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Old 10-11-2010, 11:08 AM   #1
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Skytex Reader?
I saw this Skytex ereader posted on SuperMediaStore.com's site. Searched our trusty MobileRead site and couldn't find anything on it.

Anyone know anything about it?

http://www.supermediastore.com/produ...20Hour%20Deals!
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Old 10-11-2010, 11:27 AM   #2
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Looks nice ... skytex have a range of products as well as this ereader....
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Old 10-11-2010, 01:56 PM   #3
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specs available here:
http://www.skytex.com/e-readers

is 480x800 SVGA acceptable resolution?

would it handle book length PDFs okay with this?:
CPU
• 400mhz ARM9

Memory looks okay:
Memory
• 2GB Internal
• SD Card support (up to 16GB)

I've picked up a lot of PDF books recently and would definitely consider a cheepie device if it let me read 'em in landscape. Would not care a bit if it didn't do anything else if I could get it on sale for 100 bucks or so.
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Old 10-11-2010, 07:14 PM   #4
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In their primer quickstart guide, introduction section, it is stated:
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• Super long battery life will keep you reading over 8,000 pages
between charges
Color and battery life comparable to eInk screens? At $150?

Sounds to good to be true.
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Old 10-11-2010, 07:23 PM   #5
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Old 11-28-2010, 09:55 AM   #6
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new here ! - I have seen this reader for $99-$109.
Has anyone tried one?
looking to get my first reader and want to get a decent one
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Old 11-28-2010, 10:05 PM   #7
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Is this the same reader?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.44051
It looks like it could be. Battery life for that one is reported to be ~13 hours.
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Old 11-28-2010, 10:22 PM   #8
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Looks like a rebadge of one of the Eken readers from China. There is a chance someone has one and has commented in the Other devices section.
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I saw this Skytex ereader posted on SuperMediaStore.com's site. Searched our trusty MobileRead site and couldn't find anything on it.

Anyone know anything about it?

http://www.supermediastore.com/produ...20Hour%20Deals!
Looks like Wal-Mart carries it under a different brand name and much lower price. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ct_id=15250087 Three ratings all 5 stars. Then again I'm guessing the average W-M shopper isn't as into this stuff as we are so I wouldn't know their expectations going in.
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Does anyone know what OS its using?
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Old 12-02-2010, 04:16 PM   #11
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Not any "known" OS to me, it just seems something made for the device, very basic. If anyone wants some information, I got the device, but didn't use much so far, as I got a PRS 650 for reading books. I intend to use the device mainly for watching videos, and am currently trying to convert my videos (tv recorded programs, TS /mpeg2) to something the reader can read.

Oh, and it's the same device as the one from this other thread, and is commonly sold around 80$ (that's the price I paid).

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97896
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Old 12-28-2010, 01:08 AM   #12
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My husband bought me the Skytex Primer. He paid an excellent price, and it has a lot of functions. I like it but have discovered that it only accepts non-drm ebooks. Most of those are very old publishings, so am searching for some newer ones. they said they will soon be contracting for the ability to download more and the upgrade to my ereader will be free.
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Old 12-31-2010, 03:30 AM   #13
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there is going to be alot (and I mean ALOT) of cheap 7" LCD devices coming out in the matter of nearest months... the process already started and we must be very careful picking those since lots of them will be just what we get for the price: cheap and average quality tablets with poor display resolution and short battery life...
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Old 12-31-2010, 08:19 AM   #14
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Not to sure, but from what ive heard, its a linux build under the hood.
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My husband bought me the Skytex Primer. He paid an excellent price, and it has a lot of functions. I like it but have discovered that it only accepts non-drm ebooks. Most of those are very old publishings, so am searching for some newer ones. they said they will soon be contracting for the ability to download more and the upgrade to my ereader will be free.
Do you have version 1.1 of the firmware? I don't know if it provides DRM support but there is an upgrade for it on their site: http://www.skytex.com/index.php?opti...d=16&Itemid=70

Also Calibre and plugins from Alf's blog are your friend for DRM'd books.
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