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DaleDe · 08-13-2010, 06:37 PM

I have had my EZ Reader Plus for a few days now and have formed an opinion. I really like this unit. I also have an EZ Reader Pocket Pro and an EZ Reader Basic.

The unit looks exactly like my EZ Reader Basic 6" device which my wife uses except the word EZ Reader at the top is different. Hers is on the right side while mine is centered. The cases are exactly alike so we have to open them to tell them apart.

The capabilities are exactly like the Pocket Pro except for the missing thumb wheel. It has two buttons for music volume on the side instead. And it is missing the TTS capability. I hope they will add this at some point. In addition it has more ram memory than the pocket pro which gives it more buffer space so it can handle images and complex pages a bit faster. It also has 16 gray scale levels which is awesome. Images look like a black and white photograph, very crisp.

Page turns are almost twice as fast as the Basic and even faster than the Pocket Pro. (I suspect this is because of the extra RAM memory or it may be easier to process 4 bit (1/2 byte) than 3 bits chunks.)

The black text in ADE ePUB is as dark as the EZ Reader Basic and darker than the Pocket Pro resulting in better contrast. Many have darkened the text on their pocket Pro with external fonts for most formats but this isn't easy in ADE. (Adobe Digital Editions is used for PDF and EPUB.)

System fonts are replaceable and it comes with the same 9 as Pocket Pro.

All of the eBook formats listed of the other EZ Readers are also supported in this one. I suspect it will work better in handling complex formats better that previous ones due to its additional memory but I have not specifically test this yet. ePUB support includes the ability to follow links which is the same as Pocket Pro but not in the EZReader basic.

This unit ships with CoolReader 3 which can support ePUB and will use the CoolReader dictionaries for books that use CoolReader although is does not come with one.

There is an electronic PDF manual supplied with the unit and it also includes a paper manual along with two addendums. One tells how to insert and remove the device from the case and the other tells how to get started buy books at the EZReader web site including how to deal with DRM if needed.

The eBook Reader ships with: the above manuals, a case, a wrist lanyard, a set of headphones, a USB cable, a USB AC charging adapter that runs on 100-250 V. It also comes with a screwdriver and spare screws for the battery cover. The battery was not installed. It is easy to install and easy to replace using off the shelf batteries (the same as the Basic).

The music player is similar to the one on the Pocket Pro and does not have the equalizer.

It has the Display adjust features from the Buggins LBook release. It can be set to adaptive, speed, effect.

It supports 28 language settings.

The version of the firmware is:
V2.02ASTAK.100628
which includes the CoolReader version from 10-03-22 and the ADE from 10-03-22. The internal viewer is from 10-04-12.

Questions?

Dale

08-13-2010, 06:37 PM	#1
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	EZ Reader Plus review I have had my EZ Reader Plus for a few days now and have formed an opinion. I really like this unit. I also have an EZ Reader Pocket Pro and an EZ Reader Basic. The unit looks exactly like my EZ Reader Basic 6" device which my wife uses except the word EZ Reader at the top is different. Hers is on the right side while mine is centered. The cases are exactly alike so we have to open them to tell them apart. The capabilities are exactly like the Pocket Pro except for the missing thumb wheel. It has two buttons for music volume on the side instead. And it is missing the TTS capability. I hope they will add this at some point. In addition it has more ram memory than the pocket pro which gives it more buffer space so it can handle images and complex pages a bit faster. It also has 16 gray scale levels which is awesome. Images look like a black and white photograph, very crisp. Page turns are almost twice as fast as the Basic and even faster than the Pocket Pro. (I suspect this is because of the extra RAM memory or it may be easier to process 4 bit (1/2 byte) than 3 bits chunks.) The black text in ADE ePUB is as dark as the EZ Reader Basic and darker than the Pocket Pro resulting in better contrast. Many have darkened the text on their pocket Pro with external fonts for most formats but this isn't easy in ADE. (Adobe Digital Editions is used for PDF and EPUB.) System fonts are replaceable and it comes with the same 9 as Pocket Pro. All of the eBook formats listed of the other EZ Readers are also supported in this one. I suspect it will work better in handling complex formats better that previous ones due to its additional memory but I have not specifically test this yet. ePUB support includes the ability to follow links which is the same as Pocket Pro but not in the EZReader basic. This unit ships with CoolReader 3 which can support ePUB and will use the CoolReader dictionaries for books that use CoolReader although is does not come with one. There is an electronic PDF manual supplied with the unit and it also includes a paper manual along with two addendums. One tells how to insert and remove the device from the case and the other tells how to get started buy books at the EZReader web site including how to deal with DRM if needed. The eBook Reader ships with: the above manuals, a case, a wrist lanyard, a set of headphones, a USB cable, a USB AC charging adapter that runs on 100-250 V. It also comes with a screwdriver and spare screws for the battery cover. The battery was not installed. It is easy to install and easy to replace using off the shelf batteries (the same as the Basic). The music player is similar to the one on the Pocket Pro and does not have the equalizer. It has the Display adjust features from the Buggins LBook release. It can be set to adaptive, speed, effect. It supports 28 language settings. The version of the firmware is: V2.02ASTAK.100628 which includes the CoolReader version from 10-03-22 and the ADE from 10-03-22. The internal viewer is from 10-04-12. Questions? Dale Last edited by DaleDe; 08-13-2010 at 06:40 PM.