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teemac · 10-30-2010, 11:32 PM

I can comment on the last part of your post about the newer v3+.

I purchased a v3 early last year (2009 - ECOReader) and it was OK - a bit slow on page turns and limited somewhat to 4gb and some 8gb SDHC cards. Several other peculiarities, probably caused by the slow cpu and low ram, made it a bother to use sometimes but still usable once you worked out what to do and the special sequences needed to operate properly.

About a month ago I bought the new v3+ (again an ECOReader) and the difference was pretty dramatic.

The new reader has taken any 16GB SDHC card I have stuck in it with no problems. Page turns used to be wait until you were starting to read the last line on screen and then press forward. By the time you got to the end of the line the page would turn. With the new one (v3+) I have to wait until the last word before hitting forward or else I miss part of the line and have to go back.

Battery life seems to be a lot better with the latest firmware (v3asetup.2.02AU.100722.TTS.zip - July 2010 version) which has not had any freezes at all. The old ECOReader v3 firmware seemed to be always locking etc, so I changed to Tirwals Firmware which solved most problems - you still had to be careful not to turn pages too quickly or it would lockup.

The new v3+ was only A$199.00 against the older v3 last year A$450.00 - also a whole range of non-DRM formats available as standard - as well as DRM if you really want to go that way.

A really big price drop and better performance is great on the v3+. I only want a reader to read eBooks - not interested in wifi, games etc.

As an eBook reader, the newer ECOReader v3+ does the job magnificently.

10-30-2010, 11:32 PM	#2
teemac Member Posts: 21 Karma: 140 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NSW, Australia Device: ECO Reader V3ext, ECO Reader V3+	I can comment on the last part of your post about the newer v3+. I purchased a v3 early last year (2009 - ECOReader) and it was OK - a bit slow on page turns and limited somewhat to 4gb and some 8gb SDHC cards. Several other peculiarities, probably caused by the slow cpu and low ram, made it a bother to use sometimes but still usable once you worked out what to do and the special sequences needed to operate properly. About a month ago I bought the new v3+ (again an ECOReader) and the difference was pretty dramatic. The new reader has taken any 16GB SDHC card I have stuck in it with no problems. Page turns used to be wait until you were starting to read the last line on screen and then press forward. By the time you got to the end of the line the page would turn. With the new one (v3+) I have to wait until the last word before hitting forward or else I miss part of the line and have to go back. Battery life seems to be a lot better with the latest firmware (v3asetup.2.02AU.100722.TTS.zip - July 2010 version) which has not had any freezes at all. The old ECOReader v3 firmware seemed to be always locking etc, so I changed to Tirwals Firmware which solved most problems - you still had to be careful not to turn pages too quickly or it would lockup. The new v3+ was only A$199.00 against the older v3 last year A$450.00 - also a whole range of non-DRM formats available as standard - as well as DRM if you really want to go that way. A really big price drop and better performance is great on the v3+. I only want a reader to read eBooks - not interested in wifi, games etc. As an eBook reader, the newer ECOReader v3+ does the job magnificently. Last edited by teemac; 10-30-2010 at 11:35 PM.