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Old 11-21-2009, 06:59 PM   #31
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Not actually, they don't have.
At the very fact have.
This is still a beta Firmware, which is working constantly, 1-2 days will be the last beta version, then goes official.


Links on the Firmware support DRM here (with a fully working vocabularies in PDF and EPUB):

Pocketbook 360
http://rapidshare.com/files/30933188..._de_191109.rar

Pocketbook 301+
http://rapidshare.com/files/30933296..._de_191109.rar
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Old 11-21-2009, 08:41 PM   #32
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Evenn then, if res goes in factors of 8, then 10 (binary) would STILL be an error....
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Unless you're counting in binary .
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Not actually, they don't have.
Yes, they do. I have a Pocketbook 360 and with the beta firmware it does support DRMed EPUB and PDF. I'm reading a couple library books I have checked out. The final release version will be issued shortly; for those who don't want to wait, the beta firmware is available on the Pocketbook forum. It is extremely stable; much more so than the final firmware for the Gen 3.
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Old 11-22-2009, 02:46 AM   #34
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Beta firmware is not official firmware. Does Adobe certified theses firmware ? If not they are not allowed to sell or distribute it
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Old 11-22-2009, 02:51 AM   #35
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Our good friend Kurt, from BooksOnBoard, informs us that Bookeen appear to have snuck out a new model of the CyBook, apparently without telling anybody!

The new model, the CyBook Gold
Great. Just a few days ago I was wondering, because in some Spanish websites I saw a Cybook offered which said to support EPUB... I hope that means the firmware update is closer
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Such as what, for example? I did buy a Gen3 on the day that they were released, and I'm scratching my head trying to think of any bugs that were present then that were not fixed in one of the 3 or 4 firmware updates there have been since then. Can you name some?
Well, MY major issue with my gen 3 is: screen freezes. Happens unfortunately very regularly. I then lose my position in the book I'm reading which is verrry annoying.
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Beta firmware is not official firmware. Does Adobe certified theses firmware ? If not they are not allowed to sell or distribute it
As far as I know, Pocketbook has submitted their FW to Adobe and is waiting for final approval. Wondering how they could test a beta if they're not allowed to distribute it!
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Beta firmware is not official firmware. Does Adobe certified theses firmware ? If not they are not allowed to sell or distribute it
Adobe has already given official permission to use the ADE in Pocketbook. Now certified additional functions Beta Firmware, which do not exist, or is there a lesser extent, those of competitors. For example the increase and the text and images in Reflow.

Pocketbook now has the right to sell their devices with ADE.
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Why is it only 8 level greyscale? Current e-ink technology supports 16 levels. I do not get it. And it costs much more than the Kindle 2. Who is going to buy it?
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No, but I bet a lot of Kindle owners would happily pay $100 for folders. The Bookeen devices are one of the relatively few that actually have them.
Well, no. Only the Opus has it, so its not "devices" but "device". I don't think that the few lucky ones who could attend the meeting in Paris to have the update for their Gen3 counts.
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Well, no. Only the Opus has it, so its not "devices" but "device". I don't think that the few lucky ones who could attend the meeting in Paris to have the update for their Gen3 counts.
Sorry, you miss my point, which is that this new device has folders.
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Why is it only 8 level greyscale? Current e-ink technology supports 16 levels. I do not get it. And it costs much more than the Kindle 2. Who is going to buy it?
The number of grey scales depends on the controller not the screen, and Netronix are using an Epson controller for this device which supports 8 grey scales (it's the same controller used by many other devices, too). Current technology actually supports up to 32 grey scales - that's what the iRex DR1000 has.

Who would buy it? Perhaps someone who wants excellent ePub support. Bookeen seem to have pretty much the best ePub implementation around at present.
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The number of grey scales depends on the controller not the screen, and Netronix are using an Epson controller for this device which supports 8 grey scales (it's the same controller used by many other devices, too).
The Epson can support 16 grey scales, e.g. in the Kindle 2 and the Nook. However, 8 grey scales is also a common choice for the Epson, e.g. the Sony PRS-600 and the Hanlin V5. The EB-600 is the low end of the Netronix line and I think part of the reason for 8 grey scales is cost (less memory for the display) and part is product differentiation. High end (and higher cost) devices will have 16 grey scales. Low cost and $350 devices don't go together, but the Gen3 has always used low-end hardware and charged a premium for its software.

Note that 8 grey scales is significantly better than 4 for images, but there may be diminishing returns going from 8 to 16 grey scales. With anti-aliasing, fonts can look washed out on a 16 grey scale EInk device - although this can be fixed by choosing less sensitive fonts (or using 4 grey scale anti-aliasing).
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What? Are they kidding. That's $100 more than a Nook, Kindle or EZ Reader, $50 more than a PRS-600. The Astak Mentor is $239. Isn't that basically the same device?
Guess the euro / dollars conversion is just as weird as the dollars / euro one.

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Who would buy it? Perhaps someone who wants excellent ePub support. Bookeen seem to have pretty much the best ePub implementation around at present.
It lacks hyphenation, and seams slower the the sony.

But, the trick to diminish the problem that is ade page number is nice
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The number of grey scales depends on the controller not the screen, and Netronix are using an Epson controller for this device which supports 8 grey scales (it's the same controller used by many other devices, too). Current technology actually supports up to 32 grey scales - that's what the iRex DR1000 has.

Who would buy it? Perhaps someone who wants excellent ePub support. Bookeen seem to have pretty much the best ePub implementation around at present.
By whose standards? I *have* a Cybook Gen3 and I do *NOT* have *ANY* ePub support - nor do I have the promised-for-more-than-a-year folder management support. Oh! Right! I have to shell out for a brand-new unit to get that!

Well, I still don't have decent folder management, nor do I have direct ePub support, but with my brand-spanking-new Kindle 2 I have a quality device that is simple to use and is worth having.

Of course, if I simply *must* have ePub support, I could always sell my older Gen3 and buy a Nook.

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