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« Reply #100 on: June 12, 2009, 10:51:13 AM » |
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Patrizia: Did you order the platform form M-edge? I am going to need to order one. I still love my K2 and will use it when I travel and take it with me wherever I go. When I am home I will be using the DX. I got so much more read last night. Now all I need is a skin  Not Patrizia but... I ordered the M-Edge for my KDX, and both just arrived a bit ago.The KDX is charging so I will have to wait to see how I like it in the M-Edge,and will let you know. |
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« Reply #101 on: June 12, 2009, 11:00:32 AM » |
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Anne.. sorry just getting caught up!!
Yes I did order the Platform Medge for the DX and I thought it would be here today, but I will let you know when it arrives and how it stacks up! Also talked to Oberon they are trying to do the DX cover where it too can be platformed but not a fliptop so I would imagine you would read east to west instead of north to south on theres., which works for me as well
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« Reply #102 on: June 12, 2009, 11:02:54 AM » |
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Jess I think the hack would be the same but the size of the photos I am not sure of.. the 600 x 800 would be too small.. LARGE dead authors scare me  .. LOL.. I am going to ATTEMPT feedbooks today.. keep your fiingers crossed |
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« Reply #103 on: June 12, 2009, 11:14:55 AM » |
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Jess I think the hack would be the same but the size of the photos I am not sure of.. the 600 x 800 would be too small.. LARGE dead authors scare me .. LOL.. I am going to ATTEMPT feedbooks today.. keep your fiingers crossed Funny, I was going to guestimate that the Kindle had a 800 x 1200 screen, but then I decided to look it up. According to the below article, I was very close. Says the Kindle has a 824 x 1200 screen (though they flipped the numbers as if the device was in portrait orientation). http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10234952-23.html |
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« Reply #104 on: June 12, 2009, 12:17:30 PM » |
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I'm still waiting to hear from someone that has loaded some hard core pdf files. How are the pictures, drawings, etc? My son-in-law is in the military and he reads TONS of pdf files (mostly technical). He'd really like to get a DX. Thanks.
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« Reply #105 on: June 12, 2009, 12:35:06 PM » |
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Do I want to lose full text search in PDF documents just so I can navigate by page numbers? Just verified no search and no highlighting. Jesslyn, some pdfs have searches (text-based pdfs) but people say the search is very slow. However, it highlights the found-word, which some like. |
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« Reply #106 on: June 12, 2009, 12:39:55 PM » |
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No Dead Authors??? what screen savers do you have.. I have seen three dead authors as we speak.. oh they are coming.. start scrolling girl.. they are all they...JUST LURKING LOL!!! |
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« Reply #107 on: June 12, 2009, 12:49:39 PM » |
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Thank you, thank you! So the enabling begins... If I buy the DX (which apparently is not in stock now), then I also need to buy the Peeramid pillow. And I was eyeing the neoprene case. Maybe I should do a Coinstar run first.  A M-Edge Platform cover will hold it in place. I get queasy looking at some of the pictures, in case someone has a cat, or child, who might come and tip it over when there is nothing holding it more securely. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall..." Also, we just had an earthquake a mile from here and it as if a truck had hit the building... |
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« Reply #108 on: June 12, 2009, 12:50:44 PM » |
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A family of Kindles....
Hanging out on the Peeramid...
Relaxing on the easy chair... Those are so CUTE !!! |
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« Reply #109 on: June 12, 2009, 01:00:19 PM » |
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I'm waiting for some brave soul to try the k2 hack and report back. You know it won't be long till someone tries it, lol.
Blogkindle guy says the Droid font (in a set that makes it possible to read all kinds of languages) doesn't work with his DX so people will have to wait until he can work on them. |
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« Reply #110 on: June 12, 2009, 01:12:07 PM » |
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The KDX isn't a replacement for the K2, it's just the big brother. So if any updates are yet to come (or not come), it won't be due to the K2 itself being outdated.
Let me write some quick impressions here. May expand on these a bit in a review for my website and Amazon later this weekend: Your quick impressions are better than most official gadget blog reviews and certainly miles above the newspaper ones. "Kindlenormous" just made me laugh out loud as did 'The Godzilla of Kindles' Re the PDFs being as good as the originals. I have two sharp monitors - desktop and laptop But when I put on PDFs, most are not as sharp as normal text documents and I don't like to read them on the computer. I think they should be even sharper, on the DX? |
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« Reply #111 on: June 12, 2009, 01:17:12 PM » |
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I'm still waiting to hear from someone that has loaded some hard core pdf files. How are the pictures, drawings, etc? My son-in-law is in the military and he reads TONS of pdf files (mostly technical). He'd really like to get a DX. Thanks.
