Touch Nook Simple Touch: First Impressions - Page 16

tomsem · 06-23-2011, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boswd

I guess technically it's an added expense but when you can get a 4G card for around $10, even less than that for a 2G card, it's not exactly causing you to foreclose on your house or force you to eat Ramon Noodles for the next month

I bought a 8GB card at Costco for about $12 (they didn't have anything smaller). Of course it is $12 I would not have spent if B&N had included a little more user storage, probably even just another 1GB of it. But I'm set for life (or until microSD goes out of favor)...

I actually don't mind the clear separation between the storages. It's wasteful on the one hand, but at least it makes it easier to know what you need to back up. On Kindle everything is mixed together, and there's not much reason to back up Kindle Store content since it is generally not 'portable' (if the device dies, you won't be able to restore it to a new device from a backup). So it complicates things in the event you need to set up a new Kindle using backups (yes, so use calibre, and back its library up instead...).

As for energy consumption, I'm skeptical the presence of SD card will have much effect. But I guess I'll see soon enough.

tomsem · 06-23-2011, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EldRick

Totally agree - it's a useless waste of screen space on the Menu bar, and badly done at that.

It's another reason to leave wi-fi turned off all of the time (besides energy savings). If the browser actually worked, or you could send 3rd party content to your Nook using it somehow, it might be different.

Dedale · 06-24-2011, 08:50 AM

Well, well, well... I have one now

My wife brought me one yesterday and I have to say, so far I'm really happy with it. I wanted to update my Sony reader since some time as the customer service is not really friendly and asked me 200 bucks just to clean inside the screen and didn't want to bother changing the battery.

It's too early to draw any conclusion but:

- The screen: Yes, I have a PRS-700 and even if the light is a nice feature (which I use everyday), the pearl screen is... whoa!
I really like it, it's so deep, it looks really like a page.
Now, I encountered the ghosting problem (after maybe 200 refresh maybe more). It appeared suddenly and you can see the screen is generally darker and make the previous pages white... kinda weird but I was prepared and I restarted the device, everything was fine. Note that I had to make a full shutdown to get rid of it. I hope they will fix it and that it won't happen to often until then.

- Text Formating: Very handy. Nice choice of fonts as well even if I think I will stick with the first one. I will still try different ones sometimes I guess. It's cool to be able to arrange the margins and spacing.

- First run: I had some issue with the wifi, I have an airport router with 2 signals, I tried with the 5GHz first and didn't seem to pick it up so I enter the second one and everything went well! btw, my wifi is not discoverable so that means it didn't appear in the screen selection, I didn't have any trouble to enter the parameters.
It synced my B&N books automatically and the whole operation took me maybe 10 min (5 if you exclude the wifi thing). Nice.

- Feeling: My wife bought me a cover as well and it fits perfectly and feels good, maybe a bit to square with the angles but it will do until it tears apart.
I'd like to precise that I was really suspicious about the bezel, when I saw the pictures, it seemed huge, it's not. It's really perfect size. The buttons are indeed hard to press but as you handle your reader in this area, that makes sense to me and I'm used to it now.

- General: Yes, you can see that, even if I'm really not a fanboy of anything, the nook is really a good product. I haven't tried the OS deeply yet of course and I know there's quite a thread on quibbles but I'm happy with it. I don't think I will root it. I mean it does all I want: READ BOOKS.
I'll try to find people for the nook friends thingy because it can be cool to have new ideas even if I currently use goodreads which is fine.

Otherwise, I will stick with the stock software, I don't need to check my emails or RSS, I'm enough on my phone and in front of a computer. Plus, I put already some books in it and will sync with Calibre if I need to add more books from a specific serie. That's it. I don't need to have all my books with me all the time.

- Soft: Ok, they made a Nook software (mac version) where you can drag and drop (from Calibre) and after create shelves. The thing is, you can't sync your device with this software as it's apparently only a reader and you can't have access to your ebooks just to drag them in the nook. So, yes Calibre is the way to go. That's good because I love it.

