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Originally Posted by wodin
Their website says quite a bit that is a bit of a stretch. Things like "provides a crisp, clear image on a larger display screen that is easier to read than any paper book ". Oh? Larger than what? Easier to read than any paper book? I think not. Or "New formats for the ECTACO jetBook put it in the lead as the world's most versatile handheld e-book reader." Really? Versatile enough to read say; Michael Crichton or Tom Clancy?
Having enough tech savvy and eBook experience, to read between the lines, I pretty much know what to expect, but the average person on the street is going to write some really nasty reviews because they have been led to believe it’s something that it’s not. I also have the technology to DeDRM some formats making these machines much more useful, which the average person also does not.
This is going to hurt the company in the long run. If ECTACO fails it will not be caused by poor design, or an inferior product. It will be because of irrational exuberance on the part of the guy writing the ad copy.
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If you never tested jetBook it is difficult to understand what "crisp, clear image" means the same way as it is difficult to understand what chocolate means if you never tested it...
If you will read the feedback from jetBook owners on this forum you will see that many people like it and some of them have several ereaders so they can compare.
It will be nice don't "read between the lines" but test the unit and after it write your feedback. I tested Sony 700 and returned it back to Sony because it was impossible to read on the screen. I also tested Sony 505 and it I don't like splashes on the screen each time when you press page down button...
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