STAReBOOK Review Part II - Page 3

wallcraft · 01-24-2007, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yunhaid

in the iliad thread, i upload the english fully version, you can down it and use it.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9211

If this is the us.f2.yahoofs.com link, it is broken. It should be possible to attach a .rar file to a message, and upload it directly to mobileread. You may need to break it into 5 MB chunks.

yunhaid · 01-24-2007, 01:21 AM

oh, it't my fault.
i upload here

release the pdftojpg program

install:
cp pdftojpg.rar to "C:\Program Files\" and unrar it

execute:
double click C:\Program Files\pdftojpg\bin\test.bat

argument description：
Usage: pdftojpg [options] <PDF-file>
-h : help
-r <int> : rotate 90 or no rotate, default 1
-em <int> : use embedded in font or not,default 0
-fp <int> : PDF first page，default １
-lp <int> : PDF last page, default max page
-sw <int> : screen width ,default 800 ,
-sh <int> : screen heigth ,default 600

be careful:
you should use -em 1 default. there are bugs in don't use embedded fonts.

Ivan · 01-24-2007, 05:00 AM

Dear yunhaid :I just brought my STAReBOOK but would like to read pdf file. Could you please let me know how to operate your pdftojpg? Best, Ivan

yunhaid · 01-24-2007, 05:40 AM

the pdftojpg is very easy to use,
cp pdftojpg.rar to "C:\Program Files\" and unrar it
double click C:\Program Files\pdftojpg\bin\test.bat
then should create hello folder, jpgs in it.

you just copy your pdf to C:\Program Files\pdftojpg\bin\
and modify the test.bat ,

pdftojpg hello.pdf changed to

pdftojpg -em 1 your.pdf

CommanderROR · 01-24-2007, 07:49 AM

@yunhaid

There is one problem with your program...it creates very large .jpg files. I tried it and it made files that are 275K each which means that a book with 800 pages would be huge...and that#s what I'm dealing with most of the time.

UPDATE:

I managed to rip a PDF into .jpg files. I then selected a few of them and turned them into a .stk book. Using this method for a whole book is out of the question anyway since even a small book (PDf of 850k) explodes into around 200MB of .jpg files and makes a similarly large .stk book.

But the other problem is that the book looks really bad on the STAReBOOK. Somehow, the device changes the size of the file slightly, probably because it does not display on 100% of the screen-area. This causes artifacts in the .jpg and makes the whole excersise useless.

I guess i'll just have to live with the poor text formatting for nwo and hope for the updated software Staretek promised me.

yunhaid · 01-24-2007, 09:14 AM

oh,you can mail your pdf to me(yunhaid@yahoo.com.cn). i test it
.and i will give answer to you. i will own starebook this weekend,so i can make a full test.

the size can drop to little, 80% quality can drop size to half. for example 275k can drop to 135K. the version 1.3 can do it.

CommanderROR · 01-26-2007, 07:50 PM

I've now finished my first book on the device and am well into the second one. I'll make a new post in the next few days and report my findings during the first week and also perhaps give you a first assessment of battery-life.

CommanderROR · 01-28-2007, 06:27 AM

I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit longer for my "week with the STAReBOOK in Review" article since I'm rather busy this weekend and my girlfriend has a birthday on Monday, so I'll probably only be able to give you that article on Tuesday evening.

Just a few tidbits for now:

I have not used my Iliad even once since I received my STAReBOOK (apart from the boot-speed and text-formatting comparisons).
I am almost finished with my second book on the STAReBOOK and just realized how much the on/off procedure the Iliad requires because of it's disastrous power management disrupted my reading habits and slowed my reading pace...more about that next week.
despite it's shortcomings in the text-formatting department and it's relative youth (the STAReBOOK has been on themarket since november if I remember correctly, the Iliad came out in June/July) I find the chinese ebook device a lot more suited for book-replacement than the Iliad. When it comes to educational or infopad solutions, then the Iliad is still your only choice, but for reading, especially reading fiction, there could be a new star rising, especially in those countries where the Sony Reader is not available...of course always depending on how staretek is goung to handle international sales...

yvanleterrible · 01-28-2007, 11:58 AM

Just a stupid question. Is it available in black?

The reason being that when you shine light on an eink display you need lots of it just to have a good contrast between text and background. If you do so on a white bezel it will pop out so much as being too distracting and tiring for a long read. Case in point, the picture you put of the Iliad next to the STAReBOOK.

CommanderROR · 01-28-2007, 12:21 PM

I think it is available in black, at least it is shown on the website somewhere I think, but so far the white frame has not been a problem for me and i'm almost through with my second book now...:-)

CommanderROR · 01-29-2007, 06:21 PM

@kacir

It took me a while, but I went ahead and used one of the "Live Linux DVD" (Knoppix to be precise) and did what you asked.

I copied the relevant bit of information to a textfile and attached it to this post.
I hope it will tell you more than it tells me....:-)

In windows I can access botht he internal memopry and the SD-Card, in Linux it loox like I can get only the SD card to display.

