Electronic / Portable Book Reader
Posted: November 8, 2007, 4:33 pm
I'm looking for a device of some sort that allows me to do the following:
- Store electronic books/documents on a memory card (e.g. PDF)
- Support text AND images
- Have a color screen (for displaying images in color)
- Be portable
- Have a screen that won't make me blind
I've heard about the Sony eReader or whatever it's called, but $400 is more than something like this should cost. I've browsed tablet PCs but $800+ is WAY more than something like this should cost. You can read books on an iPod but the screen is way too small, especially for any books with graphics in them.
Other options? I suppose I could look into the $200-$300 Palms - but I'm not sure if they display graphics, and I'm not sure how big the screens are these days. I could carry my laptop around with me but that's bulkier than I'm looking for (not to mention battery life is much shorter).
Anyone have any suggestions? I'd love to find a paperback or next size up book sized screen that is specifically made for reading books and documents. I don't need it to play DVDs, MP3s, synch to Outlook or connect to the Internet for anything. I just want a portable book reader that is comfortable to read and doesn't lose the images from books I'm reading. Seems like such a simple thing.
EDIT:
I just took a look at the Archos devices (605/705) which look pretty nice. As usual, they do a lot more than I'm looking for but it seems that they support PDF pretty well and have a color screen. Does anyone have any experience with these things?
- Store electronic books/documents on a memory card (e.g. PDF)
- Support text AND images
- Have a color screen (for displaying images in color)
- Be portable
- Have a screen that won't make me blind
I've heard about the Sony eReader or whatever it's called, but $400 is more than something like this should cost. I've browsed tablet PCs but $800+ is WAY more than something like this should cost. You can read books on an iPod but the screen is way too small, especially for any books with graphics in them.
Other options? I suppose I could look into the $200-$300 Palms - but I'm not sure if they display graphics, and I'm not sure how big the screens are these days. I could carry my laptop around with me but that's bulkier than I'm looking for (not to mention battery life is much shorter).
Anyone have any suggestions? I'd love to find a paperback or next size up book sized screen that is specifically made for reading books and documents. I don't need it to play DVDs, MP3s, synch to Outlook or connect to the Internet for anything. I just want a portable book reader that is comfortable to read and doesn't lose the images from books I'm reading. Seems like such a simple thing.
EDIT:
I just took a look at the Archos devices (605/705) which look pretty nice. As usual, they do a lot more than I'm looking for but it seems that they support PDF pretty well and have a color screen. Does anyone have any experience with these things?