Exercising the Iliad

timezone · 07-28-2008, 10:42 PM

I just purchased my reader and am still waiting for it to arrive. Maybe the question I am about to ask has been asked in a thousand different ways but possibly not as one topic. There are a thousand topics regarding a problem with Mobipocket or recognizing pdf files or the card, etc. I understand I need to setup network connectivity and tell it what card I am using. After the initial setup, rather than discovering things by accident days later, are there a set of steps worth following to determine the health of the device? If you go through these set of steps and the reader responds as expected then one can say it should perform as expected. Or is it not worth the time?

Shaggy · 07-29-2008, 10:48 AM

For every post that you see complaining about something not working, there are probably lots and lots of people who never have any problems. The people most likely to post online are the ones that have a problem. Because of that, you see a much higher percentage of issues than exist in reality.

I wouldn't worry about it, unless you find that something doesn't seem right. Chances are that your iLiad will be fine.

If it makes you feel better, mine has not had any trouble with any of the Mobipocket or PDF files I've read on it. Networking works fine, and I can read/write to an SD/MMC card without any trouble.

joblack · 07-29-2008, 06:43 PM

One advice:

Be very careful with the display. It's very fragile.

Thou don't put pressure on it or let the device fall to the ground.

My litte backback experience (with the iliad and some books) costed me around 275 Euro.

07-28-2008, 10:42 PM	#1
timezone Addict Posts: 244 Karma: 1232 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Device: Windows Phone7, Kindle Fire	Exercising the Iliad I just purchased my reader and am still waiting for it to arrive. Maybe the question I am about to ask has been asked in a thousand different ways but possibly not as one topic. There are a thousand topics regarding a problem with Mobipocket or recognizing pdf files or the card, etc. I understand I need to setup network connectivity and tell it what card I am using. After the initial setup, rather than discovering things by accident days later, are there a set of steps worth following to determine the health of the device? If you go through these set of steps and the reader responds as expected then one can say it should perform as expected. Or is it not worth the time?

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07-29-2008, 10:48 AM	#2
Shaggy Wizard Posts: 4,293 Karma: 529619 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG	For every post that you see complaining about something not working, there are probably lots and lots of people who never have any problems. The people most likely to post online are the ones that have a problem. Because of that, you see a much higher percentage of issues than exist in reality. I wouldn't worry about it, unless you find that something doesn't seem right. Chances are that your iLiad will be fine. If it makes you feel better, mine has not had any trouble with any of the Mobipocket or PDF files I've read on it. Networking works fine, and I can read/write to an SD/MMC card without any trouble.

07-29-2008, 06:43 PM	#3
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,751 Karma: 4382688 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X C	One advice: Be very careful with the display. It's very fragile. Thou don't put pressure on it or let the device fall to the ground. My litte backback experience (with the iliad and some books) costed me around 275 Euro.

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