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nerys · 12-28-2006, 01:48 AM

Ok got the reader had it for a few days now. So far VERY impressed with the hardware its WONDERFUL and BEAUTIFUL (always a good combination)

Well as usually Great Hardware always seems to come with crappy software :-( why oh why can't they make good software. My Zen Vision VGA is the pinnacle of gorgeous media player hardware and its got software so sucky that parts of it are a PITA to even use (IN DEVICE hardware NOT PC side hardware)

I installed the sony connect software for ONE reason and one reason only. TO log in to get my $50 credit :-) otherwise is SD card reader for me.

Anyway My suggestions.
First who made this thing with no way to JUMP to a specific page ? hello we got all 10 digits right there at the bottom thats a no brainer.

PDB support would be nice (I have zillions of PDB's)

Smaller font selection for the book list. IE I want 20-25 titles on the page not 10.

FOLDER STRUCTURE SUPPORT PLEASE- I want to load HUNDREDS of books onto this. Not a chance with the current interface. I only have 30 on there now and its a royal PITA to get to a desired book. I want to create a folder and see nothing but those folders and navigate THROUGH them like I would on a computer. Why do manufactures seem to have a FETISH about NOT providing this kind of no brainer interface.

WHY OH WHY won't it use the FILENAME as the title of the book when none is present please.

Is there no way to access 100% of the screen for reading PDF's ? How do you rename a PDF so it has a TITLE in the list ?

The only hardware aspect I really did not like was the Lithium Battery. I would much rather have preferred the AAA usage of the original LIBRIE over a rechargeable Especially for such a lower power device such as this. Then I would know this device would function for me as long as I could keep the hardware in one piece.

I also wish the joystick would navigate page. IT WILL go forward and backwards but only through pages you have already viewed (IT its like the back and forward buttons in a web browser) I am glad for TWO sets of next back buttons since inevitably these will be what wears out first so you get 2 lifes out of them this way. just wish one was on the right since I read fast enough that I have to either hold it with right hand on the left (cross) or hold it in the MIDDLE with my left hand (neither of which is totally comfortable) (I have big hands)

A way to illuminate this with something super thing like the edge thing would be nice but I would want it to actually snap onto the reader firmly AND to be VERY thin and not get in the way (Dongle neck lights are a ni go for this for the same reason they are a no go for paper books they suck and are a pain in the butt :-)

Other than that I have no other issues or complaints about the device. I am very pleased with it. (OK I would like a leather cover in orange. the green one is ok but I really want a bright orange one) :-)

If I had to minimize my complain/suggestion list.

#1 DIRECTORY access and organization on the reader
#2 Direct page entry
#3 Filename as Title Option for all files always for No Title Files

#4 Bonus Delete from device FYI this is not to HIDE its presense its to ELIMINATE its presence therby REMOVING it from my BOOK LIST so its not so CLUTTERED as I read and delete stuff.

#5 PDB File support

While not so important for BOOKS this WILL become important for subscription type stuff (weekly daily stuff or scraped web content etc..)

Clarification on #1 NO INDEXING or CACHING etc.. JUST load the file structure. worry about what it is when I select it. I don't want it premaking thumbnails or any such crap. just show me my files and let me load them.

But I would be very happy with just 1-3

Chris Taylor
http://www.nerys.com/

12-28-2006, 01:48 AM	#164
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	Ok got the reader had it for a few days now. So far VERY impressed with the hardware its WONDERFUL and BEAUTIFUL (always a good combination) Well as usually Great Hardware always seems to come with crappy software :-( why oh why can't they make good software. My Zen Vision VGA is the pinnacle of gorgeous media player hardware and its got software so sucky that parts of it are a PITA to even use (IN DEVICE hardware NOT PC side hardware) I installed the sony connect software for ONE reason and one reason only. TO log in to get my $50 credit :-) otherwise is SD card reader for me. Anyway My suggestions. First who made this thing with no way to JUMP to a specific page ? hello we got all 10 digits right there at the bottom thats a no brainer. PDB support would be nice (I have zillions of PDB's) Smaller font selection for the book list. IE I want 20-25 titles on the page not 10. FOLDER STRUCTURE SUPPORT PLEASE- I want to load HUNDREDS of books onto this. Not a chance with the current interface. I only have 30 on there now and its a royal PITA to get to a desired book. I want to create a folder and see nothing but those folders and navigate THROUGH them like I would on a computer. Why do manufactures seem to have a FETISH about NOT providing this kind of no brainer interface. WHY OH WHY won't it use the FILENAME as the title of the book when none is present please. Is there no way to access 100% of the screen for reading PDF's ? How do you rename a PDF so it has a TITLE in the list ? The only hardware aspect I really did not like was the Lithium Battery. I would much rather have preferred the AAA usage of the original LIBRIE over a rechargeable Especially for such a lower power device such as this. Then I would know this device would function for me as long as I could keep the hardware in one piece. I also wish the joystick would navigate page. IT WILL go forward and backwards but only through pages you have already viewed (IT its like the back and forward buttons in a web browser) I am glad for TWO sets of next back buttons since inevitably these will be what wears out first so you get 2 lifes out of them this way. just wish one was on the right since I read fast enough that I have to either hold it with right hand on the left (cross) or hold it in the MIDDLE with my left hand (neither of which is totally comfortable) (I have big hands) A way to illuminate this with something super thing like the edge thing would be nice but I would want it to actually snap onto the reader firmly AND to be VERY thin and not get in the way (Dongle neck lights are a ni go for this for the same reason they are a no go for paper books they suck and are a pain in the butt :-) Other than that I have no other issues or complaints about the device. I am very pleased with it. (OK I would like a leather cover in orange. the green one is ok but I really want a bright orange one) :-) If I had to minimize my complain/suggestion list. #1 DIRECTORY access and organization on the reader #2 Direct page entry #3 Filename as Title Option for all files always for No Title Files #4 Bonus Delete from device FYI this is not to HIDE its presense its to ELIMINATE its presence therby REMOVING it from my BOOK LIST so its not so CLUTTERED as I read and delete stuff. #5 PDB File support While not so important for BOOKS this WILL become important for subscription type stuff (weekly daily stuff or scraped web content etc..) Clarification on #1 NO INDEXING or CACHING etc.. JUST load the file structure. worry about what it is when I select it. I don't want it premaking thumbnails or any such crap. just show me my files and let me load them. But I would be very happy with just 1-3 Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ Last edited by nerys; 12-28-2006 at 01:57 AM.