-Formats: I tried some pdf (just text) and it handles them very nicely, the reflow was perfect and fast. Everything seems fast on this machine.
I tried some epub I made from cbr archives and it's gorgeous. Again, I'll try to upload some pictures for people to maybe have a better idea of the device.
For now I read Pride and Prejudice which was loaded in my library (don't ask me why but sometimes I got new books in my library from nowhere...) and LA Noire stories which I bought just before having the Nook.

Last thing, I really wanted to buy a Kobo but (again I'm not a fanboy and don't want to begin a troll war or something) there's a gap between the two. The OS is really fast and the screen is responsive, I didn't feel the same with the Kobo touch. Plus, it was too light and I was worried to break it in my laptop bag (I don't have the problem with the Sony and I'm concerned for the nook either).

Good investment ^_^

update in red

boswd · 06-24-2011, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dedale

Well, well, well... I have one now

My wife brought me one yesterday and I have to say, so far I'm really happy with it. I wanted to update my Sony reader since some time as the customer service is not really friendly and asked me 200 bucks just to clean inside the screen and didn't want to bother changing the battery.

It's too early to draw any conclusion but:

- The screen: Yes, I have a PRS-700 and even if the light is a nice feature (which I use everyday), the pearl screen is... whoa!
I really like it, it's so deep, it looks really like a page now.

- Text Formating: Very handy. Nice choice of fonts as well even if I think I will stick with the first one. I will still try different ones sometimes I guess. It's cool to be able to arrange the margins and spacing.

- First run: I had some issue with the wifi, I have an airport router with 2 signals, I tried with the 5GHz first and didn't seem to pick it up so I enter the second one and everything went well! btw, my wifi is not discoverable so that means it didn't appear in the screen selection, I didn't have any trouble to enter the parameters.
It synced my B&N books automatically and the whole operation took me maybe 10 min (5 if you exclude the wifi thing). Nice.

- Feeling: My wife bought me a cover as well and it fits perfectly and feels good, maybe a bit to square with the angles but it will do until it tears apart.

- General: Yes, you can see that, even if I'm really not a fanboy of anything, the nook is really a good product. I haven't tried the OS deeply yet of course and I know there's quite a thread on quibbles but I'm happy with it. I don't think I will root it. I mean it does all I want: READ BOOKS. I'll try to find people for the nook friends thingy because it can be cool otherwise, I will stick with the stock software.

I don't know yet if I will use Calibre or the Nook software to sync sideloaded content but for sure I will still use Calibre for my library ^^
I'll try to load some pdf and different books and take some pictures for those who are not convinced yet.

Last thing, I really wanted to buy a Kobo but (again I'm not a fanboy and don't want to begin a troll war or something) there's a gap between the two. The OS is really fast and the screen is responsive, I didn't feel the same with the Kobo touch. Plus, it was too light and I was worried to break it in my laptop bag (I don't have the problem with the Sony and I'm concerned for the nook either).

Good investment ^_^

Grrrr I keep holding myself back, I have the nook classic, which I adore, I have the nook color, that I just love, so I have no realistic need for another ereader let alone an eink reader.

But between my gadget lusting weakness and the that $139 price tage, I finding It harder and harder to resist must stay away from Barnes and noble.

HarryT · 06-24-2011, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boswd

Grrrr I keep holding myself back, I have the nook classic, which I adore, I have the nook color, that I just love, so I have no realistic need for another ereader let alone an eink reader.

But between my gadget lusting weakness and the that $139 price tage, I finding It harder and harder to resist must stay away from Barnes and noble.

Get one then. You can never have too many book readers

.

boswd · 06-24-2011, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Get one then. You can never have too many book readers

.

I like the way you think Harry

afv011 · 06-24-2011, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dedale

- First run: I had some issue with the wifi, I have an airport router with 2 signals, I tried with the 5GHz first and didn't seem to pick it up so I enter the second one and everything went well!

Congrats on your new nook. The nook str does not support the 5GHz frequency, that's 802.11n, while the nook adheres to 802.11b/g.

Dedale · 06-24-2011, 07:23 PM

I wrote some additional thoughts to my previous post for those who are interested.

