What is the normal background color of the JB mini?

Farhad · 02-24-2011, 07:54 PM

Hi,

Just got my JB Mini today and I have a dumb question: what is the real color of the background of this model?

All the photos, like this one, show it to be a nice crisp white. Mine is a rather of dark golden color.

Am I missing a setting somewhere, or are the other photos retouched?

Thanks,

Farhad

cromag · 02-24-2011, 10:02 PM

I doubt that the photos were retouched, but I'm sure they were shot from the most flattering angle, with the optimal contrast.

My JBL has what I would call a light bronze cast to the screen -- but definitely not "dark." I don't have a problem with it -- in fact, I suspect a pure white background would be less comfortable to use. As it is, the screen is comfortable to use with a good reading lamp -- the same lamp I use to read paper-based books.

Farhad · 02-24-2011, 10:17 PM

Hi Cromag:

Another "incriminating" photo:

But ok. I will try it out in the sunlight, maybe it is better.

Also - what kind of SD card are you using. My JBmini does not work with a Transcend 8GB SDHC (10) even though that is what the user manual recommends.

Ectaco claims that this unit can read SDHC cards up to 16GB with the latest firmware, which I did install, but that is clearly not true.

So what is the biggest size card this unit can really work with?

Thanks!

cromag · 02-24-2011, 10:32 PM

Again, my Lite may not be exactly equivalent to your mini, but I have used SD and SDHC cards from several manufacturers and haven't found any that don't work. I don't have any Transend brand, but I do have (and have successfully used) cards from PNY, Lexar, SanDisk and Patriot. In particular, my 16 GB Patriot card worked fine.

But now that I'm settled down and actually using it, I am using a few old "small" SD cards. I easily have more than a hundred "books" loaded on the card, but they total a little less than 160 MB -- my old 512 MB and 1 GB cards are really too small for my camera, but they will probably never get filled up with Epub files.

Farhad · 02-25-2011, 07:36 AM

ok, thanks!

02-24-2011, 07:54 PM	#1
Farhad Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 1248 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Florida Device: N800/Nokia 5230/PB IQ701/PB 360	What is the normal background color of the JB mini? Hi, Just got my JB Mini today and I have a dumb question: what is the real color of the background of this model? All the photos, like this one, show it to be a nice crisp white. Mine is a rather of dark golden color. Am I missing a setting somewhere, or are the other photos retouched? Thanks, Farhad

02-24-2011, 10:02 PM	#2
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,305 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I doubt that the photos were retouched, but I'm sure they were shot from the most flattering angle, with the optimal contrast. My JBL has what I would call a light bronze cast to the screen -- but definitely not "dark." I don't have a problem with it -- in fact, I suspect a pure white background would be less comfortable to use. As it is, the screen is comfortable to use with a good reading lamp -- the same lamp I use to read paper-based books. Last edited by cromag; 02-24-2011 at 10:09 PM.

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02-24-2011, 10:17 PM	#3
Farhad Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 1248 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Florida Device: N800/Nokia 5230/PB IQ701/PB 360	Hi Cromag: Another "incriminating" photo: But ok. I will try it out in the sunlight, maybe it is better. Also - what kind of SD card are you using. My JBmini does not work with a Transcend 8GB SDHC (10) even though that is what the user manual recommends. Ectaco claims that this unit can read SDHC cards up to 16GB with the latest firmware, which I did install, but that is clearly not true. So what is the biggest size card this unit can really work with? Thanks!

02-24-2011, 10:32 PM	#4
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,305 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Again, my Lite may not be exactly equivalent to your mini, but I have used SD and SDHC cards from several manufacturers and haven't found any that don't work. I don't have any Transend brand, but I do have (and have successfully used) cards from PNY, Lexar, SanDisk and Patriot. In particular, my 16 GB Patriot card worked fine. But now that I'm settled down and actually using it, I am using a few old "small" SD cards. I easily have more than a hundred "books" loaded on the card, but they total a little less than 160 MB -- my old 512 MB and 1 GB cards are really too small for my camera, but they will probably never get filled up with Epub files.

02-25-2011, 07:36 AM	#5
Farhad Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 1248 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Florida Device: N800/Nokia 5230/PB IQ701/PB 360	ok, thanks!

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