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Old 01-14-2011, 11:15 AM
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Default E-reader question

Anybody out there using one of these readers???

The low price is calling me..........

I am considering getting one for aviation use------charts, and downloading flight info stuff from the home comp.

I would appreciate any comments.

Thanks in advance.
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Old 01-14-2011, 11:36 AM
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Default e-reader

I bought my wife a Kindle for Christmas. Don't know if she'll like it but if
she doesn't, I might try to use it for check lists.

I think the Kobo might be a better choice for this because I think it reads more format types.

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Old 01-14-2011, 12:19 PM
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Default Well....

If you don't want to spring for an iPad, you could go with one of these.
The spec. say that you can store .pdf file, that would be a requirement for me. On my iPad I store all the .pdf version of the avionics manuals. ".txt, .rtf, and .doc files are not currently supported."
I also store my charts, but that is another app.

The 1Gb of storage should be enough as all my manuals only amount to 100MB.

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Old 01-14-2011, 12:38 PM
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You might want to have reading glasses with you.
The whole device is only 7.2" x 4.7", and the display is only 4.5" x 3".
Even with the large screen on my iPad, I still have trouble reading some of the numbers on the approach plates.
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Old 01-14-2011, 01:49 PM
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Default Say Craig....

.....you do know that you can easily zoom in the approach plates, don't you?

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Old 01-14-2011, 07:27 PM
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I have an e-ink based reader that I use for reading books and I can definitely say the visual clarity is pretty good. Also, the screen has a matte finish so there's no reflective glare which would be a plus in the cockpit. The only negative that I've found is that it's a little slow. e-ink technology doesn't have quite the refresh rate of LCD so you can't expect fast and smooth zooming, panning, page turning, etc...

e-ink readers only use power to change the screen and not to maintain it so the battery life is phenomenal compared to any LCD based device.

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