Comments on: If you’ve got a DS Lite, you’ve got an e-reader http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: r4 kaart http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-1158889 r4 kaart Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:10:56 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-1158889 The R4DS or the M3izero are great cards and I love the fact that with them you can turn your DS into an e-reader or use it to play your favorite videos as you go. The R4DS or the M3izero are great cards and I love the fact that with them you can turn your DS into an e-reader or use it to play your favorite videos as you go.

]]> By: John http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-1101233 John Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:34:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-1101233 Thanks for the great post. It is really very resourceful and informative . The build quality of R4DS is top notch, The R4 DS GUI is user friendly. ----------------- <a href="http://www.r4-kaart.nl" rel="nofollow">r4 revolution for ds</a> Thanks for the great post. It is really very resourceful and informative . The build quality of R4DS is top notch, The R4 DS GUI is user friendly.
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]]> By: John http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-1095297 John Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:06:35 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-1095297 Thanks for the great post. R4 DS is a Nintendo DS flash card, also know as R4 Revolution. The build quality of R4DS is top notch, The R4 DS GUI is user friendly. ----------------- <a href="http://www.r4-kaart.nl" rel="nofollow">r4, r4 ds</a> Thanks for the great post. R4 DS is a Nintendo DS flash card, also know as R4 Revolution. The build quality of R4DS is top notch, The R4 DS GUI is user friendly.
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]]> By: mags http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-997742 mags Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:32:37 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-997742 i have the edge with 8gb card and have films,books&music just make diferent folders.you can only delete on computor as with the r4 children can delete with out relising,i know from grandchildren i have the edge with 8gb card and have films,books&music just make diferent folders.you can only delete on computor as with the r4 children can delete with out relising,i know from grandchildren

]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-879977 Chris Meadows Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:54:46 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-879977 The funny thing to me is that the idea of using a Gameboy as an ebook reader goes all the way back to Larry Niven et al's novel <a href="http://www.baen.com/library/067172052x/067172052X.htm" rel="nofollow"><i>Fallen Angels,</i></a> in which modified (original) Gameboys were being used as undercover illicit ebook readers to sneak literature in past the noses of the repressive <i>Farenheit 451</i>-ish government under which SF reading, personal freedoms, and creative thinking had fallen out of favor. Hmm, come to think of it maybe the Gameboy reader wasn't the <i>only</i> part of modern life that book predicted. <b>Edit:</b> In fact, I am informed that an <a href="http://www.mqp.com/fun/" rel="nofollow">ebook reader for the original Gameboy/GBA</a> exists (though I'm not sure whether it existed at the time <i>Fallen Angels</i> was actually written). The funny thing to me is that the idea of using a Gameboy as an ebook reader goes all the way back to Larry Niven et al’s novel Fallen Angels, in which modified (original) Gameboys were being used as undercover illicit ebook readers to sneak literature in past the noses of the repressive Farenheit 451-ish government under which SF reading, personal freedoms, and creative thinking had fallen out of favor.

Hmm, come to think of it maybe the Gameboy reader wasn’t the only part of modern life that book predicted.

Edit: In fact, I am informed that an ebook reader for the original Gameboy/GBA exists (though I’m not sure whether it existed at the time Fallen Angels was actually written).

]]> By: John http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-879927 John Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:59:21 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-879927 I have tried Brain Age and now wanna go for other Nitendo DS Lite games. http://www.dslitereview.com I have tried Brain Age and now wanna go for other Nitendo DS Lite games.

http://www.dslitereview.com

]]> By: April Hamilton http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-837748 April Hamilton Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:17:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-837748 RE: Video on the DS... In addition to our DS Lites, I have a video iPod and my kids have Disney Mix Maxes. In my opinion, the best audio and video quality of all these machines by far is the video iPod. The Mix Max definitely takes 2nd place for audio quality, and I think it edges out the DS in video quality too. Having converted my own content to digital video in formats compatible with all 3 devices, it seems to me that much of the fine detail is lost in the conversion process for DS Lite. However, there must be a way to get really pristine video conversion, because my kids have many commercially-produced Game Boy Advanced Video cartridges with programs like Kids Next Door, Spongebob and Fairly Oddparents on them, and the content on those cartridges is pretty close to how the programs look on TV or DVD. I agree that Nintendo ought to be doing more to leverage the ebook/multifunction device capabilites of the DS Lite. The video playback capability alone is very attractive to parents---once they know it exists, that is. Who needs in-seat DVD in the car for long trips, with the kids fighting over what disc to watch, when you can just set each kid up with a DS Lite, headphones and separate video carts? It's great for air travel, too. I wish they'd release more video carts, but it seems like Nintendo has decided to abandon that particular product line. Maybe it's because Nickelodeon has decided to partner with Digital Blue to put out their own version of Disney's MixMax. As for me, I'd rather web surf on my DS than on a smart phone, if for no other reason than the DS's larger screen size. And how great would it be to carry a single, lightweight device for games, web access, ebooks, video AND music? Especially a device that places no limitations on the size of your media library, in that it accepts inexpensive flash memory cards? SUPER great! ='D RE: Video on the DS…

In addition to our DS Lites, I have a video iPod and my kids have Disney Mix Maxes. In my opinion, the best audio and video quality of all these machines by far is the video iPod. The Mix Max definitely takes 2nd place for audio quality, and I think it edges out the DS in video quality too. Having converted my own content to digital video in formats compatible with all 3 devices, it seems to me that much of the fine detail is lost in the conversion process for DS Lite.

