jetBook Lite v eBookWise-1150

anr · 01-13-2010, 02:28 PM

http://andrewnramage.org.uk/Site/Blank.html

Kralik · 01-13-2010, 05:28 PM

Alice in Wonderland is not by CS Lewis.

You might note that the EB-1150 has touchscreen navigation capabilities, and the ability to follow links. Sadly, jetBook still does not.

Ron46 · 01-14-2010, 07:31 PM

I have both. I prefer the Ectaco with text that is much much crisper and good in low light. The eb-1150 is more refined in some ways with a much better dictionary and wider choice of fonts, margins etc. Since it is backlit, the touchscreen is good. But on a reflective LCD screen (Ectaco) or e-ink, I see a touchscreen as a real negative- you cannot avoid or filter out a glare that arises from a double layer screen. The key based search on the ectaco works well, and you do not have to use T9. Just page down to select "Eng" for search type. Key entries with a number selection sub menu is fast and search speed is very fast. It will find a word 1000 pages deep in a second.

But trying to support that old imp format on the eb-1150 is a pain. The device was originally a marketing device for DRM and requires a lot of text manipulation to defeat and to create imp files. The eb-1150 is also quite heavy and not pocketable.

mitchwah · 01-16-2010, 10:44 PM

I did not read the whole article but from the first paragraph alone, I say Jetbook Lite trumps eBookwise hands down. I find it cumbersome to go through a lot of process just to convert a format so it can be read by the device.

anr · 01-17-2010, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anr

http://andrewnramage.org.uk/Site/Blank.html

Updated the site. New address:

http://www.andrewnramage.org.uk/Andr.../ereaders.html

01-13-2010, 02:28 PM	#1
anr Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Bookeen CyBook, Asus EeePC, Nokia 770	jetBook Lite v eBookWise-1150 http://andrewnramage.org.uk/Site/Blank.html

01-14-2010, 07:31 PM	#3
Ron46 Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 110 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts Device: JetbookLite, EB-1150, PalmIIIXE	I have both. I prefer the Ectaco with text that is much much crisper and good in low light. The eb-1150 is more refined in some ways with a much better dictionary and wider choice of fonts, margins etc. Since it is backlit, the touchscreen is good. But on a reflective LCD screen (Ectaco) or e-ink, I see a touchscreen as a real negative- you cannot avoid or filter out a glare that arises from a double layer screen. The key based search on the ectaco works well, and you do not have to use T9. Just page down to select "Eng" for search type. Key entries with a number selection sub menu is fast and search speed is very fast. It will find a word 1000 pages deep in a second. But trying to support that old imp format on the eb-1150 is a pain. The device was originally a marketing device for DRM and requires a lot of text manipulation to defeat and to create imp files. The eb-1150 is also quite heavy and not pocketable. Last edited by Ron46; 01-14-2010 at 07:34 PM.

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01-13-2010, 05:28 PM	#2
Kralik Guru Posts: 609 Karma: 1013897 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Rooted NST	Alice in Wonderland is not by CS Lewis. You might note that the EB-1150 has touchscreen navigation capabilities, and the ability to follow links. Sadly, jetBook still does not.

01-16-2010, 10:44 PM	#4
mitchwah Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 66 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Jetbook Lite, Ematic 7" eReader	I did not read the whole article but from the first paragraph alone, I say Jetbook Lite trumps eBookwise hands down. I find it cumbersome to go through a lot of process just to convert a format so it can be read by the device.

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