Looking forward to hearing from new owners!

Loopy65 · 11-05-2007, 12:07 PM

Mine isnt going to be with me until December by which time i'd like any 'glitches' all ironed out please

In the meantime i'd love to read some about how all you lucky new owners are getting on with the Cybook!
Thanks Harry already and it's really good to read that it compares favourably with the iRex ..
*waiting with baited breath*

Loopy!

tompe · 11-05-2007, 12:35 PM

My first impression is favorable. The screen has some reflections in certain angles but that might be how en E-ink device is. Playing around just an hour now the thing I miss most is folders so I can sort my books sensible. I also miss sorting by author name.

I like the lightness and thinnes. The button to change page is hard to press sometimes. The pdf files from feedbooks looks really nice and the page turn is fast for pdf.

Dave Berk · 11-05-2007, 01:06 PM

Come on people, snap some pictures. You can never have too many pictures. Take some pictures in bad lighiting condition. Show us the menus. Show us side view. What is the smallest readable font size? how many lines per page do you get in that case.
Do kind of a visual review. Each new happy owner donate a picture

. Help the undecided make the switch...

zandor · 11-05-2007, 01:56 PM

Dave Berk · 11-05-2007, 02:20 PM

Wow, Zandor, thanks. Way to go.

Robert1325 · 11-05-2007, 02:21 PM

rixte · 11-05-2007, 02:30 PM

These pictures are all so beautiful and are going to make the next month an eternity

Thank you!

Gibbo · 11-05-2007, 03:41 PM

Great pics thx,

Loopy65 · 11-05-2007, 05:33 PM

wow! awesome pics and feedback so far .. thanks everyone! ..
like someone else said .. the month wait is going to feel like an eternity!!

Loopy

azog · 11-05-2007, 05:38 PM

Mine is scheduled to be delivered November 7. Two days from now. Luckily for me, I'm in a training class this week, which will keep my mind off things, and prevent me from refreshing the FedEx status page every 30 seconds.

pilotbob · 11-05-2007, 05:42 PM

Looks nice. But, that packaging isn't very "green" is it. Seems like alot of wasted space in that box!

guguy · 11-05-2007, 06:49 PM

I've got to admit that the matte finish is way better than the old one.
And the leather cover looks very good, much better than the prs one IMHO.

It's hard to refrain from buying it, these photos are teasing me

tompe · 11-05-2007, 06:59 PM

The leather cover looks good but I will have to see how it works. The magnet seems to be not powerful enough. It works OK without the Cybook but when I put the Cybook in the cover it does not work so good. Maybe it will be better when the leather becomes softer or more used.

And with the cover it is hard to find a good position to use the buttons on the left side. When playing with the reader I noticed I used the back button a lot. But maybe when reading books that will not be the case.

Dave Berk · 11-06-2007, 12:24 AM

Thanks Robert. The leather cover looks much better than the prs500 one. How is the readability in low light situation considering it's just 4 gray level and not 8 like prs505?

DaleDe · 11-06-2007, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simple dave

Thanks Robert. The leather cover looks much better than the prs500 one. How is the readability in low light situation considering it's just 4 gray level and not 8 like prs505?

I am a bit surprised by this sort of question. There is no reason for the number of gray scale levels to influence the brightness of the display or readabilty. White is White no matter how many grays there are. Cybook has 16 levels of gray but achieve the rest by dithering which is done quite well from the test that have been posted. It might be worth reading how e-ink is accomplished on their web site if this is confusing.

Dale

11-05-2007, 12:07 PM	#1
Loopy65 Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 360 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wales, UK Device: Kindle 3; iPad & iPhone 4	Looking forward to hearing from new owners! Mine isnt going to be with me until December by which time i'd like any 'glitches' all ironed out please In the meantime i'd love to read some about how all you lucky new owners are getting on with the Cybook! Thanks Harry already and it's really good to read that it compares favourably with the iRex .. waiting with baited breath Loopy!

11-05-2007, 02:21 PM	#6
Robert1325 Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 44 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Paper, Cybook g3	Last edited by Robert1325; 11-05-2007 at 02:24 PM.

11-05-2007, 05:33 PM	#9
Loopy65 Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 360 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wales, UK Device: Kindle 3; iPad & iPhone 4	thanks for the pics! wow! awesome pics and feedback so far .. thanks everyone! .. like someone else said .. the month wait is going to feel like an eternity!! Loopy

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11-05-2007, 12:35 PM	#2
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	My first impression is favorable. The screen has some reflections in certain angles but that might be how en E-ink device is. Playing around just an hour now the thing I miss most is folders so I can sort my books sensible. I also miss sorting by author name. I like the lightness and thinnes. The button to change page is hard to press sometimes. The pdf files from feedbooks looks really nice and the page turn is fast for pdf.

11-05-2007, 01:06 PM	#3
Dave Berk Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 138556 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PRS505	Come on people, snap some pictures. You can never have too many pictures. Take some pictures in bad lighiting condition. Show us the menus. Show us side view. What is the smallest readable font size? how many lines per page do you get in that case. Do kind of a visual review. Each new happy owner donate a picture . Help the undecided make the switch...

11-05-2007, 01:56 PM	#4
zandor Member Posts: 17 Karma: 51 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Cybook G3 (in order)

11-05-2007, 02:20 PM	#5
Dave Berk Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 138556 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PRS505	Wow, Zandor, thanks. Way to go.

11-05-2007, 02:30 PM	#7
rixte Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 396757 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: new oasis, paperwhite, ipad, kobo	These pictures are all so beautiful and are going to make the next month an eternity Thank you!

11-05-2007, 03:41 PM	#8
Gibbo Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 2475053 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Galaxy Tab A (2019) - iPhone 11 - KA1 - Onyx Boox Nova Pro	Great pics thx,

11-05-2007, 05:38 PM	#10
azog Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 33 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Cybook Gen3, Kindle	Mine is scheduled to be delivered November 7. Two days from now. Luckily for me, I'm in a training class this week, which will keep my mind off things, and prevent me from refreshing the FedEx status page every 30 seconds.

11-05-2007, 05:42 PM	#11
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Looks nice. But, that packaging isn't very "green" is it. Seems like alot of wasted space in that box!

11-05-2007, 06:49 PM	#12
guguy Groupie Posts: 191 Karma: 15 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clermont-Ferrand/Paris, France Device: PRS-505	I've got to admit that the matte finish is way better than the old one. And the leather cover looks very good, much better than the prs one IMHO. It's hard to refrain from buying it, these photos are teasing me

11-05-2007, 06:59 PM	#13
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	The leather cover looks good but I will have to see how it works. The magnet seems to be not powerful enough. It works OK without the Cybook but when I put the Cybook in the cover it does not work so good. Maybe it will be better when the leather becomes softer or more used. And with the cover it is hard to find a good position to use the buttons on the left side. When playing with the reader I noticed I used the back button a lot. But maybe when reading books that will not be the case.

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11-06-2007, 12:24 AM	#14
Dave Berk Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 138556 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PRS505	Thanks Robert. The leather cover looks much better than the prs500 one. How is the readability in low light situation considering it's just 4 gray level and not 8 like prs505?