CommanderROR · 01-30-2007, 03:17 AM

look what we have here:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/29/s...k-101-reviewed

My review actually made it on Engadget...!!!

Wow...I always wanted to see my name mentioned there...

TadW · 01-30-2007, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

look what we have here:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/29/s...k-101-reviewed

My review actually made it on Engadget...!!!

Wow...I always wanted to see my name mentioned there...

Neat. And cool of Branko to inform them of the review

branko · 01-30-2007, 09:20 AM

No probs, I thought it deserved a wider audience.

micro · 02-11-2007, 01:24 AM

"Is it available in black?"

Yup, sure is. When I get less tired and jetlagged I'll try to snap a few pics of one in black for you to see. I thought it looked better in black than the white with the various coloured metal highlight panels. Besides, as with my macbook purchase, they had black in stock, and only a few demo models in white.

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01-24-2007, 05:00 AM	#33
Ivan Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006	Dear yunhaid :I just brought my STAReBOOK but would like to read pdf file. Could you please let me know how to operate your pdftojpg? Best, Ivan

01-24-2007, 05:40 AM	#34
yunhaid Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 147 Join Date: Jan 2007	the pdftojpg is very easy to use, cp pdftojpg.rar to "C:\Program Files\" and unrar it double click C:\Program Files\pdftojpg\bin\test.bat then should create hello folder, jpgs in it. you just copy your pdf to C:\Program Files\pdftojpg\bin\ and modify the test.bat , pdftojpg hello.pdf changed to pdftojpg -em 1 your.pdf

01-24-2007, 07:49 AM	#35
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	@yunhaid There is one problem with your program...it creates very large .jpg files. I tried it and it made files that are 275K each which means that a book with 800 pages would be huge...and that#s what I'm dealing with most of the time. UPDATE: I managed to rip a PDF into .jpg files. I then selected a few of them and turned them into a .stk book. Using this method for a whole book is out of the question anyway since even a small book (PDf of 850k) explodes into around 200MB of .jpg files and makes a similarly large .stk book. But the other problem is that the book looks really bad on the STAReBOOK. Somehow, the device changes the size of the file slightly, probably because it does not display on 100% of the screen-area. This causes artifacts in the .jpg and makes the whole excersise useless. I guess i'll just have to live with the poor text formatting for nwo and hope for the updated software Staretek promised me.

01-24-2007, 09:14 AM	#36
yunhaid Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 147 Join Date: Jan 2007	oh,you can mail your pdf to me(yunhaid@yahoo.com.cn). i test it .and i will give answer to you. i will own starebook this weekend,so i can make a full test. the size can drop to little, 80% quality can drop size to half. for example 275k can drop to 135K. the version 1.3 can do it.

01-26-2007, 07:50 PM	#37
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I've now finished my first book on the device and am well into the second one. I'll make a new post in the next few days and report my findings during the first week and also perhaps give you a first assessment of battery-life.

01-28-2007, 06:27 AM	#38
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit longer for my "week with the STAReBOOK in Review" article since I'm rather busy this weekend and my girlfriend has a birthday on Monday, so I'll probably only be able to give you that article on Tuesday evening. Just a few tidbits for now: I have not used my Iliad even once since I received my STAReBOOK (apart from the boot-speed and text-formatting comparisons). I am almost finished with my second book on the STAReBOOK and just realized how much the on/off procedure the Iliad requires because of it's disastrous power management disrupted my reading habits and slowed my reading pace...more about that next week. despite it's shortcomings in the text-formatting department and it's relative youth (the STAReBOOK has been on themarket since november if I remember correctly, the Iliad came out in June/July) I find the chinese ebook device a lot more suited for book-replacement than the Iliad. When it comes to educational or infopad solutions, then the Iliad is still your only choice, but for reading, especially reading fiction, there could be a new star rising, especially in those countries where the Sony Reader is not available...of course always depending on how staretek is goung to handle international sales...

01-28-2007, 11:58 AM	#39
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Just a stupid question. Is it available in black? The reason being that when you shine light on an eink display you need lots of it just to have a good contrast between text and background. If you do so on a white bezel it will pop out so much as being too distracting and tiring for a long read. Case in point, the picture you put of the Iliad next to the STAReBOOK.

01-28-2007, 12:21 PM	#40
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I think it is available in black, at least it is shown on the website somewhere I think, but so far the white frame has not been a problem for me and i'm almost through with my second book now...:-)

01-30-2007, 03:17 AM	#42
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	look what we have here: http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/29/s...k-101-reviewed My review actually made it on Engadget...!!! Wow...I always wanted to see my name mentioned there...

01-30-2007, 09:20 AM	#44
branko Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 549 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Amsterdam Device: Palm Zire	No probs, I thought it deserved a wider audience.

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02-11-2007, 01:24 AM	#45
micro Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 202 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Taebaek, South Korea Device: STAReBOOK STK-101	"Is it available in black?" Yup, sure is. When I get less tired and jetlagged I'll try to snap a few pics of one in black for you to see. I thought it looked better in black than the white with the various coloured metal highlight panels. Besides, as with my macbook purchase, they had black in stock, and only a few demo models in white.