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jpt · 07-01-2010, 02:34 PM

Hey--

I'm running the latest Astak firmware. I usually use Mobipocket files for my ebooks. Lately, however, I've been viewing PDFs (~10 page ones that are printouts from PowerPoint -- with 6 slides per page, occasionally zooming in and out and/or using reflow), and using RTFs for ebooks (using CoolReader, of course). I've found that the battery life is significantly impacted -- I usually lose at least one bar during the day, and yesterday, it went as low as only one bar left.

Any idea what's causing this? I haven't quite kept up on the latest firmware issues, but I'm assuming it's CoolReader, as it takes several seconds to load/index/paginate books (and has to do so again whenever the layout changes. If this is the problem, is there anything I should do to try to fix it? Would the lBook firmware work better?

Thanks,

-- J.P.

07-01-2010, 02:34 PM	#1
jpt Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: OLPC; Nokia 770; White EZ Reader Pocket Pro; Bookeen Cybook Odyssey	Battery Drain with PDFs and/or RTFs? Hey-- I'm running the latest Astak firmware. I usually use Mobipocket files for my ebooks. Lately, however, I've been viewing PDFs (~10 page ones that are printouts from PowerPoint -- with 6 slides per page, occasionally zooming in and out and/or using reflow), and using RTFs for ebooks (using CoolReader, of course). I've found that the battery life is significantly impacted -- I usually lose at least one bar during the day, and yesterday, it went as low as only one bar left. Any idea what's causing this? I haven't quite kept up on the latest firmware issues, but I'm assuming it's CoolReader, as it takes several seconds to load/index/paginate books (and has to do so again whenever the layout changes. If this is the problem, is there anything I should do to try to fix it? Would the lBook firmware work better? Thanks, -- J.P.