Delstar OpenBook at Walgreens

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by bryanzs

Yeah, so that's why I'm trolling the MR forums trying to find a 7" LCD device I think I'd be happy with 800x480, which is what most of the devices seem to have.

I'd like to find something that has a decent battery life, a nice screen, good ereading software, and either boots up fast or can be put into 'sleep' mode for long periods of time. The most reviewed devices here that seem to meet at least some of these goals are the JE100/JE200, W1060/A81, or the (not-yet-released) Archos 7 Home. (Anyone with any experience with these - will any of them come close???)

I'd go with the SmartQ V7, myself.

[bryanzs]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I'd go with the SmartQ V7, myself.

Is that the one that already _has_ the English firmware, or does it need to be converted from the Chinese? I'm starting to get confused

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by bryanzs

Is that the one that already _has_ the English firmware, or does it need to be converted from the Chinese? I'm starting to get confused

As far as I know, all of SmartQ's devices have an English firmware. Teh V7 actually has 3: Linux, Android, and WinCE.

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I'd go with the SmartQ V7, myself.

Thanks for the suggestion, I was looking for a good 7" MID too. I just bought a used one on eBay for $200.

[thcrw739]

was not what i was looking for but http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_949wt_1109

Actually winning it was a surprise, and its new in the box.

I'm still under budget on some other things, So i still might look at what ever newegg's deal is tomorrow on the Jetbook.

[Marlonsarmiento]

Just got mine today, having issues upgrading. the device complete shuts, i have to reset it with the pinhole in the back. Tried upgrading on my vista 64 system and an XP desktop. Help please.

[ColdSun]

Originally Posted by thcrw739

was not what i was looking for but http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_949wt_1109

Actually winning it was a surprise, and its new in the box.

I'm still under budget on some other things, So i still might look at what ever newegg's deal is tomorrow on the Jetbook.

I have one of those. It is a very cool little device that runs WinCE 5.0. I actually think it is faster than my SmartQ7. The screen is smaller and the resolution isn't that high, but on a screen that small the resolution is just about right. When I was using it for reading I used AlReader2 and UBook. I would set the arrow keys on the little keyboard for changing pages. I also set the little rocker button along the bottom for changing pages when I had the device in the slide closed position.

[Scott_T]

Originally Posted by Marlonsarmiento

Just got mine today, having issues upgrading. the device complete shuts, i have to reset it with the pinhole in the back. Tried upgrading on my vista 64 system and an XP desktop. Help please.

complete shuts??

[Marlonsarmiento]

Originally Posted by Scott_T

complete shuts??

Completely shuts down.

[bryanzs]

Originally Posted by Marlonsarmiento

Just got mine today, having issues upgrading. the device complete shuts, i have to reset it with the pinhole in the back. Tried upgrading on my vista 64 system and an XP desktop. Help please.

At what point does it completely shut down?

When you turn it on, completely disconnected from the computer, does it start up properly? What does the battery charge indicate (in the upper-right corner) - perhaps you need to charge it first?

After it's turned on, and started up properly, if you plug it in to the USB cable (while you are NOT running the firmware upgrade tool), does your computer see it as a drive? Does the front screen of the Delstar turn into a "swirly data" image?

If you then start up the firmware upgrade tool, does it recognize your device? Where did you download the firmware from - is it the latest from today? I believe Scott_T had a problem with that one (at least initially).

Does the firmware tool run all the way to the end and say successful?

[Kris777]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I think that would be the Jetbook lite... you can find it for around $120 or less. I think newegg is having a big sale on it this weekend. Who knows what the price will be.

BOb

jetBook-Lite has eReader DRM support (books from B&N, fictionwise.com and ereader.com websites).

[Marlonsarmiento]

At what point does it completely shut down? a few seconds after it starts the update process

When you turn it on, completely disconnected from the computer, does it start up properly? Yes, I've been able to use it. I downloaded EPUBS, TXT, FB2 files.

What does the battery charge indicate (in the upper-right corner) - perhaps you need to charge it first? fully charged, although at times it has the charging symbol.

After it's turned on, and started up properly, if you plug it in to the USB cable (while you are NOT running the firmware upgrade tool), does your computer see it as a drive?Does the front screen of the Delstar turn into a "swirly data" image? yes & yes

If you then start up the firmware upgrade tool, does it recognize your device? yes

Where did you download the firmware from - is it the latest from today? Yes

I believe Scott_T had a problem with that one (at least initially).

Does the firmware tool run all the way to the end and say successful?
no

[bryanzs]

Originally Posted by Marlonsarmiento

At what point does it completely shut down? a few seconds after it starts the update process

When you turn it on, completely disconnected from the computer, does it start up properly? Yes, I've been able to use it. I downloaded EPUBS, TXT, FB2 files.

What does the battery charge indicate (in the upper-right corner) - perhaps you need to charge it first? fully charged, although at times it has the charging symbol.

After it's turned on, and started up properly, if you plug it in to the USB cable (while you are NOT running the firmware upgrade tool), does your computer see it as a drive?Does the front screen of the Delstar turn into a "swirly data" image? yes & yes

If you then start up the firmware upgrade tool, does it recognize your device? yes

Where did you download the firmware from - is it the latest from today? Yes

I believe Scott_T had a problem with that one (at least initially).

Does the firmware tool run all the way to the end and say successful?
no

Thanks for the answers (can you tell I work in the computer business? )

Are you saying you see the "charging" indicator even when the Delstar isn't plugged in (to either "mains" power or the USB cable)? That would be strange.

When you start up the firmware upgrade, I think the firmware upgrade tool shows some "status" messages to indicate what it's doing - do you see any of those messages? What's the last thing the firmware upgrade tool says it's doing before your Delstar shuts down?

I have the "firmware image" from a few days ago, which I used successfully. If you'd like, PM me with your email address and I will send it to you - I don't know if it will make any difference, but it may be worth a try.

[Highroller]

I believe Scott told me he had to reinstall the tool or something to that effect and had to have the reader plugged in while doing it but he got it to run in time.

[Kris777]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I think that would be the Jetbook lite... you can find it for around $120 or less. I think newegg is having a big sale on it this weekend. Who knows what the price will be.

BOb

The price is $112.99 and free shipping:
http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellShocker.aspx

Limit 3 per customer