08-30-2009, 08:18 PM | #76 |
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08-30-2009, 11:01 PM | #78 | |
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Well said Harry. There are other companies besides APPLE in the mp3/ipod market. I have a Cowon mp3 player that offers many more formats for listening than an ipod and I can drag and drop without the use of any media player. So, yes there are alternatives to Apple. |
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08-31-2009, 02:37 AM | #79 |
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08-31-2009, 03:51 AM | #80 | |
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No drag and drop is the reason i will never get an iPod. Had my share of anoyances with the sony about that. Never again. I now use that nifty "rsync" command (yeah linux !). I'm using a samsung P3. Better sound quality than iPod, better video support (Not having to re-encode makes video actually useful). |
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08-31-2009, 10:30 AM | #81 |
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It is a bit more cumbersome but it takes approximately the same time as to look the word up using the Cybook. And the look up process is not so boring as the one in the Cybook.
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08-31-2009, 12:02 PM | #82 | |
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08-31-2009, 12:07 PM | #83 |
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So, you wait until you sit down and then look it up. How often are you faced with a "I must know what that word means NOW" situation? .
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have a dictionary on my Opus. However, having now used it for a while I've come to the conclusion that I'd far prefer ePub support and a separate dictionary, to Mobi with a dictionary. The benefits of ePub are compelling. Last edited by HarryT; 08-31-2009 at 12:19 PM. Reason: Corrected typo |
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And besides, I would have to carry my Palm with me always and its additional weight in my already loaded bag is not welcome... DrS Last edited by Vesper; 08-31-2009 at 12:15 PM. Reason: typo |
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Don't get me wrong, I see the possibilities/advantages of ePub and that it is assured of a good future. And Sony has improved that with his built-in dictionary support for the new reader(s). But right now and on the Opus... what am I missing? Last edited by gerraldo; 08-31-2009 at 02:46 PM. |
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You know, i went to the fnac, see if the opus was there. I saw a guy looking at the psr-505 on display. One of the question he asked was "Can we use dictionary ?"
And there problem. Mobi supports dictionary, but ePub is the format the e-book he is interested in (ie in French or German), will be published. |
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DrS p.s. Yes, yes... ePub is a new standard etc. But, no dictionary? Please... |
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This would be an extremely good functionality to have. And the words you lookup should be saved so you can read through them to make sure you have not forgotten the meaning. It will be fun to implement these kind of things on the txtr reader... |
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08-31-2009, 06:58 PM | #90 | |
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But I miss the Mobile version of Mobipocket Reader, for its lookup system ! |
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