Classic 1.4.2 really slow?

JSWolf · 11-13-2010, 12:07 AM

I was trying out the nook today and found it really slow to turn pages. I had a look and found it was using firmware 1.4.2. I would have thought that a recent model reader would be much faster then the nook.

Is there a later firmware that fixes the slow page turns?

Nahgem · 11-13-2010, 03:56 AM

The 1.5 that comes out this month should make the page turns faster.

JSWolf · 11-13-2010, 01:58 PM

Why have updates that don't fix the most fundamental flaw? I would have though page turn speed was the #1 priority given how well other readers change screens.

lionel47 · 11-13-2010, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why have updates that don't fix the most fundamental flaw? I would have though page turn speed was the #1 priority given how well other readers change screens.

Dude, mellow out. It's a work in progress. And if it's really a problem, provide a recommendation for a solution. Expressing disappointment when you own the device is one thing. When you don't own the device, it might come off as trolling or just being a pain in the butt.

JSWolf · 11-13-2010, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lionel47

Dude, mellow out. It's a work in progress. And if it's really a problem, provide a recommendation for a solution. Expressing disappointment when you own the device is one thing. When you don't own the device, it might come off as trolling or just being a pain in the butt.

I don't have to own it to know what I saw in person. I'm just surprised is all.

jhempel24 · 11-13-2010, 07:12 PM

Hmmmm.....did the softroot improve page turn speeds? I don't think it's really that slow. I'm comparing it to the Sony PRS-300, so it's not a "newer model" but I don't really notice it.

I should also say that I have no idea how a regular Nook works...I rooted it before I read even one book LOL.

thrawn_aj · 11-13-2010, 07:38 PM

Is it all that slow?

That's somewhat strange. I've been updating all the way from 1.2 and the speed increase has been quite impressive. Right now, when I swipe (or press the page turn button), the update time is less than (but close to) a second. Would that be considered slow? It feels pretty normal if you're used to reading paper books. It may seem slow compared to LCD screens but we kinda knew that going in.

boswd · 11-13-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj

Is it all that slow?

That's somewhat strange. I've been updating all the way from 1.2 and the speed increase has been quite impressive. Right now, when I swipe (or press the page turn button), the update time is less than (but close to) a second. Would that be considered slow? It feels pretty normal if you're used to reading paper books. It may seem slow compared to LCD screens but we kinda knew that going in.

the speed is just fine, my co worker has the K2 and we've compared page turning and its minimal at best.

The OP is a well know nook hater. Which I just find strange, it's an ereader for crying out loud.

JSWolf · 11-13-2010, 11:20 PM

I don't hate the nook. But the nook does feel slower then the 600 which is an older reader. A women came into B&n to ask about the nook and I was so tempted to pull out my 650 to show her. But I was good and didn't do so.

The one thing about the nook I rather highly dislike is the DRM used on ePub B&N sells.

jhempel24 · 11-13-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't hate the nook. But the nook does feel slower then the 600 which is an older reader. A women came into B&n to ask about the nook and I was so tempted to pull out my 650 to show her. But I was good and didn't do so.

The one thing about the nook I rather highly dislike is the DRM used on ePub B&N sells.

Really?? It's no different than wants on overdrive, Amazon, Sony, etc. And of you hate it that much then it's easily strippable. Why single out B&N, why not just say all DRM? It really sounds like you are trolling.

twobits · 11-14-2010, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jhempel24

Really?? It's no different than wants on overdrive, Amazon, Sony, etc. And of you hate it that much then it's easily strippable. Why single out B&N, why not just say all DRM? It really sounds like you are trolling.

Depends which choice of drm you are talking about. It supports the same drm as overdrive, and Sony and other adobe digital editions protected epub files (not the same as Amazon though). However they also put in a new option. One that can be considered better for a common use case. It easily allows for a family to share ebooks, once you enter in the common 'password' one time on each nook. This option for the drm is supposed to also be in the new release of the kit adobe releases for oem's to implement the drm code, so it should not remain limited to the nook.

