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tpw · 12-13-2010, 06:46 AM

OK, got hold of the firmware, tried it on the SD as per Zog's great post, and then went the whole hog and replaced the 1.4 firmware on my Kobo1. I've played with it for a while and am actually going to keep it until the new Kobo firmware shows up. Why?

Pros:
- Very fast page turns compared to 1.4 - nearly as fast as my Sony PRS650
- Justified text (can select left though)
- Goto page, goto start, goto end
- Fast forward/rewind through pages
- Real navigable TOC
- Bookmarking
- Search in book
- Landscape mode
- User selectable auto power off (but no sleep)
- Hideable status bar

Cons:
- Interface and folder based navigation pretty rough around the edges
- Calibre can't cope with hybrid Kobo/Cool-er device and won't connect (but device is simple USB mass storage for drag drop
- Boot time is no faster than Kobo 1.4 (although it does include the book page resume)

My wife uses the Kobo and she's impressed with the increased speed. I'm impressed with the fact that some of the speed and functionality so many of us asked for with Kobo firmware seems perfectly doable on this hardware.

12-13-2010, 06:46 AM	#25
tpw Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 250 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: Kobo, Sony PRS650	OK, got hold of the firmware, tried it on the SD as per Zog's great post, and then went the whole hog and replaced the 1.4 firmware on my Kobo1. I've played with it for a while and am actually going to keep it until the new Kobo firmware shows up. Why? Pros: - Very fast page turns compared to 1.4 - nearly as fast as my Sony PRS650 - Justified text (can select left though) - Goto page, goto start, goto end - Fast forward/rewind through pages - Real navigable TOC - Bookmarking - Search in book - Landscape mode - User selectable auto power off (but no sleep) - Hideable status bar Cons: - Interface and folder based navigation pretty rough around the edges - Calibre can't cope with hybrid Kobo/Cool-er device and won't connect (but device is simple USB mass storage for drag drop - Boot time is no faster than Kobo 1.4 (although it does include the book page resume) My wife uses the Kobo and she's impressed with the increased speed. I'm impressed with the fact that some of the speed and functionality so many of us asked for with Kobo firmware seems perfectly doable on this hardware. Last edited by tpw; 12-13-2010 at 07:24 AM.