Thread: Hanvon N516, some questions to owners
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Old 02-07-2010, 03:55 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Nate the great View Post
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.
... and they look a lot better...

One thing I like about the N516 is that it's attached to its cover by magnets... That prevented my dogs from eating the actual unit, because it fell out, to just mauling the cover.
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