Thread: Hanvon N516, some questions to owners
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Old 02-06-2010, 11:17 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by scheichxodox View Post
Maybe someone here owns this device and can answer me those questions:
  • Does the device support justification? Can I choose a font and override the standard font of the document, as seen on Cybook Opus?
  • Is it possible to set the size of the margins and the line spacings?
  • How many font sizes does this device have? The Wiki says 8-12 font sizes, in the videos I only saw 3 font sizes. That is the problem I'm having with the Sony Reader. It has only three font sizes. The smallest one is just about right, sometimes it could even be smaller. The bigger one is already to big and the big one is unusable on this little screen.
  • Can I turn the screen only to one side? Or is it possible to turn it upside down, so that you can use the trigger on the left with the right hand?
  • How fast does it turn the pages? On some reading devices you have to wait a little before you can turn the pages again. If you press too fast the device doesn't recognize it and doesn't turn the page. So it isn't possible to make a fast forward for a few pages. On other devices on the other hand you can press down the turn button and it has a fast forward.
  • Is Text-to-speech really supported as it is written in the Wiki?
  • Is there a possibility to lock the screen or do I have to shutdown and boot up the device every time I'm changing the tram lines?
The one I bought from Fry's had the v1.7 firmware. It can do none of the things you want.

But I just got Open Inkpot installed, and it can do nearly everything: margins, line spacing, font choice, 15 font sizes, justification, all 4 orientations, etc. And it does respond to repeated page turns. But it can't do TTS or sleep mode.

I wouldn't get the N516 just to put OI on it. It's too risky. Once you try to install OI, you can't go back to the original firmware. I failed at least 5 times before i successfully installed OI. The risk of being stuck with a bricked device just isn't worth it. There are several e-readers in the same price range that are quite good without the risk.
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