Care · 06-25-2011, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boswd

Grrrr I keep holding myself back, I have the nook classic, which I adore, I have the nook color, that I just love, so I have no realistic need for another ereader let alone an eink reader.

But between my gadget lusting weakness and the that $139 price tage, I finding It harder and harder to resist must stay away from Barnes and noble.

Lol, same with me! My reason is that it is so much lighter and will take up less room in my purse. But do I need it? No. I know I will get one eventually though when I am back in the US.

Hahaha, the tv is on and I just saw the add for the LotR EE Blu-Ray. Do I need it? No. But I will buy it just like I did the theatrical, extended, and limited editions. Sometimes we just need to have something.

EricDP · 07-01-2011, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsCG1

I complained about both the Kobo and the K3 readers not being heavy enough and feeling cheap in my hands, so if the Nook STR feels the same way, that will be a huge mark against it in my eyes. I don't like my gadgets feeling like it's made from a box of foil.

Ironic, given that the manufacturers go out of their way to make them as light as possible. Personally, I'd rather it weighed nothing. I know to some people light is equated to cheap plastic crap. To me, since I deal with high-end photography equipment a lot, lighter is equated to more expensive, quality alloys, well engineered. The cheap stuff is always very heavy and breaks your back.

tomsem · 07-01-2011, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricDP

Ironic, given that the manufacturers go out of their way to make them as light as possible. Personally, I'd rather it weighed nothing. I know to some people light is equated to cheap plastic crap. To me, since I deal with high-end photography equipment a lot, lighter is equated to more expensive, quality alloys, well engineered. The cheap stuff is always very heavy and breaks your back.

Besides which, if you want to make it heavier, it is easy enough to do: get a cover, or tape some quarters to the back.

JSWolf · 07-01-2011, 08:04 PM

Can someone with a nook STR and a Sony Reader please compare eBooks using the same embedded font? The font I want compared is Charis SIL. This font can be found in a lot of ePub. But if you don't know which ePub have them, you can get a sample from the new Star Wars ePub and use that to compare. That will do just fine. I'm really curious what other think of the comparison.

John F · 07-02-2011, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Can someone with a nook STR and a Sony Reader please compare eBooks using the same embedded font? The font I want compared is Charis SIL. This font can be found in a lot of ePub. But if you don't know which ePub have them, you can get a sample from the new Star Wars ePub and use that to compare. That will do just fine. I'm really curious what other think of the comparison.

Would you be satisfied with a 505?

Care · 07-04-2011, 04:13 PM

Does the STR have the last read books menu and the fast last page read button like the NC? Also, can you put books on your homescreen? It sounds like it is just ads there...

Any new news on the ghosting? I am going to the US in a couple weeks and would like to get one. I am worried about the ghosting though since i cant just return it or swap.

mettleh3d · 07-04-2011, 05:29 PM

1. Under Library > List All, you'll see all of most current reads if you set Filter to Most Recent. Homescreen is worthless.

2. Ghosting is seriously a non-issue, you'll either never notice or be glad its not as bad as you imagined.

What has been affecting some n2e's however are strange battery discharging behaviors, discharging 25%+ overnight.

