Delstar OpenBook at Walgreens - Page 12

Delstar Info · 03-16-2010, 04:52 PM

Bob,
We do have a device we are completeing that does use DRM and it is called the Delstar BookSmart. If youd like i can email you a spec sheet for it. Just email me your email adress @ info@delstar.net .

Freddy M
Delstar

Highroller · 03-16-2010, 04:57 PM

Another thing on their website they say the following

The Delstar “Open Book” eBook Reader stores up to 700 eBooks. It can also function as an Mp3 Player, Picture Viewer, FM Radio, Video Player.

Now maybe it plays video and maybe it doesn't but since down under where it lists formats it doesn't list any video formats and nobody that has reviewed it has mentioned video I think that is another error. I don't want it for a video player but they shouldn't say it does things that it doesn't.

Oh, and good to see you here Freddy. If anyone can give you a list of items that need to be addressed it will be this crew...

)

annestover · 03-16-2010, 05:18 PM

Just wondering if anyone (Freddy

) knows where the firmware updates will be on the web? I went to www.delstar.net and click on downloads and it says
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /downloads/ on this server.

I know my OpenBook should be here in a day or two and would love to update it ASAP so that I love it from the start.

pendragginp · 03-16-2010, 05:22 PM

Somebody said a few posts back that he was told the upgrade would be at the walgreen website....

Delstar Info · 03-16-2010, 05:56 PM

It will be available on our site www.delstar.net, you received that message because we were in the middle of loading it onto the website. It should be there soon!

Freddy M
Delstar

Vienna01 · 03-16-2010, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delstar Info

Bob,
We do have a device we are completeing that does use DRM and it is called the Delstar BookSmart. If youd like i can email you a spec sheet for it. Just email me your email adress @ info@delstar.net .

Freddy M
Delstar

withdrawn I could not see how to delete

pendragginp · 03-16-2010, 06:57 PM

Freddy, just FYI I just tried the link at your site for the manual and got a message that 'the file is damaged and cannot be repaired' in Adobe.

jswinden · 03-16-2010, 07:07 PM

So far I have to say it is rubbish. I tried the same book formatted in HTML, ePub, FB2, and TXT.

It will NOT open any PDF, including the Delstar OpenBook manual!
Landscape mode loses page numbering and book title.
Pagination numbering scheme is way off compared to ADE. An 1150 page book in ADE is 2400 pages in OpenBook.
Extra spaces appear next to single and dbl quotation marks
No Bold, Italics, etc. in any format--just plain text.
Apparently no CSS styles being applied in any format.
No images showing up in any format.
FB2 and TXT are best.
HTML and ePub are total garbage.

Book Menus Available

Page Jump
Browser Mode (not discussed in manual)
Flip Time (how aften to auto turn the page)

Book Menus Missing

Set Color
Set Font

This POS appears to be months away from release, so why did they release it with so many bugs and problems?

Highroller · 03-16-2010, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

So far I have to say it is rubbish. I tried the same book formatted in HTML, ePub, FB2, and TXT.

No Bold, Italics, etc. in any format--just plain text.
Apparently no CSS styles being applied in any format.
No images showing up in any format.
FB2 and TXT are best.
HTML and ePub are total garbage.

Hoping the firmware update promised will help it...

( Mine is supposed to arrive tomorrow.

bryanzs · 03-16-2010, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pendragginp

Freddy, just FYI I just tried the link at your site for the manual and got a message that 'the file is damaged and cannot be repaired' in Adobe.

I just went to the site, and it appears to open fine; you might want to retry it now?

ColdSun · 03-16-2010, 08:23 PM

Jack,

You don't mince any words do you?

imaredr · 03-16-2010, 08:37 PM

I just went to Delstar and I get the same message:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /downloads/ on this server.

So do I need to log in or something? Or is there another download site? Right now I am prone to agree that this reader is not usuable. If I wasn't a member of MR, then how would I even know that there was a firmware update available? I see nothing on the Walgreen's site to even give me a clue.
Up until now I thought that buying Sungale's Cyberus was a bad move, but now....At least we have a rep from Delstar here. I hope this firmware, if I can get my hands on it will be of some good.

Ellen

kennyc · 03-16-2010, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

So far I have to say it is rubbish. I tried the same book formatted in HTML, ePub, FB2, and TXT.

It will NOT open any PDF, including the Delstar OpenBook manual!

Landscape mode loses page numbering and book title.

No Bold, Italics, etc. in any format--just plain text.
Apparently no CSS styles being applied in any format.
No images showing up in any format.
FB2 and TXT are best.
HTML and ePub are total garbage.

