Quick First impression - Page 3

bob_ninja · 10-08-2008, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pthwaite

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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.....

Huh????

Does it mean that the buttons on the side are so big/long that you cannot manage a decent and comfortable grip to hold it?
Looking back at your images it seems there is some space below buttons on each edge to grasp it, no? Do you mean that there is not enough room for a comfortable holding pattern?

I know Cybook is very light and I can hold it for a long time even with a single hand. How does this one compare then? Say you were in bed reading PDF manuals. How comfortable/easy would it be? Or not?

harald · 10-08-2008, 02:25 PM

http://forum.irexnet.com/viewtopic.php?t=2910

linjohnny · 10-08-2008, 02:25 PM

This is gonna be a hot Q & A thread

pthwaite, many thx for your photos. As a big fan of Irex, I'm just shifting between this model and Irex Iliad 2. May I ask u a favor to test this Chinese File and check whether Chinese fonts are supported? Thanks

pthwaite · 10-08-2008, 02:37 PM

The problem with the buttons are your arm and fingers just keep touching them. You can disable them & just use the stylus, but I prefer both, despite this.

Reading in bed would be tiring on the arms & wrists. Pick up 2 new pads of either A4 or US paper & it will be similar in size & weight.

It does charge when on and connected to a PC, I'm not entirely convinced it charges or, at least charges faster when connected to a PC or usb supply & the DR1000 is switched off. No real way to tell as the leds all go off. I shall no doubt find out.

WRT the chinese pdf, there was no reason to think it wouldn't display as fonts are usually embedded in the document. Sure enough ti displays ok. I can't read it of course :-)

linjohnny · 10-08-2008, 02:48 PM

Cool！pathwaite, thanks again for your testing! I think now this model has completely got me, though compared to its predecessor, it seems a litttle bit "stocky". I'm desperate for one:-)

DaleDe · 10-08-2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam B.

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.

Generally Letter size works better than A4 as the aspect ratio of the screens is a better fit to Letter size. A4 squeezes the vertical with plenty of room on the sides.

davidspitzer · 10-09-2008, 03:01 AM

Ordered mine tonight from http://www.ereaderoutfitters.com/ I am very excited to see it

pthwaite · 10-09-2008, 05:58 AM

Just in case some of you were misled, The weight of the DR1000s without a cover is not much & it is fairly thin. but when you stick it in the cover it starts to weigh a bit (ie my reference to a couple of A4 or US paper pads as a guide) SO reading in bed in it's cover starts to get a bit uncomfortable.

Howard

HarryT · 10-09-2008, 09:55 AM

Could you comment on how good the MobiPocket Reader is? Can you set bookmarks? Select different fonts? Load your own fonts? Do a dictionary search?

pthwaite · 10-09-2008, 12:24 PM

Harry, I don't have a dictionary yet. I keep looking and am un-decided. If it works as the manual suggests, it should be quite good. I missed your Chambers recommendation :-)

The Mobi reader, although I've opened a book and got to the start of the novel, checked you can easily change font size & you can add bookmarks, I haven't done anything else. As far as I know you cannot add your own fonts.

My newish cybook is still preferable for reading novels, it is just more compact. This device is wonderful for pdfs & newspapers though. I am presently trying to get to grips with scribbling on pdfs. Next stage is trying to see if the MAC can make sense of them.

wallcraft · 10-09-2008, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pthwaite

I don't have a dictionary yet.

Try Webster's Dictionary 1913. MobiPocket allows multiple dictionaries, so you can add a more recent one later.

cjp · 10-09-2008, 01:36 PM

Quote:

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.

Au contraire! The DR1000S is lovely! Best money I've spent on a device in a l-o-n-g time! (I live in the US and as a doctoral student I was desperate for a reader which I could load and carry around all my journals and readings. The DR1000S is so absolutely PERFECT, I cannot ever imagine not having it.)
You should consider it if your objective is to read full size PDF readings. This baby rocks!

pthwaite · 10-09-2008, 02:18 PM

Well, the dictionary is in the machine and in the place it says it needs to be. You can read the dictionary and search for words in it.

I (and possibly anyone else) cannot, while reading a mobi-book, look up a word. The DR1000s says it cannot find a dictionary and tells me to ensure it is the place I put it...