06-24-2011, 08:50 AM	#228
Dedale Guest Star Posts: 147 Karma: 9848 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal (Canada) Device: Sony PRS-700, Nook STR	Well, well, well... I have one now My wife brought me one yesterday and I have to say, so far I'm really happy with it. I wanted to update my Sony reader since some time as the customer service is not really friendly and asked me 200 bucks just to clean inside the screen and didn't want to bother changing the battery. It's too early to draw any conclusion but: - The screen: Yes, I have a PRS-700 and even if the light is a nice feature (which I use everyday), the pearl screen is... whoa! I really like it, it's so deep, it looks really like a page. Now, I encountered the ghosting problem (after maybe 200 refresh maybe more). It appeared suddenly and you can see the screen is generally darker and make the previous pages white... kinda weird but I was prepared and I restarted the device, everything was fine. Note that I had to make a full shutdown to get rid of it. I hope they will fix it and that it won't happen to often until then. - Text Formating: Very handy. Nice choice of fonts as well even if I think I will stick with the first one. I will still try different ones sometimes I guess. It's cool to be able to arrange the margins and spacing. - First run: I had some issue with the wifi, I have an airport router with 2 signals, I tried with the 5GHz first and didn't seem to pick it up so I enter the second one and everything went well! btw, my wifi is not discoverable so that means it didn't appear in the screen selection, I didn't have any trouble to enter the parameters. It synced my B&N books automatically and the whole operation took me maybe 10 min (5 if you exclude the wifi thing). Nice. - Feeling: My wife bought me a cover as well and it fits perfectly and feels good, maybe a bit to square with the angles but it will do until it tears apart. I'd like to precise that I was really suspicious about the bezel, when I saw the pictures, it seemed huge, it's not. It's really perfect size. The buttons are indeed hard to press but as you handle your reader in this area, that makes sense to me and I'm used to it now. - General: Yes, you can see that, even if I'm really not a fanboy of anything, the nook is really a good product. I haven't tried the OS deeply yet of course and I know there's quite a thread on quibbles but I'm happy with it. I don't think I will root it. I mean it does all I want: READ BOOKS. I'll try to find people for the nook friends thingy because it can be cool to have new ideas even if I currently use goodreads which is fine. Otherwise, I will stick with the stock software, I don't need to check my emails or RSS, I'm enough on my phone and in front of a computer. Plus, I put already some books in it and will sync with Calibre if I need to add more books from a specific serie. That's it. I don't need to have all my books with me all the time. - Soft: Ok, they made a Nook software (mac version) where you can drag and drop (from Calibre) and after create shelves. The thing is, you can't sync your device with this software as it's apparently only a reader and you can't have access to your ebooks just to drag them in the nook. So, yes Calibre is the way to go. That's good because I love it. -Formats: I tried some pdf (just text) and it handles them very nicely, the reflow was perfect and fast. Everything seems fast on this machine. I tried some epub I made from cbr archives and it's gorgeous. Again, I'll try to upload some pictures for people to maybe have a better idea of the device. For now I read Pride and Prejudice which was loaded in my library (don't ask me why but sometimes I got new books in my library from nowhere...) and LA Noire stories which I bought just before having the Nook. Last thing, I really wanted to buy a Kobo but (again I'm not a fanboy and don't want to begin a troll war or something) there's a gap between the two. The OS is really fast and the screen is responsive, I didn't feel the same with the Kobo touch. Plus, it was too light and I was worried to break it in my laptop bag (I don't have the problem with the Sony and I'm concerned for the nook either). Good investment ^_^ update in red Last edited by Dedale; 06-24-2011 at 07:22 PM. Reason: more details

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06-24-2011, 07:23 PM	#233
Dedale Guest Star Posts: 147 Karma: 9848 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal (Canada) Device: Sony PRS-700, Nook STR	I wrote some additional thoughts to my previous post for those who are interested.

07-01-2011, 08:04 PM	#237
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,863 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Can someone with a nook STR and a Sony Reader please compare eBooks using the same embedded font? The font I want compared is Charis SIL. This font can be found in a lot of ePub. But if you don't know which ePub have them, you can get a sample from the new Star Wars ePub and use that to compare. That will do just fine. I'm really curious what other think of the comparison.

07-04-2011, 04:13 PM	#239
Care Aes Sedai Posts: 659 Karma: 46166 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura and Kobo Mini, had a Nook, NOOKcolor, Nook STR.	Does the STR have the last read books menu and the fast last page read button like the NC? Also, can you put books on your homescreen? It sounds like it is just ads there... Any new news on the ghosting? I am going to the US in a couple weeks and would like to get one. I am worried about the ghosting though since i cant just return it or swap.

07-04-2011, 05:29 PM	#240
mettleh3d Member Posts: 10 Karma: 1034 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: nook str	1. Under Library > List All, you'll see all of most current reads if you set Filter to Most Recent. Homescreen is worthless. 2. Ghosting is seriously a non-issue, you'll either never notice or be glad its not as bad as you imagined. What has been affecting some n2e's however are strange battery discharging behaviors, discharging 25%+ overnight.

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