Delstar OpenBook at Walgreens - Page 33

Nightbreed813 · 05-25-2010, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aapezzuto

So if you get the firmware to work, what sort of prize do you win? I could not get the firmware to take on vista 64, after several tries. Every time I attempted it, the device would lock up, and required a hard reset to get it to power on.:

yeah doesn't work on 64 bit windows. I couldn't get it to work on 32 win7 but others say it works (used an old xp machine). With firmware its more usable still no formatting with all formats, but you can read PDFs which have formating lol. BTW new firmware on the 21st anyone notice any changes, I didn't but its nice to see them at least posting once a month. Heres hoping PDF book marking is coming in the near future. Or at least being able to save where you left off.

Oh and as for your prize your $99 paper weight learns a new trick

Marlonsarmiento · 05-25-2010, 07:04 PM

I didn't see any difference.

Nightbreed813 · 05-28-2010, 04:07 AM

It looks like they updated the user guide to the new one that is on the site. (Which still has many errors). The only difference I saw in the new guide is they removed the contradictions of the SD card limit of 2GB or 16GB. Has anyone tried a SDHC more than 2GB?

ipoenkt · 05-28-2010, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightbreed813

It looks like they updated the user guide to the new one that is on the site. (Which still has many errors). The only difference I saw in the new guide is they removed the contradictions of the SD card limit of 2GB or 16GB. Has anyone tried a SDHC more than 2GB?

Yes, I've tried to insert 8 GB SDHC Ultra (belong to my camera, it works for a while then when I try to scroll down among the pictures, It was stop to load the picture)

ipoenkt · 05-28-2010, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nesagwa

This is kind of an odd request, but can anyone out there test out a comic book on this thing and take a picture / comment on readability. I know the screens small, but I just want to see. It sounds like this would be a nice comicbook reader for my wife (she likes to read manga a lot.) Converting them over to LRF for my 500 never really worked well because of the lower PPI and res.

So it does PDFs ok now? If I get a formatted PDF from Feedbooks, will it strip the formatting and display at as TXT anyway?

Well, these are the images of comic book with PDF format

BenG · 06-01-2010, 08:18 AM

I was at Brandsmart yesterday. They have the Delstar for $98.

pendragginp · 07-16-2010, 09:26 AM

Does anyone still have the Delstar? The sound has stopped working for me. Does anyone have any ideas? (Naturally I made sure the volume was turned up.) It's probably some silly thing I did without realizing it. =/

ETA: I also did the reset, with no result.

erhebung · 08-05-2010, 02:24 PM

Just wanted to mention that the Chinese version of this, the Teclast K5, has had a firmware upgrade to V2.00, August-ish, and there are LOTS of improvements over the firmware it comes with: typeface seems clearer, now, with better spacing; italics exist; margins are a bit tighter; page turns seems much quicker; and no doubt some other stuff.

If anyone wants the link to the Chinese download (it's a little fiddly to get working, but I can walk you through), let me know - I'll pass it on. Definitely worth it, I think.

erhebung · 08-05-2010, 02:28 PM

Also, I've used a 16GB SD card in mine, successfully. Interestingly, the Chinese model comes with 4GB internal memory.

rausch74 · 08-07-2010, 08:15 PM

My Delstar quit powering on a while after loading their newest firmware. Reset didn't fix it. Finally got it turned on by repeatedly pressing reset while hooked to a pc via USB. Went ahead and loaded the v2.0 firmware for Teclast K5 and now my power issues seem to be solved. It also added support for bookmarking PDF files (yipee!!). The firmware can be obtained here:
ftp://d:d@58.248.4.28:2121/teclast/m...V2.00-A851.rar

I flashed using the tool & instructions from the Delstar site here:
http://delstar.net/ereader-upgrade-instructions

Only issue is once the firmware is installed everything is in Chinese. You have to browse to settings using the icons (unless you read Chinese) and then switch it to English. On the language screen nothing changes after you select English, but all the other menus are switched.
Good luck!!

Marlonsarmiento · 08-07-2010, 10:07 PM

So far this is the best upgrade, from book covers to formatting. It also adds text to speech, and the screen seems a little brighter too.

rausch74 · 08-14-2010, 03:42 PM

For those wondering about the text-to-speech option, open an ebook and press the Left Arrow button. The device will start to read the current page out loud. Not sure the robotic voice would be tolerable for an entire book, but it could come in handy if you are somewhere reading isn't an option (like while driving).

