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TosaInu
03-10-2011, 19:42
9"
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/02/the-asus-dr-900-ebook-reader-brings-wi-fi-and-3g-to-a-9-inch-screen/

Double screen
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2009/09/asus-ebook-with-dual-color-displays-for-165/

Furunculus
03-10-2011, 20:00
i like the 9" asus version provided you can use kobo books.

Xiahou
03-10-2011, 20:40
i like the 9" asus version provided you can use kobo books.
Yeah, I can't see having any use for the second one. Looks like it'd be awkward to hold and highly breakable. Plus if those are backlit LCD screens, they'd cause alot of eyestrain.

TosaInu
03-10-2011, 21:15
I got excited about the first one: e-ink and large (compared to some others).

Beskar
03-11-2011, 01:53
I like my kindle.

Xiahou
03-11-2011, 04:33
I got excited about the first one: e-ink and large (compared to some others).
Yeah, that one looks pretty nice. The question is does it support any major content providers' storefronts?

Gregoshi
03-11-2011, 06:28
I like my kindle.
Yeah. I got a Kindle for my mom for Christmas and she loves it. It is a neat little gizmo. :2thumbsup:

TosaInu
03-11-2011, 11:07
Yeah, that one looks pretty nice. The question is does it support any major content providers' storefronts?

That's a question for many indeed. I recall having seen somewhere that some readers don't hit the US market because they don't support any. This one is said to do. Or do I get it all wrong.

The Kindle DX still has something that’s more important than those hardware specs. It has access to the Kindle Store.

This is a common theme among nearly all new ebook readers. They might have solid hardware, but a robust catalog of content isn’t available. The readers are just expected to survive on their own without a clear-cut content delivery system. That’s the primary reason many of the ebook readers announced world-wide will never make it to the States. There just isn’t a market for non-Kindle or non-Nook readers here. It’s all about the content.

I can't predict my tomorrows demand, but today I just want a big reader to view my own A4 sized PDF files.