[tomereader]

I had a few things happen with my JBL when I first got it not counting things like not being able to open (find) the battery compartment but then few posters here are blind and I admit I was treating the device very gingerly...

in the thread that you asked about formats I pointed out that Ectaco recommends txt files.. that they work best (according to them) with the JBL

In my first three days of JBL ownership, I had freeze and blank screen (thought it was the dreaded BSOD) I actually saw the usb cord fix first at the Ectaco site before here

In that format thread I mentioned the freeze bug and the "universal" cure
->to connect the JBL via the USB cord to the PC which fixed the blank screen and frozen screen since then haven't had those problems hmm since I stopped milking the disposable batteries and went to the rechargeable?

the other problem was after changing batteries the blank screen/no response, which I didn't know about the loooong push of the power button needed to re-start the JBL after a change of the batteries until I learned the looong power button push this happened every battery change

and when you do start using the rechargeable batteries to pre-warn you the battery indicator won't be accurate like it was with the disposable batteries that the unit came with

from my use I hit the two out of four batteries mark and within the hour the unit announces it must shut off when you see that check your page number! On the re-boot I have had the book start over at the beginning....

Sorry about your expectations from being able to use the unit "right from the box" and not having to fiddle with updates, I personally like updates, to me it shows that the manufacturer still cares

I hope the updates continue now that the mini has arrived and that two new models are reported at the ces show

I am most interested in the ability to flip the page color so the title area is black on white and the text is white on black...

I like the JBL but also notice that a LOT of posters (in all the sub forums) here, have more than one unit, so maybe being dissatisfied with your first pick is more common than you might think so it's good to have started on one of the most economical readers out there

I like that my local library "shows" ereaders, about every three months, this month they are doing the ipad and I hope to get there if the snow isn't too deep (hard to use cane in snow) I got to check out the kindle2 and dx at previous show for free and saw that for me, the keyboard was useless so was glad to scratch those off any future wish lists....