Thanks to the friendly people at Amazon, I was able to spend about 2 weeks with the Amazon Kindle DX, and it was an interesting experience. Here are my thoughts. The Kindle DX addresses most of my complaints about the original Kindle, namely the horrible industrial design and the small display size. It also improves upon its sibling, the Kindle 2, by adding PDF support and screen auto-rotation (which can be disabled). Lets be honest I absolutely hated the look and feel of original Kindle! I realize this is a matter of personal taste, but it turned me off the device completely. Amazon remedied this first with the Kindle 2, and now with the Kindle DX, which is well proportioned, clean, and cohesive. The industrial design is further enhanced by the small (compared to the original Kindle and Kindle 2) screen bezel The Kindle DX is thin, with a tasteful brushed metal back, a power switch & a standard 3.5 mm audio connector on the top edge, and speakers & a standard micro-USB connector (for charging and transferring data) on the bottom edge. Its reasonably light, although it can be uncomfortable to hold for longer periods of time. The E-ink display dominates the front of the Kindle DX, with a QWERTY keyboard at the bottom, and all other controls on the right edge, including a 5-way joystick for navigation. The larger screen makes a lot more sense for an E-book than the smaller one used in the original Kindle and Kindle 2 none of these devices are pocketable, so why not maximize …
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If you read on a computer screen your eyes will melt!
if it was a touch screen there would be too many fingerprints on it to read it. if it had all the features you were looking for then it would be just another i-pad. and what about the glare???
My hubby recently got it and we absolutely love it! I´m going to get it in white for Christmas! It is excellent to improve your english as well because the voice reads at the same time you´re reading!! It so amazing!!
The fact that they have proven they could delete animal farm and 1984 means they can delete any book they wish off your system.. Which brings one to the very fast conclusion, AVOID THE KINDLE LIKE THE PLAGUE.
@sonofhendrix first, I made this video over a year ago – at the time there was no iPad, so you have to keep things in context…
Second, I still maintain that the Kindle is not the right device for me, that for the price (at the time) it should have done more than just eBooks, and that backlit color displays are better than eInk – but that’s my opinion, and you don’t have to agree!
does it cost the earth, can you read it in sunlight, does it have usb so people can put pdfs onto it. why on earth did they make it an internet browser, its a flippen ebook reader stop trying to make it a jack of all trade amazon you pillocks.
Hey, quick question!
I’m entering my first year of university this autumn, and I was thinking about picking up one of the new Kindle DX models instead of physical textbooks.
Now, I know I’d have to get the occasional textbook, but I was thinking that I’d save money in the long run, and that’s the whole point!
Would you recommend the new Kindle DX for someone in my position?
Thanks, love your videos tnkgrl! We need more of you on Engadget!
eInk does require light, but it is infinitely more comfortable for your eyes. That is what the point is as supposed to a backlit LED display.
nice!
@Twinsmoms I’m good like that.
WOw yo describe the Ipad in the future.. very interesting!!!
but an amazon the kindle has gotten som bad response. alot of ppl have complaied that the screen has died after 1 year and they havent gotten refund, and that you have to manualy change every page, it doesent skip to the chapter you were last on
Who reads a book in the dark? Back lights kill your eyes.
how about text books, i want to use this for school if possible
my teacher has one
How good it is to read pdf? I have a lot of pdf books I am wondering if I can them on that…Thank you!
@qrpkgrl Oh ok thanks!
@shippermd this was a review unit that I only had for 2 weeks. This was the pre-global version.
You know there’s a way to turn off the auto-rotate feature so that it doesn’t constantly
do that when you’re holding and turning it and stuff. Was this global or pre-global version? Are ya still liking it? Still saving my pennies for the DX as my first e-reader!
Seriously? You don’t find e-ink more comfortable? It’s good to see that there are people out there who feel this diferently from me. I can’t be reading a book on an LCD screen for too long before my eyes go weary, even after tweaking with the luminosity. And e-ink seem much more comfortable.
OH MY GOD! YOU CAN’T READ IN THE DARK!
I don’t understand the question, but you CAN view pdf with it…
I think the start of the iphone 4G.
do you want to read – or do you want to use an iphone
@AlexN1997
It’s a joke,?Kindle and iPad is highly competitive, so I knocked. Personally I would want to use the Kindle. So I saw the your video.