Review of ECO reader - Page 5

grimo1re · 07-07-2010, 07:13 PM

And this week I got a JB Hi-Fi brochure in the mailbox, they're selling 3 different readers too

None that I want, but still.

grimo1re · 07-07-2010, 07:16 PM

Or maybe it was Dick Smiths....I can't remember now. Anyway, one of them is selling them in store!

nomesque · 07-07-2010, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimo1re

Or maybe it was Dick Smiths....I can't remember now. Anyway, one of them is selling them in store!

JB definitely are. Don't know about Dick Smith.

sabredog · 07-08-2010, 01:00 AM

Last time I looked DSE was not selling readers. Interesting to note that JB are. What ones are they?

sabredog · 07-08-2010, 01:05 AM

Ok answering my own question!

iRiver IS2GBJB 6" AU$347
Hanvon Wirereader 5" N516 AU$288
GHT 7" E-Book Reader 7" AU$124 Looks like a colour LCD to me. Anyone heard of this 'un?

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/search/?cx=...submit=Go#1117

nomesque · 07-08-2010, 01:25 AM

Pico, Hanvon, iRiver Story, and what looks like a cheap LCD one.

nomesque · 07-08-2010, 01:26 AM

Oh, fine, ANSWER your own question then!

sabredog · 07-08-2010, 02:03 AM

I would hate to have the wrong answer!

AlexBell · 07-08-2010, 04:32 AM

Office Works are selling Pico 3 ereaders - I can't remember the prices but they were around $200. I wasn't impressed with them.

Regards, Alex

AlexBell · 07-19-2010, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prabhudass

Hi Alex,

Just to clarify, are you saying that the PDF doesn't reflow? Can you zoom and pan somehow?
I thought that the latest firmwares for Hanlin gave the ability to reflow pdf (but not zoom and pan).

Yes, that's right. I could never make pdf flow. I must admit though that I didn't try very hard; I just don't think pdf is an ebook format so hardly ever use it.

Regards, Alex

gloopy · 11-03-2010, 10:55 PM

Great review!

"I really like the folder setup on the reader. One can have multiple levels of folders."

This was the information I have been searching for for ages. I've ordered my Eco Eclipse and hopefully it will have the same set up.

Solicitous · 11-03-2010, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gloopy

Great review!

"I really like the folder setup on the reader. One can have multiple levels of folders."

This was the information I have been searching for for ages. I've ordered my Eco Eclipse and hopefully it will have the same set up.

The Eclipse and the Eco Reader are firmware-wise essentially identical. Physically the Eclipse is a 5" screen and a toggle-wheel on the right for page turns. The Eco Reader is 6" with volume buttons on the right (some firmware for the 5" allows volume with the toggle wheel when reading).

So you will have the same set up. You will get that little reader in your hands and wonder why you waited so long before buying one. Damn good little reader IMHO.

lene1949 · 11-04-2010, 02:07 AM

I saw a 7" backlit ereader at Dick Smith yesterday for $99.

AlexBell · 11-04-2010, 03:20 AM

I hope you have as much satisfaction with your ECO reader as I have with mine, Solicitous.

You will have to work a little bit to set up the folders, but it's no harder than setting up folders in My Documents on a computer. The great advantage of doing it this way is that one set up the folders one wants.

And I'm sure you'll find that after sales service is superb.

Regards, Alex

sabredog · 11-04-2010, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

I saw a 7" backlit ereader at Dick Smith yesterday for $99.

With only fours hours total battery life for reading. Saw it at a local DSE and had a hands on with it. The back lighting is quite subdued though.

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07-07-2010, 07:13 PM	#61
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	And this week I got a JB Hi-Fi brochure in the mailbox, they're selling 3 different readers too None that I want, but still.

07-07-2010, 07:16 PM	#62
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	Or maybe it was Dick Smiths....I can't remember now. Anyway, one of them is selling them in store!

07-08-2010, 01:00 AM	#64
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	Last time I looked DSE was not selling readers. Interesting to note that JB are. What ones are they?

07-08-2010, 01:05 AM	#65
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	Ok answering my own question! iRiver IS2GBJB 6" AU$347 Hanvon Wirereader 5" N516 AU$288 GHT 7" E-Book Reader 7" AU$124 Looks like a colour LCD to me. Anyone heard of this 'un? http://www.jbhifi.com.au/search/?cx=...submit=Go#1117

07-08-2010, 01:25 AM	#66
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	Pico, Hanvon, iRiver Story, and what looks like a cheap LCD one.

07-08-2010, 01:26 AM	#67
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	Oh, fine, ANSWER your own question then!

07-08-2010, 02:03 AM	#68
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	I would hate to have the wrong answer!

07-08-2010, 04:32 AM	#69
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Office Works are selling Pico 3 ereaders - I can't remember the prices but they were around $200. I wasn't impressed with them. Regards, Alex

11-03-2010, 10:55 PM	#71
gloopy Member Posts: 14 Karma: 25764 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle WiFi, eco reader (Hanlin v3) - broken screen	Great review! "I really like the folder setup on the reader. One can have multiple levels of folders." This was the information I have been searching for for ages. I've ordered my Eco Eclipse and hopefully it will have the same set up.

11-04-2010, 02:07 AM	#73
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I saw a 7" backlit ereader at Dick Smith yesterday for $99.

11-04-2010, 03:20 AM	#74
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	I hope you have as much satisfaction with your ECO reader as I have with mine, Solicitous. You will have to work a little bit to set up the folders, but it's no harder than setting up folders in My Documents on a computer. The great advantage of doing it this way is that one set up the folders one wants. And I'm sure you'll find that after sales service is superb. Regards, Alex