![]() What's hot: New E Ink display significantly improves contrast. Now go get it.Home > eBook Reader Reviews > Kindle DX Graphite If you're a coder or a PDF reader, be thrilled. This is totally new, free functionality for your Kindle 2. Your Kindle 2 just got a new lease on life. It's not perfect, but it's something.įirmware 2.3 - Wrox Book with Code and Tables viewed with the Native PDF Viewerįirmware 2.3 - Wrox Book with Code and Tables viewed with the Native PDF Viewer ROTATEDįor a standard A4 or 8.5x11" page, it's not really easy to read on a 3.6 in (91 mm) × 4.8 in screen. ![]() When you hit Prev/Next Page you'll move up and down the page before you actually turn a page. Note that when you rotate the screen (with the font button) that you can see the layout and text more clearly, but you'll only see the top or bottom half of the page. If it's clear and readable on your PC, it'll at least be readable on the Kindle, assuming the limitations of the screen hardware. The important thing to note is that PDF formatting and fonts appear to be respected 100%. In the Wrox PDF example, the code was formatted kind of gray, which doesn't help given the Kindle screen. It depends on the code and on the way the PDF is formatted. Most importantly, is Code readable? Well, yes and no. NOTE: You can click any of these images to get the FULL 800圆00 resolution screenshot directly from my Kindle 2.įirmware 2.0.3 - a PDF converted by emailing to my Kindleįirmware 2.3 - Same PDF viewed with the Native PDF Viewerįirmware 2.3 - Wrox Book Cover viewed with the Native PDF Viewerįirmware 2.3 - Wrox Book viewed with the Native PDF Viewer ROTATEDįirmware 2.3 - Wrox Book viewed with the Native PDF Viewer Now, a pile of screenshots because there's no other way to get the point across. I also use the free ASP.NET MVC chapter from. The first PDF I'm using for A-B testing is " Producing Open Source Software" from. Here's how things look on the Kindle 2 with a PDF using the older firmware, then using the new 2.3 firmware. You can also manually rotate the Kindle 2 screen, previously a DX-only feature. Turn wireless off and read for up to 2 weeks." I have yet to test this, but I can say that with the radio off, yes, it'll be on standby for a week or two, easy. The new firmware is smarter about when it turns the radio on and they say: "You can now read for up to 1 week on a single charge with wireless on. Nothing more embarrassing than telling the dude in the airline seat next to you that "my book has a dead battery." ) How? Well, I love my Kindle, truly, but it's true that if the 3G radio is on and you forget about it, you'll find a dead Kindle in a few days, usually just before a trip. Not only does the Kindle 2 get a built-in PDF reader, you also get longer battery life. ![]() Download the update, copy it to the root of your Kindle 2 via USB, go to Settings and hit Update Kindle. However, soon you'll get 2.3 pushed to you over wireless, or you can go get it yourself manually if, like me, you can't wait. My Kindle 2 has been firmware version 2.0.3 for a while now. Today the situation just got a little blurrier. The Kindle 2 is for novels and the DX is for documents. The screen is larger and it's just better for 8.5x11 or A4 documents. If you want to read PDFs, get a Kindle DX.
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