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Old 12-07-2014, 08:52 AM   #16
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And as usual you come here to bash bookeen, with no idea of what you're talking about... You're not even interested in buying a cybook...
Seriously, stop wasting your time.

I've been using the new software on my odyssey for a little while, works fine.

And an other review (In french sorry..)
http://aldus2006.typepad.fr/mon_webl...t-complet.html
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Old 12-07-2014, 02:31 PM   #17
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I just watched the GoodEReader video review of the Muse. This is a good review in that it highlights a lot of issues with the firmware. The interface is just clunky and according to the video. Iit does miss some touchscreen presses. Using the touchscreen to change the page causes a flash every time. You have to use the page turn button to avoid the flash all the time. The dictionary lookup is a mess. Annotations are a mess. Panning/zooming is a mess. The settings are very similar to that of a Kindle. I don't know if it's because of the way the settings are, but in the video, the page number display is rather large.

GoodEReader recommends far too much (Not critical enough) and even they could not recommend the Muse.
I have always thought that the GoodeReader reviews are more like a device poking contest than a real review. I have been using the Cybook Muse for a week or so and I love it. I read books. I don't highlight, annotate or make notes. Occasionally I look up a word. English dictionary has to be downloaded separately but it works just fine. I need an ereader for reading books. What do I expect from a good ereader? White screen. Sharp, black text. Nice and light to hold. Well, that's Muse.
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Old 12-07-2014, 02:36 PM   #18
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And as usual you come here to bash bookeen, with no idea of what you're talking about... You're not even interested in buying a cybook...
Seriously, stop wasting your time.

I've been using the new software on my odyssey for a little while, works fine.

And an other review (In french sorry..)
http://aldus2006.typepad.fr/mon_webl...t-complet.html
The review did mention the Odyssey which has different software (better they said). So no, you cannot say the Muse is good based on the firmware of the Odyssey because the two firmwares are different.

I know I don't have a Muse, but I've seen the video and as much as people don;t care for the GoodEReader reviews, I saw what I saw and it was not nice.
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Old 12-07-2014, 03:26 PM   #19
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The review did mention the Odyssey which has different software (better they said). So no, you cannot say the Muse is good based on the firmware of the Odyssey because the two firmwares are different.
Actually, my odyssey have the beta firmware. It's the same than the ocean / muse. So, yes, I can. Plus, i own an ocean.
It's way better then the old one, adds lots of the features the bookeen firmware was missing.

The screen ? It's carta. Nuff said...

Page number, I've lost count of the number of time i told you there was a setting to remove them...
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Old 12-07-2014, 04:28 PM   #20
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I checked my Muse and the bug with finger-swiping causing a full refresh shows up for me as well. I've entered a support ticket to make sure Bookeen are aware of this.

I'm still extremely happy with my Muse, although the criticisms of functions like annotations and bookmarks are probably legit (I don't use those things so I wouldn't know if there are faults or not).
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I checked my Muse and the bug with finger-swiping causing a full refresh shows up for me as well. I've entered a support ticket to make sure Bookeen are aware of this.

I'm still extremely happy with my Muse, although the criticisms of functions like annotations and bookmarks are probably legit (I don't use those things so I wouldn't know if there are faults or not).
Watch the video I posted and you can make up your own mind on the function of dictionary lookup and annotations. It's clearly shown how they work.
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Old 12-08-2014, 05:27 AM   #22
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Watch the video I posted and you can make up your own mind on the function of dictionary lookup and annotations. It's clearly shown how they work.
Or better yet, try it for himself with his muse.

Didn't used dictionary much. Annotation, my main problem is that it don't works for PDF.

And seriously, John, do I go on the kindle board to tell people perfectly happy with their kindle they shouldn't be because *I* think not having ePub is lame ?
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There is a shortcut to had a note or highlight a part of the text !

Here is what Bookeen Team wrote on its blog in french : "le raccourci est de poser 2 doigts sur l'écran en début et fin du passage choisi, le texte est surligné et 2 boutons s'affichent avec les options "Ajouter un surlignage" et "Ajouter une note". Et voilà !"

English is not my native language but here is an attempt of translation : "the shortcut consists in touching the screen with two fingers, one at the beginning of the choosen extract and one at the end, then the text is highlighted and two buttons appear with the options "Add a highlight" and "Add a note". Here you are !"

So the problem raised about annotations in GoodeReader's video doesn't seem totally justified.

Moreover, Bookeen Team specified that the Muse has a Carta screen and not a Pearl. Which probably explains why the quality of the screen on the Muse is better than the one on the Ocean (I guess)

I hope this comment was clear enough, don't hesitate to ask further explanations if not
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The ocean screen is not from e-ink.
And indeed not up to today's standard. (though perfectly usable)
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Am I the only one who is not really stoked on this "edge to edge" screen? I mean, how do you hold this thing? On my Odyssey I already have to watch out not to touch the screen or the flip buttons, depending on my reading position. Making the edge smaller is the last I'd do, or does this make it easier to hold or something?
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Am I the only one who is not really stoked on this "edge to edge" screen? I mean, how do you hold this thing? On my Odyssey I already have to watch out not to touch the screen or the flip buttons, depending on my reading position. Making the edge smaller is the last I'd do, or does this make it easier to hold or something?
I don't think the bezel is really any smaller than it is on the Odyssey. It's pretty ordinary in that respect; what the Muse doesn't have is an inset.
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In other, sadder news, it turns out that dropping your Muse two feet onto a tile floor will crack the front plate up real good.
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Has anyone figured out how to access the Web Browser on the Muse Essential? I cannot seem to locate it.
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On the home screen, in the bottom part (library) you should have a word saying "browse" on the right or something like that (I dont't know the exact word because mine is in french sorry). It leads to the web browser
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