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Cybook | 43 | 63.24% | |
BeBook | 25 | 36.76% | |
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11-04-2008, 01:37 PM | #31 | |
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For me the cybook wins because of the very good mobi-pocket support which let me read for instance the superb (but NOT DRM-free) books of George RR Martin. You won't be able to do that with the bebook because they don't support DRM'd mobi-format. Also the dictionary support is amazing; it really gives an extra dimension to your reader. In my opinion on the hardware side there is very little difference and on the software side the cybook is much better developed (at the moment). just my 2 cents p.s. On the other discussion here. I really would like to see the total amount of pages in a book at the end of the status-bar. That would be enough for me. That would imo be the most important update they could make, and a really small one in that. Last edited by ErwinOtten; 11-05-2008 at 03:27 AM. |
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11-05-2008, 03:24 AM | #35 |
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The BeBook does now support DRM-Mobi, but it lacks a number of features compared with other Mobi implementations, such as font loading, justification, dictionary lookup, etc. Hopefully this will improve with future firmware releases on the BeBook, but at the moment there's no doubt that Mobi support on the Gen3 is significantly better.
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11-05-2008, 03:26 AM | #36 | |
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I know that the Mobi support is sort of borked on the BeBook at the moment, but they developers have listened to the users and are currently adressing our issues. At least if you are to believe their posts on the BeBook forums |
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zip and rar are needed to read comics.
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11-05-2008, 04:39 AM | #39 |
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Support for SDHC is important because soon that will be the only thing you can buy cheaply.
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Do you happen to know, Tommy, whether the CyBook's inability to use SDHC cards is down to the hardware controller it uses, or is it a firmware issue? Eg, the Sony Reader gained the ability to use SDHC cards with a firmware upgrade; could the Gen3 do the same?
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I would not thing that gray scales were important for manga which probably is what people read most on these devices.
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11-05-2008, 05:44 AM | #43 | |
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So I guess it also depends on the need you have for your reader which one is the best. For simple plain mobi-pocket reading the Cybook is (until now) superior. For other purposes the bebook might be better. |
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The BeBook has the same 4 grey-scale screen as the Gen3. The only eInk devices which have more are the Sony (8 grey-scale) or the iLiad (16 grey-scale).
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And I like to be able to choose fonts and to look up in a dictionary. Last edited by patatan; 11-05-2008 at 06:41 AM. |
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