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jp, I've collected some customer images of pdfs and a good video - also of web browsing with full width of webpage, in horizontal mode. See my sigline for my blog. I wasn't going to get this but I'm afraid I'm going to 'have to' have one of these at home... (Good for sheet music too!) |
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« Reply #112 on: June 12, 2009, 01:27:22 PM » |
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Andrys I SOOOOO want to se sheet music. . . . are there any pics on your blog?
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« Reply #113 on: June 12, 2009, 02:01:06 PM » |
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Didn't order a DX yet. I'm waiting to hear if someone has tested it in the sun. Don't want to go through the 5 replacement route again! Nice to hear the text is crisper, though. |
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« Reply #114 on: June 12, 2009, 02:05:40 PM » |
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But when I put on PDFs, most are not as sharp as normal text documents and I don't
like to read them on the computer. I think they should be even sharper, on the DX?
My guess is that you would find the DX sharper, but since sometimes appearances are a personal thing, I can't say for certain. I think in the case of a black and white document like you're probably referring to, that's exactly what makes eInk such a revolutionary thing. You really can't duplicate the sharpness of the printed page on a lighted, pixel-based display. |
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« Reply #115 on: June 12, 2009, 02:31:20 PM » |
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Keep 'em coming. I need some more informed opionions.
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« Reply #116 on: June 12, 2009, 02:48:09 PM » |
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DD- I just took mine out in the sun, sun coming over my shoulder right on the screen, flipped through 20 pages of the user's guide with no problems at all. Granted it is 6:30 pm here but I am in central florida and it is 94 outside and still pretty bright.
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« Reply #117 on: June 12, 2009, 02:48:35 PM » |
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Basically, if you hold the device vertically near the bottom, it becomes top heavy. I don't know if I would recommend the KDX for the casual reader, especially one who hasn't owned a Kindle before.
Greg, I really appreciated your detailed impressions of your new Kindle. My husband predominately does casual reading, not technical documents. But I am considering the DX due to the expanded display size. He reads mostly hardback books currently, so I am thinking that the DX would be lighter than them. I am also one who reads with my hand tucked into the folded back Oberon cover & turn the pages of my K2 using the left buttons. But he hasn't developed that habit, so the absence of the left side keys might not be such a big deal either. Do you think a new user would adapt more easily to the size/weight of the KDX than someone who has been used to the more compact K1/K2? P.S. Leslie, I love the Kindle family portrait.  |
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« Reply #119 on: June 12, 2009, 03:51:45 PM » |
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Do you think a new user would adapt more easily to the size/weight of the KDX than someone who has been used to the more compact K1/K2?
Probably, since you wouldn't be coming into the experience with preconceived notions about the experience. Honestly, if you get past the shock of just how much bigger it seems compared to the previous Kindles, it's really an impressive device in its own right. I'd think for anyone used to holding a bulky hardback, it'd be an real improvement. |
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« Reply #120 on: June 12, 2009, 04:18:31 PM » |
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Not Patrizia but...
I ordered the M-Edge for my KDX, and both just arrived a bit ago.The KDX is charging so I will have to wait to see how I like it in the M-Edge,and will let you know.
Thanks Sugar Please let me know how you like the M-edge Platform. I may wait to see what the platform from Oberon looks like. I would love to know how you like the M-edge. |
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« Reply #121 on: June 12, 2009, 04:20:21 PM » |
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Anne.. sorry just getting caught up!!
Yes I did order the Platform Medge for the DX and I thought it would be here today, but I will let you know when it arrives and how it stacks up! Also talked to Oberon they are trying to do the DX cover where it too can be platformed but not a fliptop so I would imagine you would read east to west instead of north to south on theres., which works for me as well
Patrizia: Please let me know how you like the Platform from medge. I may wait to see the plaform from Oberon looks like before I order. |
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« Reply #122 on: June 12, 2009, 04:24:19 PM » |
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I will keep you posted.. Don is working on a design but its different from Medge.. where Medge has the flip top they are going to try to do a case that can bend back for the sideways view as well as be used as a cover IF they can do it.. the idea is still in the baby stages. But I do love platforms so I understand the need, especially for something as big as the DX
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« Reply #123 on: June 12, 2009, 04:34:02 PM » |
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I will keep you posted.. Don is working on a design but its different from Medge.. where Medge has the flip top they are going to try to do a case that can bend back for the sideways view as well as be used as a cover IF they can do it.. the idea is still in the baby stages. But I do love platforms so I understand the need, especially for something as big as the DX
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« Reply #124 on: June 12, 2009, 04:34:43 PM » |
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jp, I've collected some customer images of pdfs and a good video - also of web browsing
with full width of webpage, in horizontal mode. See my sigline for my blog.
I wasn't going to get this but I'm afraid I'm going to 'have to' have one of these at home...
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