02-17-2018, 05:06 PM | #466 |
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The InkPad 3 is available via Amazon market place in my country!
I just ordered it; let's take a look if it's worth buying. The only reason for me to give it back would be if the new Pocketbook cloud was mandatory. I hate cloud based services. |
02-21-2018, 02:03 PM | #467 |
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I got my InkPad 3 today - it's just marvellous.
It's bright. It's really lightweight (90 grams less than Inkpad 2). It's fast (double core CPU + doubled RAM capacity compared to Inkpad 2). It wakes up much faster than the Inkpad 2 (15 seconds cold start). It seems to be more precise than former Inkpad screens. On Inkpad 1, I almost never could enter menu mode in my library (to mark and delete books); instead the inkpad always opened the book I touched. The Inkpad 3 entered menu mode precisely each time I tried. The only drawbacks are: - High price (around 250 EUR over here) - No cover available yet (not from Pocketbook, not from 3rd party). But I think this will be a matter of time. A very clear recommendation. Oh, by the way: It has a micro USB slot for charging, PC-Communication and Audio. The package contains no charger (!), but - a micro USB cable, and - a headphone adapter for micro USB. Last edited by ThatBookGuy; 02-21-2018 at 02:16 PM. |
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I also wonder how PDFs are...can you pinch and zoom, and how smooth is this? |
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02-22-2018, 01:59 PM | #469 | |
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Pinch and zoom with PDF-reflow works very smooth. Reformatting takes place immediately. I have a PDF with heavy graphics (an issue of some PC mag). Turning a page on this PDF is less than a second (could take minutes on my InkPad 1). The graphics are very crisp and bright due to the higher resolution of the new machine: - Inkpad 1+2: 8" E Ink® Pearl™ 1200 × 1600 - InkPad 3: 7.8" E Ink® Carta™ 1404 × 1872 I don't know if it's a bug, but pinch to zoom seems to work only onedirectional: Bigger font size works as expected, but smaller font size works only via menu (means: no zooming out - just zooming in). But the new inkpad has a dedicated hardware menu button, and changing font size via menu has no lags. It just reformats the moment you set the font size - without delay. So it's no big issue and literally only takes a second. Yes, I'm really in love with this gadget. Last edited by ThatBookGuy; 02-22-2018 at 02:31 PM. |
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With a 100 MB scanned PDF, it works little better but not much. With a normal PDF of about 100 KB is more or less usable. However I agree with all other things. Screen is very crisp and clear, works reasonable fast with ePub (but not as fast as a Kindle, for example), and so. |
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My Inkpad 3 was delivered with Firmware 5.17 from January 2018. Today I found on Pocketbooks support page a new 5.17 firmware, but from February 21st. This new firmware has pinch to zoom corrected; now it works both ways just fine. Dear Pocketbook: Please, bring out the cover for the Inkpad 3. |
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03-08-2018, 05:05 PM | #475 |
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It's easy to install koreader - would make the pdf reading experience better for sure
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03-09-2018, 01:00 PM | #476 |
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Last time I tried it didn't work. I modified some LUA file to add this device but then the touch screen was "inverted". The reaction to the touch was just in the other side of the screen.
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03-09-2018, 04:12 PM | #477 | |
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Seemed much more complicated to me than the original PDF reader. Maybe I just failed to see the advantages. I just want to read PDF files, nothing more, nothing less. Won't do any annotations, won't lookup words, nothing but turning pages. I really like the original PDF reader for its simplicity. Last edited by ThatBookGuy; 03-09-2018 at 04:15 PM. |
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It's more complicated but once you found the settings that fit you well you can set them as default and almost never touch the settings again. If the default reader is good enough for your use, that's perfect though
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I’d rather it didn’t reformat. Especially if using pdf, or browsing, etc. Last edited by Waiting4somethin; 03-12-2018 at 09:06 AM. |
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