iRiver Story HD Video Review & Teardown

altzone · 07-22-2011, 02:19 AM

Hi
I have just uploaded my iRiver Story HD review and teardown videos:

The review is mainly concerned with comparing it to the Kindle 3.

Regards
Dave.

jupstin · 07-22-2011, 07:50 PM

Thanks for the review. I also bought the iRiver HD, and listening to your review (I downloaded the audio so I could hear it on my drive home) confirmed some concerns I was having - especially the ghosting. It's a real problem and is much worse than the Kindle or Nook STR. It's a real shame, because I absolutely love the increased resolution.

wilsonch · 07-22-2011, 09:55 PM

FWIW the only ghosting I can evoke on my Story HD is if I am on a text page (i.e., real text and not a scanned image of text) and I go from there straight to a scanned image page (for instance, at the beginning of the Jane Austen book that comes with the Story HD) then I have a faint light ghost of the text (i.e., a reverse ghost) within the boundaries of the image (in this case a picture of the title page or cover). I was unable to recreate the dark ghosting commented upon by the reviewer in the video.

jupstin · 07-23-2011, 12:25 PM

Ghosting has definitely been a problem for me. I especially notice it if there are any graphical elements or long lines (like in a table.) I've decided to return it, and the K3 will be my next experiment

wilsonch · 07-29-2011, 01:21 PM

The tiny numbers that mystified and distressed the video reviewer by their apparent inconsistent behavior are page numbers from the original book. For users who want to do footnotes, the original page number is very useful. For the vast majority of users they are superfluous and therefore it is appropriate that they are tiny. BTW, I am a footnoter.

frostschutz · 12-01-2011, 11:59 AM

Thanks for the video and pictures. I have opened up my Story HD today as well. It's the basic version without Wifi. No surprises really, it looks to be the very same board just without the wifi chip (in your picture the yellowish one in the upper right corner). The antenna is missing as well, naturally.

07-22-2011, 02:19 AM	#1
altzone Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 440 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	iRiver Story HD Video Review & Teardown Hi I have just uploaded my iRiver Story HD review and teardown videos: The review is mainly concerned with comparing it to the Kindle 3. Regards Dave. Last edited by altzone; 07-22-2011 at 02:22 AM.

07-22-2011, 09:55 PM	#3
wilsonch Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 74 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago USA Device: Various Androids; Kindle Touch; Nook GlowLight Plus 7.8	FWIW the only ghosting I can evoke on my Story HD is if I am on a text page (i.e., real text and not a scanned image of text) and I go from there straight to a scanned image page (for instance, at the beginning of the Jane Austen book that comes with the Story HD) then I have a faint light ghost of the text (i.e., a reverse ghost) within the boundaries of the image (in this case a picture of the title page or cover). I was unable to recreate the dark ghosting commented upon by the reviewer in the video. Last edited by wilsonch; 07-22-2011 at 09:57 PM. Reason: wording

12-01-2011, 11:59 AM	#6
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,279 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	Thanks for the video and pictures. I have opened up my Story HD today as well. It's the basic version without Wifi. No surprises really, it looks to be the very same board just without the wifi chip (in your picture the yellowish one in the upper right corner). The antenna is missing as well, naturally. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by frostschutz; 01-22-2012 at 01:24 PM.

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07-22-2011, 07:50 PM	#2
jupstin Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 1005378 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambria, California Device: Kindle 2	Thanks for the review. I also bought the iRiver HD, and listening to your review (I downloaded the audio so I could hear it on my drive home) confirmed some concerns I was having - especially the ghosting. It's a real problem and is much worse than the Kindle or Nook STR. It's a real shame, because I absolutely love the increased resolution.

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jupstin Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 1005378 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambria, California Device: Kindle 2	Ghosting has definitely been a problem for me. I especially notice it if there are any graphical elements or long lines (like in a table.) I've decided to return it, and the K3 will be my next experiment

07-29-2011, 01:21 PM	#5
wilsonch Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 74 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago USA Device: Various Androids; Kindle Touch; Nook GlowLight Plus 7.8	The tiny numbers that mystified and distressed the video reviewer by their apparent inconsistent behavior are page numbers from the original book. For users who want to do footnotes, the original page number is very useful. For the vast majority of users they are superfluous and therefore it is appropriate that they are tiny. BTW, I am a footnoter.

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