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Originally Posted by rjnagle
Hi, Teleread is trying to see how widespread the broken e-ink screen problem problem is with the Cybook.
Can you answer this one survey question if you haven't already?
http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/07...er-either-way/
As things stand, out of 49 respondents, 9 or 10 report broken screens.
Of course, this survey may have a self-selection bias. There's a good chance unhappy consumers will be more likely to complete this survey than those who are happy.
Therefore, in the interest of receiving accurate data, I would encourage all Cybook owners to take the one question survey about whether you have experienced this problem.
Note that this question is about the hardware problem of broken displays. It is not about software or firmware problems.
We can argue later about what is the cause of this problem or what the company ought to do about it, but for now, it's in everyone's interest to compile a larger sample size.
Here are some examples of the hardware problem https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24870 Here is another example http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjnagle...53236/sizes/m/
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If you are willing to listen to MY opinion, here it is.
Don't expect a Cybook to be as robust as a Sony PRS500. Unless the manufacturer starts building the Cybook out of titanium, which would add greatly to the cost, the only way to get more robustness is to add to the weight of the device. There's a trade-off between weight, price and robustness which Netronix decided to favor the weight end. That's why a Cybook weighs 6.13 ounces.
Even in a softcover case, putting a Cybook in a backpack where it can be bent or kicked or smashed by other objects is just begging to end up with a damaged screen. Unless one searches for and buys a hard case for it.
Me (and I've not done this search because I don't take it anywhere), I would buy a metal or tough plastic outer case just big enough to hold a Cybook and two thin pieces of foam. I'd glue one sheet of foam in the inside top section of the case and the other in the bottom. That would give added shock protection and help keep the Cybook from sliding around if the case were a bit too wide and long.
Derek