Nehovsrah · 08-20-2010, 02:38 PM

As much as I hate sites like MediaFire for these things, could someone please upload the Chinese v2.0 software somewheres? A million thanks in advance :P

erhebung · 08-23-2010, 11:43 PM

I managed to get text-to-speech working with the original firmware I had (not V2.00), but maybe I had a slightly different version of V1.00 as I bought mine in China (Teclast branded, not Delstar). Anyway, it does seem to be working.

I'll try and add the firmware to Rapidshare.

This might be of interest, too:

Code:

http://www.teclast.com/zhuanti/k6/

erhebung · 08-26-2010, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nehovsrah

As much as I hate sites like MediaFire for these things, could someone please upload the Chinese v2.0 software somewheres? A million thanks in advance :P

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/415259384/TL-K5-V2.00-A851_-_Firmware.rar

That's the firmware, if anyone ever needs it. The flashing software is in there, too, but it's in Chinese.

08-07-2010, 08:15 PM	#490
rausch74 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Sony-PRS300 & Delstar Openbook	Teclast K5 Firmware My Delstar quit powering on a while after loading their newest firmware. Reset didn't fix it. Finally got it turned on by repeatedly pressing reset while hooked to a pc via USB. Went ahead and loaded the v2.0 firmware for Teclast K5 and now my power issues seem to be solved. It also added support for bookmarking PDF files (yipee!!). The firmware can be obtained here: ftp://d:d@58.248.4.28:2121/teclast/m...V2.00-A851.rar I flashed using the tool & instructions from the Delstar site here: http://delstar.net/ereader-upgrade-instructions Only issue is once the firmware is installed everything is in Chinese. You have to browse to settings using the icons (unless you read Chinese) and then switch it to English. On the language screen nothing changes after you select English, but all the other menus are switched. Good luck!!

08-14-2010, 03:42 PM	#492
rausch74 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Sony-PRS300 & Delstar Openbook	Text to Speech For those wondering about the text-to-speech option, open an ebook and press the Left Arrow button. The device will start to read the current page out loud. Not sure the robotic voice would be tolerable for an entire book, but it could come in handy if you are somewhere reading isn't an option (like while driving).

08-23-2010, 11:43 PM	#494
erhebung Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: TL-K5 & TL-K6	I managed to get text-to-speech working with the original firmware I had (not V2.00), but maybe I had a slightly different version of V1.00 as I bought mine in China (Teclast branded, not Delstar). Anyway, it does seem to be working. I'll try and add the firmware to Rapidshare. This might be of interest, too: Code: http://www.teclast.com/zhuanti/k6/

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Marlonsarmiento Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: none	I didn't see any difference.

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Nightbreed813 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Openbook	It looks like they updated the user guide to the new one that is on the site. (Which still has many errors). The only difference I saw in the new guide is they removed the contradictions of the SD card limit of 2GB or 16GB. Has anyone tried a SDHC more than 2GB?

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08-05-2010, 02:24 PM	#488
erhebung Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: TL-K5 & TL-K6	Just wanted to mention that the Chinese version of this, the Teclast K5, has had a firmware upgrade to V2.00, August-ish, and there are LOTS of improvements over the firmware it comes with: typeface seems clearer, now, with better spacing; italics exist; margins are a bit tighter; page turns seems much quicker; and no doubt some other stuff. If anyone wants the link to the Chinese download (it's a little fiddly to get working, but I can walk you through), let me know - I'll pass it on. Definitely worth it, I think.

08-05-2010, 02:28 PM	#489
erhebung Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: TL-K5 & TL-K6	Also, I've used a 16GB SD card in mine, successfully. Interestingly, the Chinese model comes with 4GB internal memory.

08-07-2010, 10:07 PM	#491
Marlonsarmiento Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: none	So far this is the best upgrade, from book covers to formatting. It also adds text to speech, and the screen seems a little brighter too.

08-20-2010, 02:38 PM	#493
Nehovsrah Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Delstar Openbook, iPhone 3G, HTC Dream	As much as I hate sites like MediaFire for these things, could someone please upload the Chinese v2.0 software somewheres? A million thanks in advance :P