Which E-book device do you have? - Page 12

Wetdogeared · 02-05-2009, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

We have mods?

A whole squad of them. What we don't have is your video.

*edit* ahhh there it is

brecklundin · 02-06-2009, 02:59 AM

Well, we do have a Kindle but I do not like reading on it at all. so I use my N800 and my Sony nx73v (I did not see the PDA option as I typically stop reading anything that begins with iPhone or iPod...)

Overall I read the most on my N800 indoors and my nx73v outdoors...and yeah, it's a real, ummmm, treat trying to find the same place in the book, if I want to try and read the same book on the other device.

My better half loves the Kindle, but she also seems to like me too...which proves she is not very discerning.

Antartica · 02-06-2009, 03:10 AM

Uhmm... I've put there the iliad, but the other "devices" that I use (or have used) to read aren't there:

onHandPC: I started out reading PG books in the onHandPC computer watch -- yes, I know that 102x64 pixels resolution is a bit low, but you always have your watch on you wrist, so it wins on availability; also it has backlighting (electroluminiscent background) and the batteries last a reasonable 3 weeks (always on mode) or 1 month and a half (auto blank display mode).

Newton 2100: This one was a failure for me; the resolution and the contrast was somewhat off, so I only read some Sherlock Holmes in it. And yes, I bought it (ebay) intending to have a larger-than-the-zaurus device for reading books.

Sharp Zaurus (SL5500 and SL6000): the battery is terrible, but the screen is very good; in fact the 4" screen at 480x640 of the SL6000 is superb. Also the suspend mode works like a charm so in 3 secs you have the device up wherever you left it. But I use it for reading comics, not books. Panning is fast so as long as a single picture fits on the screen it's very convenient.

And for reading books the Iliad fulfill it's role perfectly (hope the community manage to speed up the boot time, though).

So that is it for me

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hannah · 02-06-2009, 06:34 AM

Hello,

I have a Bebook, what do I vote ?

hannah

AbFabGab · 02-06-2009, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hannah

Hello,

I have a Bebook, what do I vote ?

hannah

Bebook uses Hanlin firmware so the Jinke/Hanlin option.

pshrynk · 02-06-2009, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hannah

Hello,

I have a Bebook, what do I vote ?

hannah

It's not there, so just vote Kindle. We'll all understand...

desertgrandma · 02-06-2009, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hannah

Hello,

I have a Bebook, what do I vote ?

hannah

Hello, Hannah. Please ignore pshrynk

I would do the Jinke/Hanlin. Thanks for asking!

I am so sorry.

hannah · 02-06-2009, 01:19 PM

Done

vivaldirules · 02-06-2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Hello, Hannah. Please ignore pshrynk

I would do the Jinke/Hanlin. Thanks for asking!

I am so sorry.

You're sorry? About pshwynk? But he's my hero!

lilac_jive · 02-06-2009, 02:15 PM

One more to 500!

thax · 02-06-2009, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

One more to 500!

Your welcome

mosteo · 02-06-2009, 05:41 PM

I too think that Amazon hides the numbers of the kindle for a reason

I own a prs500 that some friends brought for me in a USA trip (nowadays I could get the 505 in Spain for like 100€ more than what's sold in USA. So here I am impatiently waiting for another trip

)

(BTW: I used to read in my n-gage a lot, talk about crazy, until I got the 500... but haven't checked anything for it in the poll).

ProDigit · 02-06-2009, 08:20 PM

From these statistics we can conclude that there are more PRS-505's in the world then Ipods, IPhones and PDA's together!

Yay!

It's the design and the price I bet!

Andybaby · 02-06-2009, 09:16 PM

well the PRS is so High here because it seems that this is one of the few communities ive ever seen for PRS support.

While the Kindle. Not only is support all over the place, many people use it as a wireless device where they dont even have to think about it while around the computer. I think the Kindle has outsold the PRS series.

desertgrandma · 02-07-2009, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

You're sorry? About pshwynk? But he's my hero!

No, I had 'revised' my original message, and just forgot to delete the last sentence.......'sigh. Hasn't been my day.

