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rebl · 04-27-2011, 08:47 AM

I see display quality and file format support the most important qualities for an ebook reader.
I am about to get a Cybook Orizon following some shopping adventures - initially ordered a different product, but it had some problems and after 2 days of using it I'm gonna return it. Currently it's out of stock or discontinued and I have the option to "upgrade" to an Orizon free of charge, or the take my money back; the Orizon is 50% more expensive so apparently this is a good deal.
The problem is that my first ereader had eInk Vizplex display, no touch screen (I'm not a big adept anyway) and better file support. I was happy with it. Now I am having doubts - is Orizon really an upgrade? Can someone comment on display contrast? I've seen somewhere a comparative review and the conclusion was that Siplex was worse. Is it really that bad compared with Vizplex?
Regarding firmware and file support:
Does anyone know if RTF support could be added by a future firmware upgrade?
What about DOC and PPT?
What about CHM and DJVU?
Maybe the firmware can be edited by the end-useres?

Many thanks in advance for any feedback on this.

Edit: one more question - I would higly appreciate if somebody could confirm or infirm if Orizon has proper ISO-8859-2 and Unicode support.

04-27-2011, 08:47 AM	#169
rebl r.eads e.njoys b.ooks lol Posts: 76 Karma: 580748 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: It's time to get this Book a Rest Device: Kindle 4 NT	I see display quality and file format support the most important qualities for an ebook reader. I am about to get a Cybook Orizon following some shopping adventures - initially ordered a different product, but it had some problems and after 2 days of using it I'm gonna return it. Currently it's out of stock or discontinued and I have the option to "upgrade" to an Orizon free of charge, or the take my money back; the Orizon is 50% more expensive so apparently this is a good deal. The problem is that my first ereader had eInk Vizplex display, no touch screen (I'm not a big adept anyway) and better file support. I was happy with it. Now I am having doubts - is Orizon really an upgrade? Can someone comment on display contrast? I've seen somewhere a comparative review and the conclusion was that Siplex was worse. Is it really that bad compared with Vizplex? Regarding firmware and file support: Does anyone know if RTF support could be added by a future firmware upgrade? What about DOC and PPT? What about CHM and DJVU? Maybe the firmware can be edited by the end-useres? Many thanks in advance for any feedback on this. Edit: one more question - I would higly appreciate if somebody could confirm or infirm if Orizon has proper ISO-8859-2 and Unicode support. Last edited by rebl; 04-27-2011 at 08:56 AM.