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Originally Posted by ny10522
The dictionaries do NOT work with the new formats. I was hoping for a better default English dictionary (the included dictionary can't define words as simple as "cogent") but that didn't happen with the update. PRC book pictures show up nicely. A large PRC dictionary crashed the unit as did a MOBI book I tried to read. Rich text books were properly formatted but did not have dictionary support.
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I wish I had seen this post last night. I had a hell of time figuring out the dictionary issue. I thought it was a problem with the firmware. I hear the next update in a month or two will include dictionary support for the new formats. I also agree with you that the English dictionary could use some improvement. Would be great to be able to actually enter a random word to look up too.
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Originally Posted by ny10522
What I really care about is the surprising readability of the Jetbook screen. I have the Jetbook and the Kindle2. The Jetbook font clarity and contrast is superb. Kindle2 contrast is quite poor. With the same book loaded on the Kindle2 and Jetbook, I prefer reading it on the Jetbook, especially for many hours of continuous reading.
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This is the big surprise for me too. After all the hype about e-ink, I was hoping the jetBook would be at least on par with my Kindle 1 screen, but it is much better. I wouldn't think to read on the Kindle now. As I said in another thread, the Kindle looks faded and washed out next to the jetBook screen.
Low light reading is vastly improved. With the Kindle, the first thing I had to do after receiving it was begin the search for the perfect reading light. Even in my apartment with lamps lit, the Kindle seemed hard to read for me. Mighty Bright was only adequate, and made me think I had a War of the World's spaceship on my Kindle. I wanted something brighter. I got the Verilux and of course have to mount it on the cover, plugging it into my Mac's USB as the batteries increase the weight. What a hassle.
The jetBook doesn't need a ancillary reading light. A lamp that will normally illuminate a book will certainly be sufficient for the jetBook. Reflective screen it is, and not in a bad way. Both the Kindle and the jetBook require one to angle them away from direct light, or the bright spot will be reflected in them. But with the jetBook, after doing that the entire screen has a phosphorous glow about it (don't hold me to that technically, it just came to mind). Combined with the no flash, instantaneous page turns, and the perfect paperback size (for me), there is no comparison imho.