Have we mentioned the 5" colour Elonex? - Page 2

sian · 12-03-2010, 01:12 PM

im getting 1 for xmax so i can have my crochet pattens in colour as my kindle makes em blurry

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Originally Posted by Graham

I couldn't find any posts here with some MR forum searching.

http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...eader/8139619/

Now available from Waterstone's for a penny less than £100, and quite interesting alongside the news of their 7" and 10" tablets, and the colour Nook.

Graham

AdamV · 12-04-2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Change your first statement with "I", instead of "you".

I can read perfectly on LCD.

i think i'll leave the "you" and let you go and read outside in a sunny day...

Sweetpea · 12-05-2010, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by AdamV

i think i'll leave the "you" and let you go and read outside in a sunny day...

And I'll let you read an e-ink device inside, in a dim livingroom.

Oh, and for your information, I have always read on my LCD screen, outside, on a sunny day. Without any problems. The only reason I bought the e-ink was because of battery life (though, with the backlight turned off, my PDA can last most of the day (at least that part that is warm enough to lay outside in the hammock...))

Neither is perfect for all conditions. But saying that you cannot read on LCD is pure nonsense.

Crusader · 12-05-2010, 03:56 AM

They are actually for sale here in South Africa as well. Their 10" tablet seems appealing for when it gets released. I think that should work nicely for PDF viewing and it seems to be the cheapest Android tablet available over here.

It would be interesting to see how it performs.

AdamV · 12-05-2010, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Oh, and for your information, I have always read on my LCD screen, outside, on a sunny day. Without any problems.

Cool

I'd love to learn your technics one day

Phogg · 12-05-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamV

b/c it's a tiny source of light that hurts your eyes eventually... you can browse web or check your email... but for ebooks it's the worst choice...

Actually, it hurts some people's eyes eventually.

Eyestrain from backlit devices is no more universal than alcoholism is universal in people who have an adult beverage at a sporting event or employee party.

HansTWN · 12-06-2010, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark123

Wow the current price has gone down to £69.99

At that price it couldn't possibly have anything resembling decent hardware. The screen will be lousy and so will be the rest of the device. If you pay 70 pounds in the UK then the ex factory price will be around 30, probably less. Even if you imagine they use free prison labor they still can't give you anything worth having for that price.

Graham · 12-06-2010, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HansTWN

At that price it couldn't possibly have anything resembling decent hardware. The screen will be lousy and so will be the rest of the device.

There are other reasons why the price could be getting forced down. I posted the link to the specs above, and the screen's a TFT at 800x480. As I said earlier, while not great compared to the current crop of eInk and high-end tablets, that's still a lot better than my old Palm T/X which I read dozens of novels on.

Before we write this off it would be good if someone could actually get to see one of these working. I don't have a branch of Waterstone's near me here, but I'll try to remember to pop into one next time I'm in one of them big cities.

Graham

LevelHead · 02-08-2011, 10:11 AM

I got one for Xmas and I love it.

I'll get round to writing a review of it if theres any interest.

webspit · 02-18-2011, 05:29 AM

I've got one which worked fine for about a month but then started locking up on the ebook list after the first 11 pages.

After some experimentation I've managed to work out that I can store as many books as a I want and access them provided there are no more than about 50 in any single folder.

I've tried resetting, firmware upgrades and formatting the onboard flash but nothing solves the problem. I presume there is some buffer flash or ram somewhere that isn't being cleared during resets or firmware rewrites that is either full or faulty resulting in the limitation that has suddenly appearred.

Up to then it was brilliant any ideas on solving my problem would be appreciated.

I did pull it apart and it's powered by a Boxchip X10 cpu, display memory is a EM42BM1684RTC chip and flash a H27UBG8T2ATR

Supine · 02-23-2011, 08:20 PM

How good is it? I am tempted to buy one.

webspit · 02-25-2011, 04:23 AM

It's a nice piece of kit, much better than eink readers which I find totally useless in the dark when I do most of my reading.

It's much much faster than my old sony prs-650 which was very slow turning pages and listing books.

The problem I mentioned above seems to be related to the number of books stored on internal memory and went away when I reduced the number to 50ish and put the rest on sd cards.

It gets slower if there are large numbers of books (<1000) on SDcards but not as slow as the sony.

The only real drawback is the 5in screen is slightly too small for viewing pdf comicbooks unless you use the horrendously fiddly zoom feature.

mp3 playback is faultless and video works well although it won't play mkv files.

Tomsk · 02-27-2011, 11:25 AM

I do nearly all of my reading of novels on an Archos 5IT. My KDXG sits on the desk beside me as I (re)learn my programming skills.

Browsing thropugh Waterstones site - http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...-readers/1918/ - this is more tempting. a 6" e-ink reader for £79.99!

rdfry · 02-27-2011, 11:54 AM

That actually looks pretty nice. What OS is it running?

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LevelHead Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Sony PRS-350:Sony PRS-300 Dark Blue: Elonex 500EB	I got one for Xmas and I love it. I'll get round to writing a review of it if theres any interest.

02-18-2011, 05:29 AM	#25
webspit Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: elonex 500eb	I've got one which worked fine for about a month but then started locking up on the ebook list after the first 11 pages. After some experimentation I've managed to work out that I can store as many books as a I want and access them provided there are no more than about 50 in any single folder. I've tried resetting, firmware upgrades and formatting the onboard flash but nothing solves the problem. I presume there is some buffer flash or ram somewhere that isn't being cleared during resets or firmware rewrites that is either full or faulty resulting in the limitation that has suddenly appearred. Up to then it was brilliant any ideas on solving my problem would be appreciated. I did pull it apart and it's powered by a Boxchip X10 cpu, display memory is a EM42BM1684RTC chip and flash a H27UBG8T2ATR

02-23-2011, 08:20 PM	#26
Supine BetaDoc Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Scotland Device: Sony PRS 600, iPod Touch	How good is it? I am tempted to buy one.

02-25-2011, 04:23 AM	#27
webspit Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: elonex 500eb	It's a nice piece of kit, much better than eink readers which I find totally useless in the dark when I do most of my reading. It's much much faster than my old sony prs-650 which was very slow turning pages and listing books. The problem I mentioned above seems to be related to the number of books stored on internal memory and went away when I reduced the number to 50ish and put the rest on sd cards. It gets slower if there are large numbers of books (<1000) on SDcards but not as slow as the sony. The only real drawback is the 5in screen is slightly too small for viewing pdf comicbooks unless you use the horrendously fiddly zoom feature. mp3 playback is faultless and video works well although it won't play mkv files.

02-27-2011, 11:25 AM	#28
Tomsk Womble Posts: 120 Karma: 4505298 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Device: KFHDX8.9, Fujitsu S1300, Voyage, K7	I do nearly all of my reading of novels on an Archos 5IT. My KDXG sits on the desk beside me as I (re)learn my programming skills. Browsing thropugh Waterstones site - http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...-readers/1918/ - this is more tempting. a 6" e-ink reader for £79.99!

02-27-2011, 11:54 AM	#29
rdfry loving the books Posts: 374 Karma: 18825402 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: DFW Device: Rooted Nook, Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, Galaxy Note 5, 2 Fire 7s Note 8	That actually looks pretty nice. What OS is it running?

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