Comments on: For some E Ink haters: The ECTACO jetBook reader http://www.teleread.com/drm/for-some-e-ink-haters-the-ectaco-jetbook-reader/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/drm/for-some-e-ink-haters-the-ectaco-jetbook-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-877283 David Rothman Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:17:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/10/for-some-e-ink-haters-the-ectaco-jetbook-reader/#comment-877283 Joscha, sorry your experience wasn't better. We did note the problems that Mike had in dim light. In your situation I wouldn't hesitate to send it back. Meanwhile thanks for the warning to others! David Joscha, sorry your experience wasn’t better. We did note the problems that Mike had in dim light. In your situation I wouldn’t hesitate to send it back. Meanwhile thanks for the warning to others! David

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.com/drm/for-some-e-ink-haters-the-ectaco-jetbook-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-876793 Mike Cane Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:00:27 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/10/for-some-e-ink-haters-the-ectaco-jetbook-reader/#comment-876793 Yikes! I wasn't looking to *encourage* anyone to purchase it. I distinctly said it was just about useless, doing unformatted text and painful PDF only. Yikes! I wasn’t looking to *encourage* anyone to purchase it. I distinctly said it was just about useless, doing unformatted text and painful PDF only.

]]> By: Joscha http://www.teleread.com/drm/for-some-e-ink-haters-the-ectaco-jetbook-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-876594 Joscha Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:06:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/10/for-some-e-ink-haters-the-ectaco-jetbook-reader/#comment-876594 You got me curious. Now it arrived, and I would say that it is a mixed bag. The display, with its distinctly LCDish greygreen background, reminds me of the Franklin Reader of the olden days. Next to the PRS 505 and the Kindle, the screen looks a little dull (but slightly better than first-generation eInk). I could live with that. The greatest advantage of eInk is its paper-like independency from external light--as long as there is sufficient light, you are good. The jetBook, however, changes its contrast, depending on the lighting angle. You will find yourself aligning it to the sun, or the window, or your desk lamp. As we all know, the redraw of the Kindle and the Sony is slow due to the properties of eInk. But the redraw of the jetBook is slow too - apparently, the hardware is a little under-powered for the job. Also, the display is way smaller, and the resolution leaves much to be desired. Perhaps the jetBook could evolve into a portable library for 3rd world countries one day? Unfortunately, the device is about as expensive as the competition... Personally, I will wait for the next generation of the jetBook's display, before I try again. And yet, I guess that the jetBook will finds its friends. There are many nice ideas in the UI. Plus, it is in Russian, which I once learnt in school. You got me curious. Now it arrived, and I would say that it is a mixed bag. The display, with its distinctly LCDish greygreen background, reminds me of the Franklin Reader of the olden days. Next to the PRS 505 and the Kindle, the screen looks a little dull (but slightly better than first-generation eInk). I could live with that.

The greatest advantage of eInk is its paper-like independency from external light–as long as there is sufficient light, you are good. The jetBook, however, changes its contrast, depending on the lighting angle. You will find yourself aligning it to the sun, or the window, or your desk lamp.

As we all know, the redraw of the Kindle and the Sony is slow due to the properties of eInk. But the redraw of the jetBook is slow too – apparently, the hardware is a little under-powered for the job. Also, the display is way smaller, and the resolution leaves much to be desired. Perhaps the jetBook could evolve into a portable library for 3rd world countries one day? Unfortunately, the device is about as expensive as the competition… Personally, I will wait for the next generation of the jetBook’s display, before I try again.

And yet, I guess that the jetBook will finds its friends. There are many nice ideas in the UI. Plus, it is in Russian, which I once learnt in school.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.com/drm/for-some-e-ink-haters-the-ectaco-jetbook-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-874148 Mike Cane Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:17:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/10/for-some-e-ink-haters-the-ectaco-jetbook-reader/#comment-874148 Another post, with videos: http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/more-about-that-ectaco-jetbook-ebook-reader/ Another post, with videos:
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/more-about-that-ectaco-jetbook-ebook-reader/

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