View Poll Results: Which Device Do You Have?
Sony 500	76	11.45%
Sony 505	285	42.92%
Sony 700	33	4.97%
Bookeen Cybook Gen 3	101	15.21%
Irex Digital Reader	16	2.41%
Irex Iliad	42	6.33%
Jinke/Hanlin	37	5.57%
Ganaza GeR2	2	0.30%
Soribook	0	0%
Readius	0	0%
Hanwang N510 or 516	1	0.15%
Starebook	1	0.15%
Amazon Kindle	102	15.36%
Ebookwise 1150	52	7.83%
Dr. Yi M218	1	0.15%
JetBook	6	0.90%
Plastic Logic	0	0%
Franklin eBookMan	9	1.36%
Rocket eBook	11	1.66%
REB1100	14	2.11%
REB 1200	7	1.05%
Softbook Reader	1	0.15%
Sony Librie	4	0.60%
iphone / ipod / pda	180	27.11%
I'm waiting for the Kindle 2, Kindle 1 is too ugly, etc, etc	12	1.81%
Nokia web tablets N770/800/810 or similar	25	3.77%
I still haven't decided, I"m so frackin' confused.	13	1.96%
They haven't made the one I want	18	2.71%
I read on my computer	74	11.14%
psp or other game console	24	3.61%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 664. You may not vote on this poll

02-06-2009, 02:59 AM	#167
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	Well, we do have a Kindle but I do not like reading on it at all. so I use my N800 and my Sony nx73v (I did not see the PDA option as I typically stop reading anything that begins with iPhone or iPod...) Overall I read the most on my N800 indoors and my nx73v outdoors...and yeah, it's a real, ummmm, treat trying to find the same place in the book, if I want to try and read the same book on the other device. My better half loves the Kindle, but she also seems to like me too...which proves she is not very discerning. Last edited by brecklundin; 02-06-2009 at 03:05 AM.

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02-06-2009, 03:10 AM	#168
Antartica Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 1517132 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: quaderno, remarkable2, yotaphone2, prs950, iliad, onhandpc, newton	Uhmm... I've put there the iliad, but the other "devices" that I use (or have used) to read aren't there: onHandPC: I started out reading PG books in the onHandPC computer watch -- yes, I know that 102x64 pixels resolution is a bit low, but you always have your watch on you wrist, so it wins on availability; also it has backlighting (electroluminiscent background) and the batteries last a reasonable 3 weeks (always on mode) or 1 month and a half (auto blank display mode). Newton 2100: This one was a failure for me; the resolution and the contrast was somewhat off, so I only read some Sherlock Holmes in it. And yes, I bought it (ebay) intending to have a larger-than-the-zaurus device for reading books. Sharp Zaurus (SL5500 and SL6000): the battery is terrible, but the screen is very good; in fact the 4" screen at 480x640 of the SL6000 is superb. Also the suspend mode works like a charm so in 3 secs you have the device up wherever you left it. But I use it for reading comics, not books. Panning is fast so as long as a single picture fits on the screen it's very convenient. And for reading books the Iliad fulfill it's role perfectly (hope the community manage to speed up the boot time, though). So that is it for me .

02-06-2009, 06:34 AM	#169
hannah Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1012700 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Belgium Device: Kobo H20, Bebook mini	Hello, I have a Bebook, what do I vote ? hannah

02-06-2009, 01:19 PM	#173
hannah Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1012700 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Belgium Device: Kobo H20, Bebook mini	Done

02-06-2009, 02:15 PM	#175
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	One more to 500!

02-06-2009, 05:41 PM	#177
mosteo Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Spain Device: PRS500 / N-Gage QD	I too think that Amazon hides the numbers of the kindle for a reason I own a prs500 that some friends brought for me in a USA trip (nowadays I could get the 505 in Spain for like 100€ more than what's sold in USA. So here I am impatiently waiting for another trip ) (BTW: I used to read in my n-gage a lot, talk about crazy, until I got the 500... but haven't checked anything for it in the poll).

02-06-2009, 08:20 PM	#178
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	From these statistics we can conclude that there are more PRS-505's in the world then Ipods, IPhones and PDA's together! Yay! It's the design and the price I bet!

02-06-2009, 09:16 PM	#179
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	well the PRS is so High here because it seems that this is one of the few communities ive ever seen for PRS support. While the Kindle. Not only is support all over the place, many people use it as a wireless device where they dont even have to think about it while around the computer. I think the Kindle has outsold the PRS series.