First Review of the Ez Reader Pocket Pro

lamaz · 09-08-2009, 03:45 PM

It's Matthiew Miller who give us the first review of the Pocket Pro ans it's very good

the link :
http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=1961

slayda · 09-08-2009, 04:47 PM

Interesting that we can't even get an Astak review without getting Sony & Kindle mentioned.

sian · 09-12-2009, 01:07 PM

we got our black pocket pro today . the tts is very mechanical which was very supprising

Chumnutzly · 09-18-2009, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sian

we got our black pocket pro today . the tts is very mechanical which was very supprising

Why is that surprising? I think they have yet to come up with a computer voice that sounds remotely human.

brecklundin · 09-18-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by slayda

Interesting that we can't even get an Astak review without getting Sony & Kindle mentioned.

And you can't find a Sony or Kindle review w/o both mentioned either. What is your point? Is not the purpose of a review to evaluate a device which usually means comparing to a similar or well known device of the same type?

JSWolf · 09-18-2009, 11:00 AM

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The eInk looks fantastic on the Pocket PRO 5 inch device and while the Sony PRS-505 remains the champion in this area, I think many may find the Pocket PRO display to work even better because it doesn’t have the whiter background.

Why would the display of the PP be better with less contrast?

griffonwing · 09-18-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why would the display of the PP be better with less contrast?

For me, i much prefer black text on light gray background. White background is TOO much contrast, and tires my eyes. For me, a medium/heavy medium contrast is better than full contrast.

AnemicOak · 09-18-2009, 12:10 PM

My PP and 505 have exactly the same shade of gray for the screen background. The Opus was the same shade too. The K2's screen is a darker shade.

Moo Strength · 09-18-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Chumnutzly

Why is that surprising? I think they have yet to come up with a computer voice that sounds remotely human.

I don't know about that, the girl on my Garmin GPS is pretty human sounding to me...

Chumnutzly · 09-18-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Moo Strength

I don't know about that, the girl on my Garmin GPS is pretty human sounding to me...

Well, I have a Garmin too, And I agree, she sounds slightly better, but not that much really (Probably just my opinion though) By the way, which version do you have?I have an 850, and if you have a newer version, maybe they upgraded the voice

DaleDe · 09-19-2009, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Moo Strength

I don't know about that, the girl on my Garmin GPS is pretty human sounding to me...

They use prerecorded voices for the limited number of messages. The only thing that uses tts is the street names if you unit provides those.

Dale

UchihaNaru · 09-21-2009, 04:38 AM

I received my Pocket Pro. I must say that the shipping is pretty fast via USPS. Only took 1 week to get from US to Australia =D.

Aside from that, I must say that Astak is really honest with the cost of shipping! It really did took 40 US dollars. Was pretty surprised =D

Also, I haven't play around much, except loaded some chinese .txt files into my reader since that's the primary type of file that I use. And I'm pretty much satisfied with it.

I bought the generic black one, and I really like the rubbery feel, as it doesn't felt like cheap plastic. I'm still not very familiar with the keys, so will need a while to explore them. Aside, I'm pretty happy with the size of the fonts =D

So now, I'm crossing my fingers and hope that nothing goes wrong with the battery, or with the device in general.

There's one thing though, I dunno if I am noob or what. I loaded some books into the device's storage. After that, I updated the firmware by putting the update into the SD card. After the update, when I access my device's storage, all my books seem to be gone. So when I plug in the power supply again, I was asked if I want to format my device's storage. It's kindda weird. But yeap, I formatted it anyway and now I have to reload all my books. Does this happen with every update? And can we delete the .bin file after the update?

theducks · 09-21-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by UchihaNaru

There's one thing though, I dunno if I am noob or what. I loaded some books into the device's storage. After that, I updated the firmware by putting the update into the SD card. After the update, when I access my device's storage, all my books seem to be gone. So when I plug in the power supply again, I was asked if I want to format my device's storage. It's kindda weird. But yeap, I formatted it anyway and now I have to reload all my books. Does this happen with every update? And can we delete the .bin file after the update?

While it is a good practice to backup files (books) when updating, losing the storage contents is NOT normal. The "Format" message implies that the basic file system was damaged. This can happen if the SD card or Battery was removed while the system was still "closing your library".

You can delete the bin file after update. I have mine on a different SD card from my books, anyway.

Solicitous · 09-21-2009, 09:34 PM

Question regarding the AC adapter, they are US-style pins, does the adapter support 110/240 auto-switching volt input? I'm asking as I'm in Australia and am wanting to know if I just bought a non-voltage travel adapter would that work?

If not would I just need to buy a standard USB AC adapter with a 5v 1000mah output? (Are all USB AC adapters regardless of pin configuration all 5v 1000mah output?)

DaleDe · 09-21-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Solicitous

Question regarding the AC adapter, they are US-style pins, does the adapter support 110/240 auto-switching volt input? I'm asking as I'm in Australia and am wanting to know if I just bought a non-voltage travel adapter would that work?

If not would I just need to buy a standard USB AC adapter with a 5v 1000mah output? (Are all USB AC adapters regardless of pin configuration all 5v 1000mah output?)

Yes the adapter is autoswitching. A plug adapter is enough. USB AC adapters are not all 1000mA but all or about 5v (5.0-5.2). They way have less current though.

09-08-2009, 03:45 PM	#1
lamaz ebouquin.fr Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: France Device: iPhone 1, Blackberry Bold, Asus P750, Astak Pocket Pro	First Review of the Ez Reader Pocket Pro It's Matthiew Miller who give us the first review of the Pocket Pro ans it's very good the link : http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=1961

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UchihaNaru Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 64 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Astak Pocket Pro	I received my Pocket Pro. I must say that the shipping is pretty fast via USPS. Only took 1 week to get from US to Australia =D. Aside from that, I must say that Astak is really honest with the cost of shipping! It really did took 40 US dollars. Was pretty surprised =D Also, I haven't play around much, except loaded some chinese .txt files into my reader since that's the primary type of file that I use. And I'm pretty much satisfied with it. I bought the generic black one, and I really like the rubbery feel, as it doesn't felt like cheap plastic. I'm still not very familiar with the keys, so will need a while to explore them. Aside, I'm pretty happy with the size of the fonts =D So now, I'm crossing my fingers and hope that nothing goes wrong with the battery, or with the device in general. There's one thing though, I dunno if I am noob or what. I loaded some books into the device's storage. After that, I updated the firmware by putting the update into the SD card. After the update, when I access my device's storage, all my books seem to be gone. So when I plug in the power supply again, I was asked if I want to format my device's storage. It's kindda weird. But yeap, I formatted it anyway and now I have to reload all my books. Does this happen with every update? And can we delete the .bin file after the update?

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