11-23-2012, 07:57 AM | #31 |
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Thanks Harry. In Belgium you don't get to see PW in a shop. I saw Kobo Glo though and the screen with light was outstanding. I however lean towards Cybook because of the folders and all other bells and whistles that PW doesn't have (side butons, sd card and menu in my language, but folders most of all) I already have K3 and it is quite all right too.
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11-23-2012, 08:02 AM | #32 | |
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11-23-2012, 08:10 AM | #33 | |
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Dictionary, this thing is a joke. No idea which words it finds or is supposed to find. It does not find anything in English on the installed English books (I tried to look up words in Dracula). It seems to find (my native) German words though, which of course I do not need. Kindle does this way better. |
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11-23-2012, 04:29 PM | #36 | |
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Your information about the dictionary is very important. So you're telling us that the dictionary function has got problems? Terrible news, indeed. It's first time I read about this bug, strange. So just the German dictionary works. Is it possible that it is the problem of the dic.install file of the English language? Thank you, my friend. Your service is very useful for all us. |
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11-24-2012, 12:02 PM | #37 | |
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11-25-2012, 02:30 AM | #38 |
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So here is my first reading experience.
After several hundred pages of epub reading I can conclude the following things. But let me first say, I come from four years of reading with the Sony PRS 505, so that is the device I can compare with. Okay, first thing is, the HD e-ink white is by itself whiter than the 505 one, which makes the contrast much better and the reading even in the low natural light this days more comfortable. The page turning is much faster and so more responsive. The light is nice, but in the end I prefer an external light source. So for me it is an addon which will be helpful when reading in an enviroment with really bad reading light like a train, an airplane or a hotel room. The higher resolution makes the letters a bit thinner. Therefore I had to enlarge the font size for a better recognition of italic letters. Maybe I have to experiment with the built-in fonts. What I missed was both page button to be configured to turn next, cause the page turning by gesture needed sometimes several thumb movements and is not my preferred method as I now know. Also I had two or three times where the page turning did not happen until I turned again which resulted in two pages forward at once. But maybe there was some flaw in the epub. The negative sideeffect of the touch screen are fingerprints. Today I will try some PDF books and report back here tomorrow. |
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re: sleepyDragon, thank you very much for your review. I currently have a NST and really appreciated the opinion you gave about preferring reading with an external light source. I read a lot at night and also use very frequently the physical page turning buttons on the NST (due to the frequent application of hand lotion) to not smudge the touch screen. Therefore, I was contemplating the Bookeen HD but its lack of functionality with the physical page turning buttons is a deterrent to me. Would you mind elaborating a bit on the fact that you prefer an external light source as the integrated front lighting seems quite a success with many users.
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11-25-2012, 11:24 AM | #40 |
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Thank you sleepyDragon for your answer.
What about the use of the dictionaries? A person said for example that English dictionary hasn't worked good reading a English epub. Do they work normally? Even if I search for a inflection? (like "goes", "gone", "dogs" -> and the possibility to read the meanings of "to go" and "dog") If you can upload pictures it would be great. We wait also your comment on the PDF management. Thanks |
11-26-2012, 07:55 AM | #41 |
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Here comes the PDF part.
First: It's working. Second: With some flaws. So I had some PDF-books and have to say, they are readable. You can change the size in percentage, but only in 10 percent steps. Reflow works too, but isn't helpful if the book is already in the 6 inch range - except you want extra big letters. There is no reflow over multiple pages. What is thought well but done stupid is the crop function. You have the margins removed, but the last line of text is covered by the status bar. So it may be usable if you have the page number at the bottom of the PDF but not otherwise. A firmware update should cover this. What I wish to have, because I learned to love it on my 505 with PRS+ is the extension of the status bar with battery state and time. These two info I really miss. At the moment I have to read a lot more to drain the battery and see, when the "low" warning appears and how many pages then are left to read. @lulalullah Now to the glowing vs. ambient light. The preference is really personal. I personally don't like to read in the dark with only the reader glowing, which would be the intended case for the light. As support for low ambient light it works really well. So reading in candle light is okay. Or when the sun is hidden behind clouds these days. I just need some light around. Also I noted that the lighting isn't continuous over the screen. You can see slightly darker areas. Not as a pattern, but visible. However this does not hinder the reading experience. @BibboTheGreat The dictionary I haven't uses yet, I will try it today evening or tomorrow. If it works - fine. If not, I have my smartphone with an online dictionary app in reach. ... Thinking of it, I like the dictionary on a separate display - to have the context in view. But I will try it out for you . |
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How many seconds need to turn the pages of reflow PDF? (I remember that Sony Prs-t1 of my friend is slow with a my manual of 300 pages) Thank you. |
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11-26-2012, 06:19 PM | #43 | |
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I am interested in trying a oddessy hd frontlight, does anyone know of a shop that stocks it in the UK, where I could go and feel it in my hands?
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11-27-2012, 05:50 AM | #45 | |
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Epubs have continuous flow. If the page size does not match the display size, you see the end part of one page and the start part of the next. PDF pages are shown separate. So if the reflow makes one and a half display pages out of the PDF page, you see only the end of this page and not the start of the next. The so ascribed reflow is for all pages. At least the PDF books I viewed hadn't visibly more turn time than the epubs. There is no "thinking second". |
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