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Yes, you can search in PDFs, and look words in the dictionary. You navigate to a page by tapping on the progress bar but, since this actually shows page numbers, this works pretty well. Also, given that table of contents and hyperlinks "work" on the DR1000, there's much less need to jump to a specific page than there is on the Kindle. |
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I don't think so. We know why Amazon cripple PDF support. But that still doesn't make it any more right for them to do so. Just because Amazon doesn't sell PDF doesn't mean they cannot have proper PDF support.
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I think there will be much competition in large-screen readers, but I don't think Sony will be the one to put out a cheaper reader, at least initially. The only improvement I would like to see is better format support- for html, drm's pdf, and office docs (word and excel). |
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I note Amazon sold out their first batch. New ones available 6/17/09.
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Please does Kindle DX support unicode? Does it have support for diacritics, e.g. ľ,š,č,ť,ž,ý,á,í,é?
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This is a prc with rss news. If it's not too much of a difficulty, could you please check if it displays the same on kindle dx as in the mobipocket reader. I would be very thankful. |
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Thank you big time, karma coming at ya.
That should mean that dx supports unicode. There's one little error though, the "t" with the arrow tip on top (didn't know how better to describe it) should display as "ť" but that's only a minor glitch. Thanks again. |
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Ahh, yes, I see what you mean. Mobipocket Reader shows it as " t' " with the close single-quote after the t rather than on top of it, but that's a font issue I suppose.
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I've had mine for a day now, and overall I'm quite happy with it. It displays PDFs quite well. I looked at various PDFs of different sizes and different content and all displayed great (art books by Andrew Loomis, programming manuals, original Dickens novels, etc.). Of course the display of prc files is also excellent (wished they supported ePub).
There are some deficiencies but most are software related in regards to PDF support. Not having the ability to annotate, go to a page number, support of links within the PDF, dictionary support, the metadata is awful, etc. I'd also really like to have a zoom function for PDFs. I'm hoping these issues will be resolved with a software upgrade. I had also hoped that the original Kindle (and subsequent Kindles) would get a software upgrade that would provide folder (or tag) support, but that hasn't happened yet, so I'm not entirely optimistic. In regards to hardware, not supporting an SD card is a huge mistake. I have the Gadshill Edition of Charles Dickens' Works -- 34 volumes with all the original illustrations and several additional illustrations as well. This takes up half my available space all on its own. For a device that supports PDFs, not supporting an SD card is a huge flaw. It's definately not perfect, but I expect it will be my primary reading device. I really like the size, style, and especially the access to Amazon's content. I like having the keyboard even though I don't use it much, and find navigation pretty easy (I'd still like buttons on the left hand side). Compared to iRex I also like the KDX's price, weight, length of battery, and once again access to Amazon's content. I think Sony has a shot at producing something better, but the Amazon content is such a big thing for me that the Sony reader would really need to be stellar. |
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Hello friends:
Thank you so much for these interesting comments. Pls, can anyone add a bit more commentary on a comparison of the Kindle DX and a BeBook/Hanlin v 3? I'm still so undecided on which e-reader will work best for my needs, which are the ability to read PDFs and, one hopes, the ability to highlight or make comments on the text. I'm a PhD student (yeah, this is what the failing economy does to some people) and am simply swimming in PDF material. The Hanlin looks interesting but it's size is a bit small, yes? And I live outside of the US, so Kindle support would be iffy at best, don't you think? Any comments on the software, Stanza, which is reported to reconfigure and load PDF books to Kindle 2s without the assistance of the Amazon middleman? Again, thank you for such a helpful forum. Linda |
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