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Originally Posted by sein
Thanks, Dave_S, for the recommendation. I downloaded and installed this firmware without any problem. And I love it! I've tried and it works perfectly with txts, rtfs, htmls, fb2s, and epubs (with fb2 modified extension).
There are so many more options now with CoolReader. More fonts and more font-sizes are always welcome. Normal or Bold font-weight makes some fonts really readable. And an amazing feature is the Display update mode. When the Always use fast updates option is chosen, the turn-page speed is really faster and more pleasant. I even have the feeling that the overall contrast has been improved. Texts are a little bit blacker now... Or maybe it's only me... And the Dictionary is working! But only with English-Russian translation...
Great update! Of course there are some drawbacks. It takes more time to open a book. And even though I find the general visual interface nicer, I miss the different book-format icons that are gone. But overall, an even better upgrade than the original Astak March firmware. Thanks, Dave_S, for the good advice.
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May be Astak should support Coolreader financially instead of wrestling with the factory engineers; no need to discover America again; it is obvious that someone did a great job better than them and this version is much better than the original one. Moreover by this way it would be so much easier to improve the firmware since there will be a paid crew for this. Of course at the end this is a financial decision rather than strategic I think.
Regards.