Initial Impressions From The eBook Virgin

[Chiron]

Well, you can wait until the next firmware is released (acording to Robertb it was suposed to come yesterday) and see if that fix the problem, or you could try a re-flash if those beeps are really important to you.

[tamzilla]

Originally Posted by kennyc

I hate the tiny tiny menu fonts -- they are virtually unreadable to my old eyes--even with my glasses on.

I agree, the menu fonts are too tiny. I think part of the problem is that they are using Times New Roman as the default font and the thin strokes almost disappear on the smaller font sizes. One of the strange things with the Pocket Pro is that if you change the system font in the main settings, it will change the menu fonts in the menus you can pull up while reading a book but doesn't in the main menus. I changed the system font to Ibookn, and while still tiny, the menu text is much easier to read.

I think this is something we should list over in the improvements thread - larger menu fonts and the option to have the folder view and main menus use the user selected system font.

[KarenH]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Well, I'm not so destructive as to bend the cover back an complete 180 degrees and break the spine of my E-book.

But yeah, certainly they should be usable if you do. or if you are using it naked.

I don't know if this will work with the PP, but with my EZ Reader Basic I took the cover off, turned it upside down and put it back on again. It works much better for me opening the other direction, and a side benefit is that it is much easier to remove because the cover over the USB port doesn't get in the way.

[kennyc]

Well I just broke it's back reading at lunch here, so C'est la vie.

and used the left-side page keys.

Actually speaking of the cover, it makes the whole thing twice as thick....maybe I'll try to find something a bit thinner...anyone know of anything??

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by tamzilla

I agree, the menu fonts are too tiny. I think part of the problem is that they are using Times New Roman as the default font and the thin strokes almost disappear on the smaller font sizes. One of the strange things with the Pocket Pro is that if you change the system font in the main settings, it will change the menu fonts in the menus you can pull up while reading a book but doesn't in the main menus. I changed the system font to Ibookn, and while still tiny, the menu text is much easier to read.

I think this is something we should list over in the improvements thread - larger menu fonts and the option to have the folder view and main menus use the user selected system font.

Agreed! Did you already post that/this over there?

[Dave_S]

Originally Posted by 93terp

Yes & yes...

Ahhhhhhh, yes to the first question certainly seems to indicate a bug in the new firmware then.

At least your device hardware is OK.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Actually speaking of the cover, it makes the whole thing twice as thick....maybe I'll try to find something a bit thinner...anyone know of anything??

Haven't got the PP yet, but after having the Opus for a few days I started thinking maybe the carrying pouch idea might be a better idea for these smaller devices. Just something to give the device decent protection and then when reading leave it naked.

[Dave_S]

Originally Posted by kennyc

maybe I'll try to find something a bit thinner...anyone know of anything??

I do not know anything for the V5 yet, but if you find something I would try to make sure that it is rigid on the side the screen is on to protect the screen from impacts, because that glass screen cracks all too easily.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Haven't got the PP yet, but after having the Opus for a few days I started thinking maybe the carrying pouch idea might be a better idea for these smaller devices. Just something to give the device decent protection and then when reading leave it naked.

Yep. That's kinda what I'm thinking...

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Just to follow up on my "evaluation" I used the PP to read some 20 pages or so as I took my morning walk. It performed fine. I still don't care for the next page button positioning -- having the next/previous buttons on the inside edge (left side) of the reader in the seam of the cover is just lame to me -- there is no way these are usable one-handed while the cover is being used.

I also loaded a couple more books -- registered it with my Adobe and loaded a DRM'd library book etc.

For now I've decided to keep it.

On my EZ Reader I fold the cover back 180 degrees which works fine at enabling the use of the side buttons.

Dale

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

On my EZ Reader I fold the cover back 180 degrees which works fine at enabling the use of the side buttons.

Dale

Yep, see above. Broke-back Reader.

[GA Russell]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

On my EZ Reader I fold the cover back 180 degrees which works fine at enabling the use of the side buttons.

Dale, don't you mean 360 degrees?

[tamzilla]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Agreed! Did you already post that/this over there?

I didn't have a chance to earlier, but it looks like ekaser picked it up from this thread and added it to the list.

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Dale, don't you mean 360 degrees?

Well, yes from a closed position. I was thinking of folding it back on itself after it was already open.

Dale

[Stensie4JC]

Originally Posted by KarenH

I don't know if this will work with the PP, but with my EZ Reader Basic I took the cover off, turned it upside down and put it back on again. It works much better for me opening the other direction, and a side benefit is that it is much easier to remove because the cover over the USB port doesn't get in the way.

Unfortunately it only goes into the case the right handed way. The 5" is held in the case with one clip at the bottom and one clip on the left and the right side, which fit into grooves in the device. Even if you were to get it in, when the bottom clip became the top clip it would block the US port.