However, there must be a way to get really pristine video conversion, because my kids have many commercially-produced Game Boy Advanced Video cartridges with programs like Kids Next Door, Spongebob and Fairly Oddparents on them, and the content on those cartridges is pretty close to how the programs look on TV or DVD.

I agree that Nintendo ought to be doing more to leverage the ebook/multifunction device capabilites of the DS Lite. The video playback capability alone is very attractive to parents—once they know it exists, that is. Who needs in-seat DVD in the car for long trips, with the kids fighting over what disc to watch, when you can just set each kid up with a DS Lite, headphones and separate video carts? It’s great for air travel, too. I wish they’d release more video carts, but it seems like Nintendo has decided to abandon that particular product line. Maybe it’s because Nickelodeon has decided to partner with Digital Blue to put out their own version of Disney’s MixMax. As for me, I’d rather web surf on my DS than on a smart phone, if for no other reason than the DS’s larger screen size. And how great would it be to carry a single, lightweight device for games, web access, ebooks, video AND music? Especially a device that places no limitations on the size of your media library, in that it accepts inexpensive flash memory cards? SUPER great! =’D

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-837732 David Rothman Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:45:40 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-837732 Ugh, Mug, do you mean <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Reader" rel="nofollow"><em>this</em> e-Reader</a>? If so, it's evidence of an interesting disconnect between the games world and others' concerns. At any rate, it would be nice of people interested in games also cared about books. Thanks, and I hope you'll stick around and take things in the right spirit. - David Ugh, Mug, do you mean this e-Reader? If so, it’s evidence of an interesting disconnect between the games world and others’ concerns. At any rate, it would be nice of people interested in games also cared about books. Thanks, and I hope you’ll stick around and take things in the right spirit. – David

]]> By: Mug http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-837705 Mug Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:39:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-837705 This has nothing to do with the nintendo e-Reader, misleading title. This has nothing to do with the nintendo e-Reader, misleading title.

]]> By: Brandon @ The Moon Books Project http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-837273 Brandon @ The Moon Books Project Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:09:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-837273 Hello, I am the webmaster of The Moon Books Project. I applaud this article. Reading books (and IMO watching movies) on the DS is a great way to expand ones choices of mobile entertainment. I feel that Nintendo has really dropped the ball with this market. I started Moon Books as a small hobby site on a blog, and now it's a very popular resource where people can freely download tons of classic literature and films to view on the DS. Also, the R4 isn't illegal in the US. There are uses for the R4 and other cards which are illegal though. For an extensive list of the different 'flash carts' that allow you to read books and watch films on the DS, visit this page at Moon Books: http://moonbooks.net/moonbooks/page.php?97 Personally, I recommend the M3 DS Real card. :) Brandon The Moon Books Project http://moonbooks.net Hello,

I am the webmaster of The Moon Books Project. I applaud this article. Reading books (and IMO watching movies) on the DS is a great way to expand ones choices of mobile entertainment. I feel that Nintendo has really dropped the ball with this market.

I started Moon Books as a small hobby site on a blog, and now it’s a very popular resource where people can freely download tons of classic literature and films to view on the DS.

Also, the R4 isn’t illegal in the US. There are uses for the R4 and other cards which are illegal though.

For an extensive list of the different ‘flash carts’ that allow you to read books and watch films on the DS, visit this page at Moon Books: http://moonbooks.net/moonbooks/page.php?97

Personally, I recommend the M3 DS Real card. :)

Brandon
The Moon Books Project
http://moonbooks.net

]]> By: Jon Martin http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-837145 Jon Martin Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:16:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/27/if-youve-got-a-ds-lite-youve-got-an-e-reader/#comment-837145 I don't think that the R4 is legal in the US, but it is sold and shipped through www.dealextreme.com. Also check out their flashlights at the same time. I have had very good dealings with them. Also pick up one of the rechargeable external batteries or the 'AA' battery USB chargers with a USB/DS cable for unlimited time..... I've been using the DS as an ebook reader for years - with a 2GB microSD (required for the R4) you would be amazed how many books you can travel with. The screen isn't bad (one of the readers you can load fonts). There is also the added advantge that even the TSA folks know what a DS is - no issues with security where a couple of the ebook readers I have get questioned. If you are really, really bored you can watch movies on it as well, but I don;t recommend it. I don’t think that the R4 is legal in the US, but it is sold and shipped through http://www.dealextreme.com. Also check out their flashlights at the same time. I have had very good dealings with them. Also pick up one of the rechargeable external batteries or the ‘AA’ battery USB chargers with a USB/DS cable for unlimited time…..

I’ve been using the DS as an ebook reader for years – with a 2GB microSD (required for the R4) you would be amazed how many books you can travel with. The screen isn’t bad (one of the readers you can load fonts). There is also the added advantge that even the TSA folks know what a DS is – no issues with security where a couple of the ebook readers I have get questioned. If you are really, really bored you can watch movies on it as well, but I don;t recommend it.

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