Irex ebook reader

It is only the entry level Irex Iliad e-book reader that has perhaps been reviewed the most. What this means is that those on the look out for some insight into the Iliad Electronic Reader DR S are faced with a lack of correct and complete information, and genuine reviews of this otherwise fantastic large format e-reader model. The DRS is dominated by an excellent mm, diagonal, electronic paper like screen with a x pixel resolution, and ppi with 16 levels of Grey scale.

Such amazing features bring out crisp, clear text and image reproduction that exactly simulates paper, and delivers a near reproduction of A4 sized documents and E-Books. It's the best device on the market if you need to use and edit over PDF documents frequently. Very short battery life, about 12 hours or less, and it takes 5 hours to charge with a USB cable.

User interface cluttered with icons and excessive commands are required to open, close, and delete documents. Privacy Policy - Disclaimer. The eBook Reader. Related Links: Homepage. It should be noted that the nook doesn't support changing fonts in PDB books either though. The DR's biggest selling point against the nook is the larger screen size that allows you to read longer between page turns less distraction and longer battery life are the result since eInk displays only use power when the page is turned.

It adds significant new features-- very nice! Should be ready by April if not before. Choice is a good thing. Folks want different things, and so far each reader has addressed certain needs. The IREX is a great eBook reader for those who do serious long form reading since it has very fast page turns by eInk standards and you get a lot more words on the screen-- as many as a printed book offers. That makes for comfortable reading. It represents the future: a super-sharp eInk display married with direct input.

That future hopefully holds the most natural: a touch screen with the clarity of the IREX's Wacom digitizer. Sony's touch eBook readers fall short in terms of contrast and clarity, so the IREX is the best choice when display quality is paramount and you crave direct interaction. Other features we really like include the friendly UI and flexibility. You can put documents in the categories you prefer and with a little tweak you can have folders galore.

You can even add applications to the DRSG, and we hope to see more apps in the future from the community. The eBook Mall is a wonderful idea since it allows for several different stores or free book sites.

We do hope IREX adds more choices to the 2 we have right now. In the end, the little company from the Netherlands has done a very good job with their first US market reader. This is the most affordable eBook reader they've made, yet it doesn't skimp on quality. We do question their decision to withhold certain software features found on their more expensive European readers including PDF zoom or at least better landscape handling of PDFs and the annotation feature the Wacom system simply begs for it.

The large, high resolution screen is wonderful for serious reading and it allows for readable PDFs too. It needs tweaking, but we like it nonetheless. Web Site: www. HQ site where you can see the Euro models. Display: 8. E-Ink display with Wacom active digitizer and stylus non-glare. Supports portrait and landscape orientations. Storage: No user-accessible internal storage, has microSD card slot and comes with a 2 gig card. Reviewed February 23, by Lisa Gade, Editor in Chief I wouldn't exactly say it's raining eBook readers, at least not shipping models.

Who is IREX? Hardware The It's quite easy to do this: Using your computer and the included USB cable, mount the reader and go to the System folder on the SD card.

There is no built-in dictionary. Newspapers The reader also supports. The DR vs. Conclusion Choice is a good thing. HQ site where you can see the Euro models Display: 8. MX31L processor. Size and weight: 7. They take longer to open, they have a fixed font size, don't have a search word function, and turn pages slower.

Once the book has been open for a while the pages turn faster, but overall PDB ebooks are inconsistent. One of the best things about the DR is that you can purchase ebooks from anywhere that sells ebooks with Adobe DRM, which most major ebook stores do—except Amazon.

As it turns out, the iRex DR has a built-in web browser, even though iRex does not mention one anywhere on their site or in the device's documentation.

Thanks to this post at Mobileread for pointing it out. You can even download ebooks with it and they show up in the Books folder, and the browser has back, forward, and reload buttons in the menu. Whether consumers are "allowed" to use the web browser or not remains in question. In the terms of service file located in the DR's help folder it says that you may be charged for wireless connectivity for personal use, and it also says something about agreeing to only use the wireless for services and software that iRex provides for the device—an odd phrasing since the browser was obviously implemented by iRex.

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