12-29-2009, 06:31 AM | #76 | |
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I would not buy now simply because there is nothing out that suits my needs as well as what I have. I don't care about playing mp3's, viewing photo's, writing notes, wifi and/or 3g...etc on my reader. I just want it to allow me to read a book, and what I have does that just fine. I will say that back lighting is something that I would be interested in when they are able to wed it with the eInk technology. |
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12-30-2009, 04:42 PM | #77 | |
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So here I sit, waiting to buy my first e-reader. And researching a lot. |
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12-30-2009, 05:33 PM | #78 | |
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More than Kindle and Sony
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Just remember that Kindle Sony are two makers. Things are already shaking up! What if you did NOT have to buy from one website? What if you were free to purchase from 300 websites? What if you could pay a lot less, read in 20 different formats, have Text-To-Speech and not have to pay extra for the case? What if you could do all this for $199. I am NOT here to sell you something. I just want you and others to look at what else is out there. Go to the CES show in Las Vegas (January 7-10) and see all the eBook Readers. Or, go to www.theEZreader.com and have a look around. |
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12-30-2009, 09:23 PM | #79 | |
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With the PB360 the only thing I am not fond of is the click on the buttons...wish it was a silent click but ya can't have everything. At least its not near as loud when you hold the device compared to flat on a table. to me this is the small issue I don't mind with a device because the use is not diminished. It's only really an issue in a quite setting where others might be trying to concentrate or in bed with a light sleeper sort, but then the light thing inherent to all devices using EPD epaper panels like the Eink brand panels. My reason on the Astak my sense about Astak being on the ropes already is not based solely on the firmware/reading software issues but also hardware probs as well. from the posts by the Astak rep on MR, Astak seems to have essentially no real input hardware and QC at the factory and apparently little input as to the final product they are being delivered. Maybe that is because while those things can be had, it comes at a price which Astak might not be able to afford or willing to spend. Computers are no different, the same factory can make a models for a dozen brands all with the same firmware and hardware but with QC at different levels. Laptop brands are no different. It can be next to impossible for a small player who is trying to grow a brand to get much in the way of exact hardware specs and end up just silk-screening their name on the front with a custom branded version of whatever OS they can get. Mfg's/brands that survive will be those who invest in stability of their own firmware and exert real in-house quality control and testing of the devices as they are received from the factory that makes them...face it these factories will push around the weaker brands because they can and these small fishes in the pond with a very small market share. I will say Astak appears to have tried, but seem impotent in terms of results or they are just not very good at putting the wood to the factory... I too had high hopes for the Pocket Pro (I like the design, colors are fun and the whole 5" size is perfect for novels but the PB360 is vastly more stable and just appeals to me more. Others will feel differently for sure) but like you found, it just fell flat. I feel a lot of the future of the company hinged on the success of the device which will affect their relevance to the factories making the readers. Astak still could improve but it's going to mean serious changes, especially in marketing and an in-house software department. |
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12-30-2009, 09:26 PM | #80 |
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If I was to buy a new reader now, I'd order a Sony Reader PRS-900. But as I have a 505, I'd rather wait until after CES to see what's happening with readers. And as the plasitc screens are coming in 2010, I want to see what happens.
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12-30-2009, 09:26 PM | #81 |
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Like laptops, routers and everything else some will, some won't. How much this will matter depends on the base quality...
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12-30-2009, 09:35 PM | #82 |
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If the eBooks you want tot covert from are LRX then you cannot do it as LRX has not had the DRM broken and I think they never will.
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