Book Menus Available

Page Jump
Browser Mode (not discussed in manual)
Flip Time (how aften to auto turn the page)

Book Menus Missing

Set Color
Set Font

This POS appears to be months away from release, so why did they release it with so many bugs and problems?

Uh Oh! Thanks for your review Jack.

pendragginp · 03-16-2010, 09:11 PM

Quote:

I just went to the site, and it appears to open fine; you might want to retry it now?

Thank you, I will - =)

jswinden · 03-16-2010, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColdSun

Jack,

You don't mince any words do you?

I will say something positive about it though. The hardware seems to have potential. They need to get the firmware sorted out soon though.

03-16-2010, 04:57 PM	#167
Highroller Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 338 Join Date: Nov 2004 Device: Ebookwise 1150, Jetbook Lite, Slick Er-701	Another thing on their website they say the following The Delstar “Open Book” eBook Reader stores up to 700 eBooks. It can also function as an Mp3 Player, Picture Viewer, FM Radio, Video Player. Now maybe it plays video and maybe it doesn't but since down under where it lists formats it doesn't list any video formats and nobody that has reviewed it has mentioned video I think that is another error. I don't want it for a video player but they shouldn't say it does things that it doesn't. Oh, and good to see you here Freddy. If anyone can give you a list of items that need to be addressed it will be this crew...) Last edited by Highroller; 03-16-2010 at 05:01 PM.

03-16-2010, 05:18 PM	#168
annestover Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cincinnati, OH Device: Delstar OpenBook	Where Will We Find Firmware Updates Just wondering if anyone (Freddy ) knows where the firmware updates will be on the web? I went to www.delstar.net and click on downloads and it says Forbidden You don't have permission to access /downloads/ on this server. I know my OpenBook should be here in a day or two and would love to update it ASAP so that I love it from the start.

03-16-2010, 07:07 PM	#173
jswinden Nameless Being	Quick, brief review of my Delstar OpenBook So far I have to say it is rubbish. I tried the same book formatted in HTML, ePub, FB2, and TXT. It will NOT open any PDF, including the Delstar OpenBook manual! Landscape mode loses page numbering and book title. Pagination numbering scheme is way off compared to ADE. An 1150 page book in ADE is 2400 pages in OpenBook. Extra spaces appear next to single and dbl quotation marks No Bold, Italics, etc. in any format--just plain text. Apparently no CSS styles being applied in any format. No images showing up in any format. FB2 and TXT are best. HTML and ePub are total garbage. Book Menus Available Page Jump Browser Mode (not discussed in manual) Flip Time (how aften to auto turn the page) Book Menus Missing Set Color Set Font This POS appears to be months away from release, so why did they release it with so many bugs and problems? Last edited by jswinden; 03-16-2010 at 09:25 PM.

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03-16-2010, 04:52 PM	#166
Delstar Info Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 150 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Delstar OpenBook & BookSmart	Bob, We do have a device we are completeing that does use DRM and it is called the Delstar BookSmart. If youd like i can email you a spec sheet for it. Just email me your email adress @ info@delstar.net . Freddy M Delstar

03-16-2010, 05:22 PM	#169
pendragginp Guru Posts: 985 Karma: 4567263 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The End Of The Earth Device: Several	Somebody said a few posts back that he was told the upgrade would be at the walgreen website....

03-16-2010, 05:56 PM	#170
Delstar Info Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 150 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Delstar OpenBook & BookSmart	It will be available on our site www.delstar.net, you received that message because we were in the middle of loading it onto the website. It should be there soon! Freddy M Delstar

03-16-2010, 06:57 PM	#172
pendragginp Guru Posts: 985 Karma: 4567263 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The End Of The Earth Device: Several	Freddy, just FYI I just tried the link at your site for the manual and got a message that 'the file is damaged and cannot be repaired' in Adobe.

03-16-2010, 08:23 PM	#176
ColdSun Developer/Device Reviews Posts: 591 Karma: 22183 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: Sony Xperia Tablet Z, Kindle Paperwhite 2, Lenovo Yoga 8, IPad 3	Jack, You don't mince any words do you?

03-16-2010, 08:37 PM	#177
imaredr Collector Posts: 441 Karma: 1002238 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Harker Heights, Texas Device: Cybook	I just went to Delstar and I get the same message: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /downloads/ on this server. So do I need to log in or something? Or is there another download site? Right now I am prone to agree that this reader is not usuable. If I wasn't a member of MR, then how would I even know that there was a firmware update available? I see nothing on the Walgreen's site to even give me a clue. Up until now I thought that buying Sungale's Cyberus was a bad move, but now....At least we have a rep from Delstar here. I hope this firmware, if I can get my hands on it will be of some good. Ellen

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