At least they didn't install a root kit on my computer over drm, Sony has one of the worse records on drm.

dordale · 11-14-2010, 02:10 AM

Hmmm...I have a nook running software version 1.40 and a Sony 650. The page turns on my nook may be just slightly slower than those on my 650--certainly not enough to bother me though.

And I don't as jhempel and twobits point out, the nook can read books with the same DRM scheme as the Sonys in addition to the version that B&N has chosen to implement for their ebooks. So, I don't think that's something you can hold against the nook--the B&N ebookstore, maybe but not the nook.

dordale

Xanthe · 11-14-2010, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The one thing about the nook I rather highly dislike is the DRM used on ePub B&N sells.

The ePub DRM used by B&N is one of the easiest to strip off. Besides, using B&N's DRM'd ePubs on B&N's own Nook works fine.

gtriever · 11-14-2010, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I was trying out the nook today and found it really slow to turn pages. I had a look and found it was using firmware 1.4.2...

After my v1.4.0 Nook bricked itself, I received a v1.4.2 replacement and noticed the same thing. Page turns do appear to be a bit slower. No big deal, since you still get there in a reasonable time.

I did notice one more difference between versions. The page turn buttons feel different on the newer device. They seem to have less travel, and a more solid contact.

lionel47 · 11-14-2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by gtriever

I did notice one more difference between versions. The page turn buttons feel different on the newer device. They seem to have less travel, and a more solid contact.

I'm on my second Nook and the page turn buttons are definitely different. The feel solid and there is no clicking sound when you turn a page. All in all, I'm happy with it.

BTW, my wife gave me a $100 ebook gift card from B&N for my birthday. I wonder if I can use it toward the purchase of a Nook Color...

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11-13-2010, 12:07 AM	#1
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,018 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	1.4.2 really slow? I was trying out the nook today and found it really slow to turn pages. I had a look and found it was using firmware 1.4.2. I would have thought that a recent model reader would be much faster then the nook. Is there a later firmware that fixes the slow page turns?

11-13-2010, 03:56 AM	#2
Nahgem Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1065326 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Nooks	The 1.5 that comes out this month should make the page turns faster.

11-13-2010, 01:58 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,018 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Why have updates that don't fix the most fundamental flaw? I would have though page turn speed was the #1 priority given how well other readers change screens.

11-13-2010, 07:12 PM	#6
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Hmmmm.....did the softroot improve page turn speeds? I don't think it's really that slow. I'm comparing it to the Sony PRS-300, so it's not a "newer model" but I don't really notice it. I should also say that I have no idea how a regular Nook works...I rooted it before I read even one book LOL.

11-13-2010, 07:38 PM	#7
thrawn_aj quantum mechanic Posts: 705 Karma: 483827 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NorCal Device: Nook1, Samsung Transform, Nook2	Is it all that slow? That's somewhat strange. I've been updating all the way from 1.2 and the speed increase has been quite impressive. Right now, when I swipe (or press the page turn button), the update time is less than (but close to) a second. Would that be considered slow? It feels pretty normal if you're used to reading paper books. It may seem slow compared to LCD screens but we kinda knew that going in.

11-13-2010, 11:20 PM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,018 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I don't hate the nook. But the nook does feel slower then the 600 which is an older reader. A women came into B&n to ask about the nook and I was so tempted to pull out my 650 to show her. But I was good and didn't do so. The one thing about the nook I rather highly dislike is the DRM used on ePub B&N sells.

11-14-2010, 02:10 AM	#12
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	Hmmm...I have a nook running software version 1.40 and a Sony 650. The page turns on my nook may be just slightly slower than those on my 650--certainly not enough to bother me though. And I don't as jhempel and twobits point out, the nook can read books with the same DRM scheme as the Sonys in addition to the version that B&N has chosen to implement for their ebooks. So, I don't think that's something you can hold against the nook--the B&N ebookstore, maybe but not the nook. dordale

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