Quick First impression

[Gogolo]

Whenever you do anything it flashes & this can be on numerous occasions. Quite why it must flash so often I have no idea. You cannot appear to stop this,

You should be able to turn them off in the settings.

Gogolo

[thomega]

Originally Posted by pthwaite

I have a MAC. I erad the manual yesterday and was a trifle concerned. [...] I then (in spite of the manual) just dragged some folders full of pdf files ont the card, re-inserted & found the files.

That's a great relief! If you can do it on w/a Mac, I should be able to do it w/Linux. Thanks.

Can you also create resonably deep directory hierarchies without the 1000s tripping up?

Have you tried to merge scribbles using the java program for the iLiad
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9535 yet?

Have you tried higher capacity SD(HC?) cards yet?

Thanks in advance.

[pthwaite]

thomega,
the folders & files are several "deep" and I keep adding.
I do intend to try the java scribble programme , but not yet.
I haven't tried any SDHC cards, but again I only have a couple, I generally stick to 2GB.

& Yes, I got mine through Libresco the UK distributor as they were most helpful.

[Over]

Congratulations for your new Digital Reader, pthwaite.

I am on the verge of going crazy and buy this one, after having bought the Cybook just a few months ago.

Could I ask you a favor? Could you check out a couple of samples in your DR?

This one: http://rapidshare.com/files/14947867..._Companion.pdf (direct download) is a PDF file, with lots of images, B&W and colour, text, tables and such. My Cybook doesn't even load it. Could you check it out? And maybe take a couple of photos? Tell me if DR displays it fine and how fast, please.

This one: http://rapidshare.com/files/14947522...DF_samples.zip (direct download too), has a couple of manga pages (japanese comic) and a PDF file (from a AD&D book). Once again, I would be thankful for a couple of screenshots and your input about them.

I hope I'm not overwhelming you with these requests

By the way, how safe do you feel, carrying around the DR in the Flip-Over?

[Tomek]

Is the flip-cover included with the device or did you purchase it separately?

[Over]

Originally Posted by Tomek

Is the flip-cover included with the device or did you purchase it separately?

It's purchased separately. It's about 50€.

[pthwaite]

Over,
I too have an 18Mb pdf that doesn't open on the cybook, it just gets overwhelmed.
I am very pleased and surprised the DR1000 was successful. see photos

It does take about 10s or so to render the pages for your 20Mb document, but it works.

The case was an extra, if I was spending that much I though it worthwhile & it works quite well. It is the flip-over and doesn't get in the way. As I say though, you will find you rest this device on a desk to read it as it is heavy, especially when in the case.

Howard

[Over]

Thank you very much, pthwaite!

Just to clear it up, do you mean 10 seconds for each page or to load the document?

[bob_ninja]

Originally Posted by Over

It's purchased separately. It's about 50€.

Geeez, I hate when they are cheap like that. You pay a fortune for the device and then they don't include a protective case but charge extra!?!?!?!

BTW, could you elaborate on the buttons being too sensitive?
Also how do you think they will wear over time? Will buttons degrade and fail or will they last a long time?

thanks

[flyingtablet]

pthwaite
Thank you for the nice photo. Can you try the following paper and see how
the second page looks?

http://www2008.org/papers/pdf/p267-weiA.pdf

Thank you.

[poluk]

Could you try these files ?

http://www.zshare.net/download/17852310b7c620d1
and that one
http://rapidshare.com/files/94193345..._QUOTIDIEN.pdf

(the first one is an edition of the economist and the second one le monde (french newspapers)
I wish could read it on the ereader if yes for sure i will buy one

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by bob_ninja

Geeez, I hate when they are cheap like that. You pay a fortune for the device and then they don't include a protective case but charge extra!?!?!?!

BTW, could you elaborate on the buttons being too sensitive?
Also how do you think they will wear over time? Will buttons degrade and fail or will they last a long time?

thanks

The buttons are capacitive touch buttons not physical. So, I can't see them wearing out. Of course a slight brush of the button with a finger will probably trigger it. They perhaps should put some type of time delay or something like touchpads have to determine how long you need to be touching it for it to be considered a button press.

BOb

[talaivan]

The more I read about this, the less attractive it seems -- heavy, slow (60 seconds to boot up), recharge through USB, capacitive buttons, doesn't keep up with stylus input. Also, it is apparently optimized for A4, which makes it somewhat less useful for US consumers. The biggest drawback for the current Iliad, I think, is that it doesn't have a sleep function. If I don't turn it off, its battery is depleted very quickly. I assume the same is true of the 1000S.

[pthwaite]

I don't really have time for all these trials. wrt Flyingtablet, your papers are the sort I was looking at earlier myself and I can read them, but glasses help after a while. Minor zoom & pan help me, likewise for POLK.

I can successfully read the Guardian pdf download version of the UK newspaper:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g24/0,,1820858,00.html

generally without needing to zoom. But after a while glasses help. A little zoom & pan do make it easier.

If you imagine the page at about 70% of the image that appears on download, that is a good impression. (my screen resoloution is 1280x768). As you can see the writing is small, but okay for me. Your eyes may be younger or older....

WRT the buttons, you just can't stop hitting them if you hold the DR1000 in your hand. What's more, you will keep forgetting that the middle bottom button is ALWAYS the menu button & NOT an ENTER function. ENTER is either of the 2 side middle buttons.

It would be a lot easier if there was a stylus menu for standard functions like back, menu, pan, zoom etc dependant on mode along the bottom. As it is you have to keep returning to the menu and it does drive me mad. I am going to try to print out the key shortcuts and stick them inside the cover as I just cannot yet, remember them all.

[Adam B.]

Originally Posted by talaivan

The more I read about this, the less attractive it seems -- heavy, slow (60 seconds to boot up), recharge through USB, capacitive buttons, doesn't keep up with stylus input. Also, it is apparently optimized for A4, which makes it somewhat less useful for US consumers. The biggest drawback for the current Iliad, I think, is that it doesn't have a sleep function. If I don't turn it off, its battery is depleted very quickly. I assume the same is true of the 1000S.

I thought charge through USB was something everyone wanted? It was one of the bigger complaints of the iLiad because it was lacking.

Not keeping up with the stylus is because of the eink delay. As someone who only takes notes on the iLiad, you don't really notice this when you're actually writing. Trust that the line will show up, and all is well.

On A4 vs Letter, I found this page that compares the sizes. Letter is only slightly wider, and is shorter than A4. I don't think you will notice the difference when reading letter documents on it. Especially when you tell it to remove the margins.

They claim that sleep and suspend are coming soon. If this is important to you, I suggest you wait until it's released before making up your mind.