? I've really had little to nothing to do with the micro SD cards so I don't know too much about them.

Dellaster · 03-09-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bittybye

Alright, the 2 GB how many ebooks would that hold? Just novels, nothing else.

Looking in my Calibre library I see that my typical SF novel, including cover image, is around 500 KB. Fellowship of the Ring is nearly 1 MB. So a 2 GB SD card could hold between two and four thousand ebooks. YMMV, depending the novels.

Bittybye · 03-09-2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dellaster

Looking in my Calibre library I see that my typical SF novel, including cover image, is around 500 KB. Fellowship of the Ring is nearly 1 MB. So a 2 GB SD card could hold between two and four thousand ebooks. YMMV, depending the novels.

Wow, so a 4 GB should do just fine then. I'm a big reader but I don't think I could buy that many books.

I'm still looking to find out how it does with HTML ebooks.

Thanks

Bittybye · 03-12-2010, 06:01 AM

Still two questions.

The HTML question of course.

Also what is the best (meaning most reliable) micro SD card brands?

Thanks.

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02-26-2010, 02:31 PM	#62
Maike13 Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 28 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, USA Device: IRex Iliad 1st Ed.	Anyone know if Best Buy still plan to carry it in selected stores (as per the original announcement). I'd like to be able to compare the display to that of my Iliad at my local Best buy.

03-02-2010, 04:18 PM	#65
Klein Nijenhuis Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 91530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Onyx Boox	If you are looking for the DR800S and you live in Europe you can look on. www.electronicreading.eu. Its on stock and we send within Europe.

03-02-2010, 04:22 PM	#66
Shaggy Wizard Posts: 4,293 Karma: 529619 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG	They are also starting to add additional retailers in the US. Here's one that we've found so far, but iRex says there are around 5 lined up to start selling it, with more to follow. http://www.cartoys.com/products/prod...creen_eReader/

03-08-2010, 07:24 PM	#67
Bittybye Addict Posts: 262 Karma: 505124 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-T2	I was just wondering if anyone had checked out if the HTML works. Also with the SD card, is it possible to put one in larger than 2GB? What with the hassle of taking the darn back off, I was wondering it the high capacity cards would work.

03-09-2010, 12:11 AM	#68
snuffed Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: none	They don't officially support MicroSD HC (4GB+) but apparently most well-known brands should work. Since they made it a PITA by putting the card slot underneath the batteries, I don't get why they couldn't have just used the full sized SDHC cards instead.

03-12-2010, 06:01 AM	#72
Bittybye Addict Posts: 262 Karma: 505124 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-T2	Still two questions. The HTML question of course. Also what is the best (meaning most reliable) micro SD card brands? Thanks.

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