MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Just got my Aluratek Libre Pro... few questions

Makgj · 05-23-2010, 02:00 PM

Well have read almost a book now, as far as improvements over previous firmware, I could not really tell you as I seriously do not know. Now though I think I might bore you...
So far it is working great - even the mp3 player.
Took a while to figure out the menus and such and creating folders. (Does help to read the help file - nasty pdf file though)
One thing I did learn was not to bother trying to upload mp3s to the SD card while in the reader (takes forever). Just popped the card in a external card reader and loaded almost a gig of music in under 3 min.
Do any of you notice that once in a while the mp3 player sound skips back and forth between the right and left ear?
As far as speed - I really see no major difference in page turning when using the mp3 player.
Tried a few different formats and found that PRC and HTML are real good. PDF did not like as much. Have not tried any epub as I do not currently have anything like that in my collection.
Having owned a EBW 1150 for a few years and having to convert just about anything I am interested in reading (sci-fi) to imp, I found that free program Mobi Creator works wonderfully transcending PDF into both html and prc in which I would then use mobi2imp to convert the prc to imp (two step process but hey, it worked.)
So far so good - battery indicator has not moved yet and I have been using it most of the day today (both reading and mp3). Even used the mp3 player on a walk this morning with my better half.
As far as screen - this looks great, even sitting outside on the patio in the sun. NO eye strain. The screen is almost a dull white with a tinge of gray but much different then the greenish (without back-lighting) on the EBW.
I had a chance to look at the Sonys in the store but I found that the text was not very crisp, almost like blurred in a way or out of focus and the screen flash was not my cup of tea. This reader changes so fast I do not hesitate reading when switching from the bottom of one page to the top of the next page.
Sharp clear wording and little to no glare - the Aluratek Libre is a very much improvement over my EBW which was just horrid in the sun.
I am very happy so far with my purchase.

05-23-2010, 02:00 PM	#6
Makgj Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Ebookwise 1150, Aluratek Libre Pro, Kindle 3 Wi-Fi, Kindle PaperWhite	Well have read almost a book now, as far as improvements over previous firmware, I could not really tell you as I seriously do not know. Now though I think I might bore you... So far it is working great - even the mp3 player. Took a while to figure out the menus and such and creating folders. (Does help to read the help file - nasty pdf file though) One thing I did learn was not to bother trying to upload mp3s to the SD card while in the reader (takes forever). Just popped the card in a external card reader and loaded almost a gig of music in under 3 min. Do any of you notice that once in a while the mp3 player sound skips back and forth between the right and left ear? As far as speed - I really see no major difference in page turning when using the mp3 player. Tried a few different formats and found that PRC and HTML are real good. PDF did not like as much. Have not tried any epub as I do not currently have anything like that in my collection. Having owned a EBW 1150 for a few years and having to convert just about anything I am interested in reading (sci-fi) to imp, I found that free program Mobi Creator works wonderfully transcending PDF into both html and prc in which I would then use mobi2imp to convert the prc to imp (two step process but hey, it worked.) So far so good - battery indicator has not moved yet and I have been using it most of the day today (both reading and mp3). Even used the mp3 player on a walk this morning with my better half. As far as screen - this looks great, even sitting outside on the patio in the sun. NO eye strain. The screen is almost a dull white with a tinge of gray but much different then the greenish (without back-lighting) on the EBW. I had a chance to look at the Sonys in the store but I found that the text was not very crisp, almost like blurred in a way or out of focus and the screen flash was not my cup of tea. This reader changes so fast I do not hesitate reading when switching from the bottom of one page to the top of the next page. Sharp clear wording and little to no glare - the Aluratek Libre is a very much improvement over my EBW which was just horrid in the sun. I am very happy so far with my purchase. Last edited by Makgj; 05-23-2010 at 04:12 PM.