The Hanlin V5

[Robertb]

Originally Posted by tompe

Strange since that will not fit a wallet.

You need 4.2" for a 5" reader.

Dear All:

Before we all forever get embroiled in jackets and sweaters and such... the screen on any eBook Reader is measured diagonally. This goes back to the days of the 9 inch RCA Victor TV in 1946. I still own one and it still works with original picture tube.

I think what is meant is that it will fit handily in a sport coat or suit inside (chest) pocket. Someone somewhere believes all men run around all day and night in sport coats. It will also fit easily in your jeans upfront pockets. You cannot put it in your back pockets as you would crack the screen when you sit down.

[slayda]

Actually I measured the width & heigth on a piece of paper. The stated width is almost exactly the same as a paperback book. I'm sure those measurements are without the cover but it should fit (tightly) in a man's dress shirt or jacket (either sports jacket or cold weather jacket) pocket. So it should fit easier in a flannel shirt pocket.

And Bob, even in the front pocket of jeans, I wouldn't sit with it in the pocket for fear iit would break the screen.

BTW, since I've retired, I typically wear T-shirts with a breast pocket. The t-shirt material is stretchy so it should fit that pocket as well (maybe even with the cover). I'll see when I get mine.

[brecklundin]

my only concern is with the location of the page turn buttons. They do seem a bit higher up the side than most. I'll have to grab a pbook and see how it fits. Well, maybe the first 50 pages or so to compare the thickness more closely.

It is a nice looking device, too bad it uses the same mediocre eink as everyone else.

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by brecklundin

my only concern is with the location of the page turn buttons. They do seem a bit higher up the side than most. I'll have to grab a pbook and see how it fits. Well, maybe the first 50 pages or so to compare the thickness more closely.

It is a nice looking device, too bad it uses the same mediocre eink as everyone else.

Ah, but the new controller makes it better. Buy it for the pen, not the ink.

Dale

[brecklundin]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

Ah, but the new controller makes it better. Buy it for the pen, not the ink.

Dale

It has nothing to do with the controller...it is the background that does not cut it for my eyes. I have used a 505 and tried a neighbor's K2 and they are no different in that area as my K1...somewhat murky...

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by brecklundin

It has nothing to do with the controller...it is the background that does not cut it for my eyes. I have used a 505 and tried a neighbor's K2 and they are no different in that area as my K1...somewhat murky...

It was a small joke I was making but never the less the controller will perhaps improve the contrast a bit but is unlikely to do anything about the background. However, we has not seen production models of the 5" device (although I have seen a prototype) so we really don't know what the higher resolution screen will look like. It is a different 200 ppi E-Ink device. Perhaps you will like it better.

Dale

[griffonwing]

Originally Posted by Robertb

Dear All:

I think what is meant is that it will fit handily in a sport coat or suit inside (chest) pocket. Someone somewhere believes all men run around all day and night in sport coats. It will also fit easily in your jeans upfront pockets.

I do. I have a nice corduroy blazer I wear everywhere. I own about 2 dozen blazers and a dozen fedoras, from charcoal grey to tweed, and even a leather porkpie hat. Top that with a pipe (Always have one in my pocket), and I could easily step back ito the 30s.

Although, I do not own a trucker/baseball cap (they are caps, not hats).

SO this 5-inch will find a permanent place no matter what blazer I decide to put on.

[brecklundin]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

It was a small joke I was making but never the less the controller will perhaps improve the contrast a bit but is unlikely to do anything about the background. However, we has not seen production models of the 5" device (although I have seen a prototype) so we really don't know what the higher resolution screen will look like. It is a different 200 ppi E-Ink device. Perhaps you will like it better.

Dale

hahahaha...I was wondering if you were being facetious....but I did not want to be dismissive of your offering a helpful suggestion. If it helps...I did giggle, but then thought, "...what if he means it..." d'oh!!!

I might like it better since there was a thread a while back which discussed the contrast issue and that certain fonts gave the look of more contrast, even if there really wasn't a change. It seemed that the font and how the controller/OS renders it can have a significant affect on the perceived contrast.

I am hopeful something will change along the way. Whoever makes that happen is going to be veeeeery popular. Of course with our luck, their UI will be just awful...

My meaning right now is a device using the Pixel Qi display as a large format reader & multi-purpose device (I have an unlimited bandwidth 3G service, yup no bandwidth cap, and have a USB dongle so I can get the most out of use from either a convertible or a slate style device. To go with that I would like a 5" eink reader to drag around with me. The price is not yet where I am ready to say it's fine and I can just live with it, not when I already have perfectly serviceable small format devices in the nx73v and N800.

Anyway, thanks for the light hearted comment earlier, as I wrote, I did sense it was slightly tongue in cheek but laced with some facts as well...nicely done!

[hpkeong]

V5 is almost similar to V3; smaller size means less rows and more pages (in total); pdf 5x zooming works excellently for pdf ebook (which used to have pretty small fonts). For Chinese reader, TTS is an added value for those kids who have just started learning reading. 3 ways page turning is also an added points for left-handed holder. Faster Speed means faster retrieval of ebooks from SD card. Setback - the pouch / holder is not attractive nor durable (guess so). Anyway, overall it is cute and light-weight (about half of V3)

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by hpkeong

V5 is almost similar to V3; smaller size means less rows and more pages (in total); pdf 5x zooming works excellently for pdf ebook (which used to have pretty small fonts). For Chinese reader, TTS is an added value for those kids who have just started learning reading. 3 ways page turning is also an added points for left-handed holder. Faster Speed means faster retrieval of ebooks from SD card. Setback - the pouch / holder is not attractive nor durable (guess so). Anyway, overall it is cute and light-weight (about half of V3)

The V3 and V5 have exactly the same resolution in pixels so there should be exactly the same rows and exactly the same pages so long as you are willing to see the text a bit smaller. Weight is 5.7 oz vs 7.0 oz for the V3 so it is hardly half the weight.

Dale