PocketBook Color PB633 Released

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by grant3

... but they're still using USB-B connectors :/

Originally Posted by JSWolf

MicroUSB is an advantage. USB-C is a disaster.

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I only have 1 device with USB-C, and that was a Chromebook. And I returned it.

At the same time, I still have several devices with the older USB connection (mini?) as well as the not quite as old USB connection (micro?).

My wife's new laptop will have an SD Card slot, a single 3.5 mm audio input/output jack and four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports. That's it. Everything goes through those glorified USB-C ports — the power supply can be attached to any one of them and, I think, they all can be used for video output. Nowhere to plug in her Logitech wireless mice or her USB thumb drives. Makes for a sleek laptop (Dell XPS)... up until the time you start attaching multiple adapters to use it with various peripherals. It comes with two adapters, one USB-C to USB adapter and one USB-C to HDMI adapter, but others can be attached. We ordered a Bluetooth mouse, so already making adjustments to accommodate the change.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by scionmessenger

Hey all, I got my review almodt done. Its about 30 minutes. Gotta do some editing but my internet is out right now, so hopefully tonight!

Looking forward to it. Thanks.

[Crowriver]

Originally Posted by shalym

The color looks almost like needlepoint.

Maybe it's my eyesight, but this is really not noticeable in use. The colours are washed out compared to say a retina display, but then it's not shining light into my eyes...

[Crowriver]

Originally Posted by Arbait

Same here and a keep for me UNTIL a 8/9/10 inchs and waterproof one.
BTW, good price, only 40 euros more than my other PocketBook, Touch HD 3 Spicy Copper.

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Yes, the price was very good, pitched just right.

[bookpixels]

Ok, here is my review for comic reading, the other review is being done now.

https://youtu.be/5-hKdW_-5O4

[bookpixels]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Looking forward to it. Thanks.

Its processing now. Should be available in a few hours, ill post it here when ready. I tried to hit everything, just remember im not a professional reviewer lol. Btw, at the end is some info about book covers as screensavers and changable home icons which is really cool!

[koboy]

i would appreciate it if someone could show an epub with a normal font size (relative i know) with the light off.

best wishes koboy

[bookpixels]

Alright, here's my review. Be kind lol, I'm not a professional. @koboy, there is some footage of 12, or 13 point font epub in it.

https://youtu.be/uhqO6n_Avwo


BTW at the end there is some stuff about setting covers when off, and some homescreen stuff!

[Freeshadow]

on colours: as the tech we are discussing here is called e-ink or paper...
I wouldn't even expect an intensity of colours which only displays can offer, because they emit the colours as an active lightsource and that's why I think that any comparison with tablets, iCrap or whatever is out of technical limits. For me the main idea behind this tech was and is imitation of paper insofar that it doesn't consume additional power when not needed (page redraw) and doesn't interfere with external lights just like the classical book page.
OTOH If one could improve the quality of colours or achieve readability in darkness by utilizing a chemical process (use the charge needed for building the new page to make the pixels emit light like chemical lightsticks...

on the USB connection... as those devices are usually NOT in need to transfer hundreds of gigabytes or more of data I perfectly do understand them not being equipped with connectors and controllers to do it. As for the host devices not being able to serve them... well that literally is a problem on the other side and not the readers tech to be blamed for.

[koboy]

Originally Posted by scionmessenger

Alright, here's my review. Be kind lol, I'm not a professional. @koboy, there is some footage of 12, or 13 point font epub in it.

https://youtu.be/uhqO6n_Avwo


BTW at the end there is some stuff about setting covers when off, and some homescreen stuff!

excellent review from start to finish. thank you

best wishes koboy

[ilweran]

Has anyone else ordered from Sotel? I'm very tempted to order the Pocketbook Color from them (maybe through their Amazon shop would be better?) but reviews on their customer service if things go wrong are quite poor.

Alza.co.uk don't have great reviews either.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by koboy

i would appreciate it if someone could show an epub with a normal font size (relative i know) with the light off.

best wishes koboy

Especially: only room lights, no front light and not video. Decent stills with a PW3, PW4, Aura, H2O, OR Libra etc also with light off so as to compare ordinary reading.

[bookpixels]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Especially: only room lights, no front light and not video. Decent stills with a PW3, PW4, Aura, H2O, OR Libra etc also with light off so as to compare ordinary reading.

Ok, Ive added those to my page along with my reviews. All the pictures are now clickable and when you do give it a few seconds and it will be magnified and you can scroll around in super detail. If you want to save the high res version, or look at it all at once in hi res, while it is magnified, right click and either save, or open in new tab. Once opened in a new tab you can click on it once and it will be full resolution! Make sure you don't forget to click on it on the main page and put into magnification mode, because if it is not in magnification mode and you right click and open or save its just the low res version!

https://scionmessenger.wixsite.com/e...book-color-633

[Crowriver]

Originally Posted by ilweran

Has anyone else ordered from Sotel? I'm very tempted to order the Pocketbook Color from them (maybe through their Amazon shop would be better?) but reviews on their customer service if things go wrong are quite poor.

Alza.co.uk don't have great reviews either.

I got my Pocketbook Color from Sotel.

No problems, arrived here in the UK by UPS exactly a week after ordering. VAT invoice, tracking data sent on dispatch, courteous e-mail confirmations. I'd buy from them again given that experience. Indeed I intend to give positive feedback on Facebook to this effect.

I was originally going to buy through Amazon, but I figured out I could purchase from the same seller direct for less...

I was also somewhat apprehensive given some posts on Facebook, but luckily no complications...

[DuckieTigger]

Originally Posted by scionmessenger

Ok, Ive added those to my page along with my reviews. All the pictures are now clickable and when you do give it a few seconds and it will be magnified and you can scroll around in super detail. If you want to save the high res version, or look at it all at once in hi res, while it is magnified, right click and either save, or open in new tab. Once opened in a new tab you can click on it once and it will be full resolution! Make sure you don't forget to click on it on the main page and put into magnification mode, because if it is not in magnification mode and you right click and open or save its just the low res version!

https://scionmessenger.wixsite.com/e...book-color-633

Thank you. Looks good. Compared to black and white eink the contrast is a little bit lacking, but that is to be expected. Nothing a frontlight couldn't fix. I try it every now and then to use my non-lit Kindle Touch and usually doesn't last longer than a day or two. Having built in light is just too convenient.