Well, I thought the demo was as comfortable as the paperback book (although I have yet to come across a book with zoom and brightness/contrast controls). That is what made it so tempting! On the other hand, I've dropped and misplaced numerous numerous books... -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org
"Gavin Wilby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/19/2008 07:21:27 AM: > Heh. > > Im not tooo concerned about the price, but it has to work properly, > in my mind it has to be a comforable to use as a paperback book is > to read, otherwise it worthless to me. > > G. > On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:12 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Saw one this past weekend in a Barnes&Noble bookstore (USA). Although > it's a wee bit on the slow side, the print is quite easy for my injured > eyes to read (and it has brightness/contrast controls as well as pretty > fine magnification settings). It is as small as it appears and is quite > thin (about as thick as my Blackberry). > > This seems to load either by cable or via memory sticks and is $300 US. > > For about a year, Amazon has been pushing one that is $350. I've never > actually seen one of those. It claims to have wireless built-in, so one > may download new material "on the fly". > > I found the Sony to be quite tempting, but the $300 price tag made > resistance rather easy. > -------------------------------------- > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > ASPCA Knowledge Management > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > 217-337-9761 > http://www.aspca.org > > > "Gavin Wilby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/19/2008 06:58:41 AM: > > > Guys, > > > > Has anyone got experiance of one of these? > > > > http://tinyurl.com/4eon5b > > > > I have a real issue with reading documentation on my monitor screen, > > and I am hoping that this will prove to be the answer, but 200 quid > > is a lot to shell out if its not right. > > > > Anyone got one, and if so, do you like it? > > > > Gavin. > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
