MobileRead exclusive : sneak preview of the Bookeen Opus - Page 2

David Munch · 07-06-2009, 12:31 PM

Truly pocket sized you say? Thats some darn big pockets.. ^_^

rlparker · 07-06-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

...i think this is not a replacement but an additional model. personally i think a 5-inch device will be really popular
...

Agreed. Might be the "perfect" always-accessible device (believe it or not, sometimes I leave my K1 at home

). And the possibility of a lower price point could have a huge impact on demand, imho. I also agree that the reading experience on a 5" screen is probably not significantly different than on a 6" screen. But I'd sure like to try one to see for myself.

I've been following the thread about the Astak Pocket Pro. The specs of this device sound pretty similar. Anyone know if this device has the 8-level greyscale and faster Epson controller? And exactly when it will be available?

Can you tell I'm getting kinda itchy for a new reader soon?

zelda_pinwheel · 07-06-2009, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kacir

Is there any indication what is the planned price including VAT in Eur?

arg, i forget, i know it will be cheaper than the Gen3, i think they said 250€ but wait for confirmation.

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Munch

Truly pocket sized you say? Thats some darn big pockets.. ^_^

yes, it does depend on the pocket.

it's not the size of *my* pocket, but it will fit in a man's pocket (we tested, on saturday

).

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlparker

Agreed. Might be the "perfect" always-accessible device (believe it or not, sometimes I leave my K1 at home

). And the possibility of a lower price point could have a huge impact on demand, imho. I also agree that the reading experience on a 5" screen is probably not significantly different than on a 6" screen. But I'd sure like to try one to see for myself.

I've been following the thread about the Astak Pocket Pro. The specs of this device sound pretty similar. Anyone know if this device has the 8-level greyscale and faster Epson controller? And exactly when it will be available?

Can you tell I'm getting kinda itchy for a new reader soon?

agreed.

i can't tell you the specs you ask about, i'm not sure, but hopefully someone else remembers.

Godzil · 07-06-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Gaurnim

The memory card is micro-SD, up to 4 GB if I remember well.

If I remember correctly, one of the bookeen's guy said that they try with a 8GB SD card and it worked. Not sure if it work for all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by llasram

Anyone know if it's really 200 dpi? That's rather higher than the current-generation 6" screens (which IIRC are ~170 dpi).

They are in fact 166dpi to be exact. Sony advertise 170dpi, but it's false

And for the micro SD card, I saw it and it fit well inside the Opus.

wallcraft · 07-06-2009, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaurnim

The memory card is micro-SD, up to 4 GB if I remember well.

Does this support microSDHC? Anything above 2GB should be SDHC, but perhaps microSD has the same kind of non-standard high capacity cards as SD to muddy the waters.

junkyardwillie · 07-06-2009, 01:15 PM

I like that its a more rounded sleek look. I still wish that the readers could get rid of some more of the border around the screen. I guess its there for protection if the device drops but it sucks that the device has to have an extra inch or so on both sides, it kills the "smallness" of the device, it should have a small border like an Iphone screen or any of the touchscreen phones have, maybe go a little thicker to compensate since the devices tend to be too skinny to hold comfortably for a long time without a cover anyway. Cool device

DaleDe · 07-06-2009, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by llasram

Anyone know if it's really 200 dpi? That's rather higher than the current-generation 6" screens (which IIRC are ~170 dpi).

All of the 5" e-INk screens are the same. Yes they are 200 ppi. Yes, that is the highest available. If people really see this as an advantage then I would expect the 6" devices to move to 1024 x 768 to achieve parity. Of course, until they are delivered the marketplace has not yet determined whether this sort of improvement is worthwhile in practice.

Dale

DaleDe · 07-06-2009, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

Does this support microSDHC? Anything above 2GB should be SDHC, but perhaps microSD has the same kind of non-standard high capacity cards as SD to muddy the waters.

I suspect it is SDHC. There were micro cards called transflash (TF) and they do muddy the water a bit. I doubt if any new reader that indicates 4G would be anything but SDHC which of course means it should go to 32 G at some point.

Dale

zelda_pinwheel · 07-06-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

I suspect it is SDHC. There were micro cards called transflash (TF) and they do muddy the water a bit. I doubt if any new reader that indicates 4G would be anything but SDHC which of course means it should go to 32 G at some point.

Dale

crikey, 32go of ebooks !!

you could probably have every book ever written on there ! (thank god for folders !

)

hekkel · 07-06-2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kacir

Is there any indication what is the planned price including VAT in Eur?

http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/24214...book-opus.html

(Four shops offering this reader in the Netherlands for prices ranging from 223 to 267 euro.)

Crusader · 07-06-2009, 03:04 PM

After the full photo slideshow I now want a Opus more than ever before. Now if only they will get released!

Justy · 07-06-2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaurnim

About the formats, no Mobipocket supported in the firmware at release. You will have the oppportunity to change the firmware to support Mobipocket with or without but you will lose ePub support then.

Not even non-DRM support with ePub? That is a shame

zelda_pinwheel · 07-06-2009, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justy

Not even non-DRM support with ePub? That is a shame

it's a restriction from Mobipocket / Amazon, Bookeen can't do anything about it sadly.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-06-2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crusader

After the full photo slideshow I now want a Opus more than ever before. Now if only they will get released!

just think how i feel, i even got to play with one already !

Crusader · 07-06-2009, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

just think how i feel, i even got to play with one already !

Some people have all the luck.

I guess I'll just have to keep myself busy reading some actual books in the meantime...

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07-06-2009, 12:31 PM	#16
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,009 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	Truly pocket sized you say? Thats some darn big pockets.. ^_^

07-06-2009, 01:15 PM	#21
junkyardwillie Addict Posts: 316 Karma: 570 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Onyx Note Pro, Kobo H20 and iPad	I like that its a more rounded sleek look. I still wish that the readers could get rid of some more of the border around the screen. I guess its there for protection if the device drops but it sucks that the device has to have an extra inch or so on both sides, it kills the "smallness" of the device, it should have a small border like an Iphone screen or any of the touchscreen phones have, maybe go a little thicker to compensate since the devices tend to be too skinny to hold comfortably for a long time without a cover anyway. Cool device

07-06-2009, 03:04 PM	#26
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	After the full photo slideshow I now want a Opus more than ever before. Now if only they will get released!