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Old 10-11-2011, 05:04 AM   #31
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So, who will take one for the team and buy the first unit?
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Old 10-11-2011, 05:28 AM   #32
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me probably as soon as I will get my hands on it. Have to save upfront though... and it once backfired on me to be an early adopter but oh well...
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That looks like a very attractive reader and might give the Sony T1 a hard time on the European market - provided they can deliver it for an attractive price.
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Old 10-11-2011, 10:25 AM   #34
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Les numérique mentions a 130 euros for the odyssey. Don't know where they got that from, and it's don't make sense with the current orizon prices.

http://www.lesnumeriques.com/fnac-se...ews-21518.html
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Les numérique mentions a 130 euros for the odyssey. Don't know where they got that from, and it's don't make sense with the current orizon prices.

http://www.lesnumeriques.com/fnac-se...ews-21518.html
€130 would make it very attractive, even if they keep their €1:£1 and set the sterling price £130 as well. €130 is pretty much the same price as the Kindle Touch would be if it was available over here, but with better screen technology and with proper physical page turn buttons in addition to the touch screen.

I wonder when they'll announce the price, so we can see if that €130 is right or not.
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Les numérique mentions a 130 euros for the odyssey. Don't know where they got that from, and it's don't make sense with the current orizon prices.

http://www.lesnumeriques.com/fnac-se...ews-21518.html
I agree that the price sounds a bit low. But hopefully Bookeen will announce it soon.
Unfortunately, it looks like Bokus have stopped selling Cybooks . And Teknikmagasinet sells the Cybooks for the original price, despite Bookeen's price cuts
Edit: I was wrong about the Opus it is down to 999 SEK because they are clearing out their stock.
Hm.... I am sensing a trend.
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The fast scrolling screen in that vid is awesome. If the Odyssey can do that, a lot of people will want one...Very nice for browsing and pdf handling. The future is bright for e-ink...
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Pixmania.se is the store to watch when it comes to Bookeen if you're in Sweden. They've cut the price of the black Orizon down to 1309 Kr (about 144 euro) http://www.pixmania.se/se/se/7532878...-orizon-s.html
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I wonder how hard it is to get my hands on one from the U.S. once it's released. I don't necessarily need the fast scrolling options, but I'm dissatisfied with all my current options for epub readers. Side page turn buttons, epub, wi-fi, touchscreen, web browser to download from my cloud storage. Not a long list, but apparently impossible to fulfill! The Odyssey looks very sleek. I'm looking forward to reviews
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Some more info. Still no prices or release date though.

http://bookeen.com/blog/cybook-odyssey-hsis/
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Looks interesting, but the main drawback appears to be that it uses a capacitive touchscreen, rather than IR beam detection. This would put the quality of the screen on a par with the old Sony PRS-600 (ie pretty poor contrast).
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Looks interesting, but the main drawback appears to be that it uses a capacitive touchscreen, rather than IR beam detection. This would put the quality of the screen on a par with the old Sony PRS-600 (ie pretty poor contrast).
I beg to differ. A capacitive touchscreen is a transparent coating on the screen. This is very different from the resistive touchscreen "layer" that the PRS-600 had. I have several devices with capacitive touchscreens (iPhone, iPad); both have superb screens.
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I beg to differ. A capacitive touchscreen is a transparent coating on the screen. This is very different from the resistive touchscreen "layer" that the PRS-600 had. I have several devices with capacitive touchscreens (iPhone, iPad); both have superb screens.
Okay, I stand corrected, and the contrast will hopefully not be affected. However, is it not possible that the coating adds reflection, and might still impact the display quality? Are there any existing e-Ink readers with a capacitive touchscreen?

The iphone/ipad comparison doesn't really help here as both are backlit and have highly glossy reflective displays, which makes assessing any impact the capacitive coating might have very difficult.
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It shouldn't affect the reflectivity, because the coating is on the underside of the screen. However, time will tell.

The Plastic Logic devices used a capacitive touchscreen. I'm not aware of any current production eInk readers that use them.
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It shouldn't affect the reflectivity, because the coating is on the underside of the screen. However, time will tell.

The Plastic Logic devices used a capacitive touchscreen. I'm not aware of any current production eInk readers that use them.
The orizon have a capacitive screen. (Well, it's sPix, not eink, but...)

I thought the sony screen (600), where capacitive
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