Not very successful. If their companion software worked as the manual suggested it should, the function may work but I suspect this may be a bug.

pthwaite · 10-09-2008, 03:13 PM

Another Oops moment.
If you decide to disable the side buttons & just use the stylus. Don't go into full page mode for a pdf etc when in Write mode as you cannot do anything but draw on your pdf!
The "unlock" on the side buttons doesn't work. You will have to hit the reset button...

I wonder if they tested this with fools? Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenenious.

Over · 10-09-2008, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pthwaite

Another Oops moment.
If you decide to disable the side buttons & just use the stylus. Don't go into full page mode for a pdf etc when in Write mode as you cannot do anything but draw on your pdf!
The "unlock" on the side buttons doesn't work. You will have to hit the reset button...

I wonder if they tested this with fools? Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenenious.

I guess it's a bug. How can people guess that going full screen means no stylus control? Point that out to iRex, so that they can fix it in a subsequent firmware update.

10-08-2008, 02:25 PM	#32
harald Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: iliad	another quick review http://forum.irexnet.com/viewtopic.php?t=2910

10-09-2008, 03:01 AM	#37
davidspitzer So Many Words to Read! Posts: 411 Karma: 125665 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: Kindle	I did it Ordered mine tonight from http://www.ereaderoutfitters.com/ I am very excited to see it

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10-08-2008, 02:37 PM	#34
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	The problem with the buttons are your arm and fingers just keep touching them. You can disable them & just use the stylus, but I prefer both, despite this. Reading in bed would be tiring on the arms & wrists. Pick up 2 new pads of either A4 or US paper & it will be similar in size & weight. It does charge when on and connected to a PC, I'm not entirely convinced it charges or, at least charges faster when connected to a PC or usb supply & the DR1000 is switched off. No real way to tell as the leds all go off. I shall no doubt find out. WRT the chinese pdf, there was no reason to think it wouldn't display as fonts are usually embedded in the document. Sure enough ti displays ok. I can't read it of course :-)

10-08-2008, 02:48 PM	#35
linjohnny Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: D900/Nx70v	Cool！pathwaite, thanks again for your testing! I think now this model has completely got me, though compared to its predecessor, it seems a litttle bit "stocky". I'm desperate for one:-)

10-09-2008, 05:58 AM	#38
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	Just in case some of you were misled, The weight of the DR1000s without a cover is not much & it is fairly thin. but when you stick it in the cover it starts to weigh a bit (ie my reference to a couple of A4 or US paper pads as a guide) SO reading in bed in it's cover starts to get a bit uncomfortable. Howard

10-09-2008, 09:55 AM	#39
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Could you comment on how good the MobiPocket Reader is? Can you set bookmarks? Select different fonts? Load your own fonts? Do a dictionary search?

10-09-2008, 12:24 PM	#40
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	Harry, I don't have a dictionary yet. I keep looking and am un-decided. If it works as the manual suggests, it should be quite good. I missed your Chambers recommendation :-) The Mobi reader, although I've opened a book and got to the start of the novel, checked you can easily change font size & you can add bookmarks, I haven't done anything else. As far as I know you cannot add your own fonts. My newish cybook is still preferable for reading novels, it is just more compact. This device is wonderful for pdfs & newspapers though. I am presently trying to get to grips with scribbling on pdfs. Next stage is trying to see if the MAC can make sense of them.

10-09-2008, 02:18 PM	#43
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	Well, the dictionary is in the machine and in the place it says it needs to be. You can read the dictionary and search for words in it. I (and possibly anyone else) cannot, while reading a mobi-book, look up a word. The DR1000s says it cannot find a dictionary and tells me to ensure it is the place I put it... Not very successful. If their companion software worked as the manual suggested it should, the function may work but I suspect this may be a bug.

10-09-2008, 03:13 PM	#44
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	Another Oops moment. If you decide to disable the side buttons & just use the stylus. Don't go into full page mode for a pdf etc when in Write mode as you cannot do anything but draw on your pdf! The "unlock" on the side buttons doesn't work. You will have to hit the reset button... I wonder if they tested this with fools? Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenenious.

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