10-11-2017, 10:31 AM | #31 | |
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Could you post a link to the fabric cover you found? I am having a hard time finding it on their site. |
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10-11-2017, 10:34 AM | #32 |
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I need to wait for John Lewis, I want a two year warranty but don't want to pay £53 for it. Plus by then the third party covers might be listed.
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10-11-2017, 10:40 AM | #33 | |
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X8ZNZKT...KT_productInfo I think I'll go with the leather Midnight cover. I purchased the black leather case for my PW1, which I now use with my PW3, and it still looks like new. Last edited by kaibob; 10-11-2017 at 10:45 AM. |
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10-11-2017, 10:51 AM | #34 |
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Beggars can't be choosy but I wish it was an 8 inch screen. I hope display models will be available at BM stores. I'll have to see if a 7 is worth paying $250 when it's only an inch difference to my PW.
I only really care about the screen size. All the other features are nice to have but not enough to get me to part with $250. |
10-11-2017, 10:55 AM | #35 |
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Lighting is the issue. The larger the screen, the less well the light diffuser works. I don't expect the frontlight on the 7" to be as good as that of the 6", for that reason, but an 8" would definitely be a lot worse. I know of no 8" devices with good frontlighting.
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10-11-2017, 10:59 AM | #36 |
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Does anyone have an idea about how the lighting compares to the previous Oasis? I understand the larger screen could be a problem. Amazon is saying the new version has 12 LEDs + adaptive light sensor. I can't find what the "old" Oasis had in terms of LEDS.
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10-11-2017, 11:00 AM | #37 |
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The device is intriguing to me for several reasons. Waterproof, 8 gb storage, and audio. The audio interests me only if it can do TTS, which I don't think is known, yet.
I do worry about the fragility...with one side being so thin. I like the cloth cover, as it is water resistant. I don't know why people buy the leather case for a waterproof device. Wouldn't they want the water resistant case? My birthday is not til March, so I have plenty of time to find out about TTS and fragility, before I decide whether to get one or not. |
10-11-2017, 11:01 AM | #38 | |
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10-11-2017, 11:02 AM | #39 | |
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Re jailbreaking alas it seems all the devs have moved on and only knc1 is left manning the help desk. I really need it for the custom font because the default ones are too light (and the bold one is too bold and ugly). And reducing the margins. I can't do serial. |
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10-11-2017, 11:04 AM | #40 | |
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*My Voyage is jailbreaked with custom fonts and screen. |
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10-11-2017, 11:07 AM | #41 | ||
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10-11-2017, 11:07 AM | #42 | |
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More font sizes is LONG overdue ... now to hope they are usable font sizes.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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10-11-2017, 11:13 AM | #43 | |
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10-11-2017, 11:16 AM | #44 | |
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I don’t need a waterproof reader, or for it to read to me. But, I would like the new feature of more, bolder fonts. So I do hope that it will be available in the update for the older Oasis. Right now the only font I find comfortable using is the ember bold. |
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10-11-2017, 11:26 AM | #45 | |
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Wi-Fi: 131/238 g; Wi-Fi + 3G: 133/240 g Weight without cover / with cover New device: 194 grams I am very tempted! |
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