Kindle DX

I read somewhere about a class-action suit being filed against Amazon claiming that the case cracks and the screen freezes. If true, makes me thing twice about sole-sourcing my approach plates to the Kindle.
 
gprellwitz said:
I'd certainly be interested if you can lick those problems! :yes:
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Boy, me too! I sooo look forward to the time when folding a chart while hand flying IMC is a lost art. Short of buying a G 1000, that is.
 
wsuffa said:
I read somewhere about a class-action suit being filed against Amazon claiming that the case cracks and the screen freezes. If true, makes me thing twice about sole-sourcing my approach plates to the Kindle.
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The first K2 I got had the screen freeze within about a day. They overnighted me a new one no questions asked which has been working fine. Maybe there was a bad batch or something. I like my Kindle and I'm glad I have the K2 instead of the DX. It's more convenient because of its size and I have no wish to view charts on it. I find that I read more now that I have it. Since I travel quite a bit I don't need to haul a book or books around and I can make a snap decision about the book I want to buy. Amazon probably loves impulse buyers like me. :rolleyes:

I don't think the Kindle was made to replace books completely. It just makes reading more convenient. If I wanted to read something not in their catalog I would still buy the physical book. I have bought quite a few books in the past but I would only keep the ones I really liked. Other books I would turn in for credit at used book stores which always seemed to go out of business before I used the credit, or give them to charity or the library in the small town where I live. I guess these places are missing out so that's one disadvantage.
 
We actually have 4 Kindles and I did have the screen freeze on one of them, one time. I did a reboot of the device (I think you hold down the on/off button for 15 seconds or something like that) and it came back to normal operation. Haven't seen the problem since then and been using them regularly for several months.

Hopefully this may help someone from having to go through a return needlessly.

Anyone looking for kneeboards for the DX can find them here: http://www.forpilotsonly.com
 
write-stuff said:
The new site is now open at www.AirBrief.com. Here's what we have, all for free download:

(1) Standard TERPs volumes (searchable by page index) - DX
(2) Airport Facilities Directories (searchable by page index) - DX
(3) LiveBriefs (on-demand airport/weather/plates) - original Kindle
(4) 2009 FAR - original Kindle and Kindle DX
(5) Searchable FAA Airplane Flying Handbook - DX
(6) Searchable FAA Instrument Flying Handook - DX
(7) New weather website, optimized for use with the DX internet browser
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Hate to dig this thread up, but in my quest to see if the Kindle DX is right for me, I stumbled upon this post.

Have things changed and you now require a $10 monthly fee to download TERPs? I can understand that, as hosting such a large directory must be expensive. Just trying to clarify. I'm referring to this: http://www.airbrief.com/questions.html at the bottom concerning cost.
 
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