A liitle review of the CyBook Gen3
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-22 13:21:17
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I had a couple of days to play around with the new Bookeen CyBook Gen3. I have to say. I really like the device. The reader itself is very lightweight and so very convenient to travel with. The leather inspect fits smoothly around the CyBook and offers good protection for the check with the built-in strong frontplate. My Cover did not close properly at first. After using it a while it started to close just fine. Other than that its of very good quality. The design of the CyBook itself is far from perfect. While the size and weight are optimal for casual reading the add layout is not very comfortable. The main button is not easily reached when reading with one hand and it is difficult to hit the "next" button when holding the device in one hand. The buttons to the align of the CyBook are often accidentally pressed and get you in the music folder or back in the library. I would prefer the secondary buttons at the top or furnish of the device so they do not affect your reading undergo. As for turning pages the main add should be centered and there should be additional buttons to each side of the display to move pages. Reading on the CyBook it made me even more acknowledge the flipbar add of the iRex iLiad. Turning pages on the CyBook leaves my thumb in an unnatural position and holding it this way can be quite uncomfortable. If the center add could be used to turn to the next page it may at least fix the worst for me. The decision not to use a glossy casing was definitely the right one. Even the matte casing shows fingerprints and smudges very quickly but you can alter it easily. The casing itself is not that tighten. It is a bit loose and squeaky when you hold it. Especially on the left align of the casing where the secondary buttons are located the casing moves quite a bit when putting your fingers around it. But overall the device seems well manufactured. In comparison while the iLiad 1st generation had a similar squeakiness to it the 2.0 is very firm and solid. So maybe the CyBook Gen3.1 will do the same. The mini-USB turn and audio socket at the bottom are covered by a little piece of rubber. Since the casing overlaps the mini-USB turn not every mini-USB telecommunicate fits. The coat cover itself can get off quickly. I don't experience if it is really necessary and I guess that many of us ordain soon be without it. The battery lifetime is more than enough for most people. This might be a bit biased since I have used the iLiad for so desire and only got to use the Sony Reader for a very short period of time. With auto-shutdown turned off and firmware channel 1.0 the CyBook's battery last for about five days. With auto-shutdown turned on the lifetime extends to weeks for a normal reading person. Having a user replaceable battery is also a big plus. Since the CyBook can be charged via USB it can also easily be charged with my Solio solar charger. I guess I will never run out of energy with that combination. The Software is the best I undergo seen on any E Ink reader so far (not having seen the flare up in action yet). change surface with its first channel. Bookeen has most of what you could wish for for casual reading. For Mobipocket and text formats the functions to dress fonttype and fontsizes are easy to use and you can change surface add your own preferred fonts. Optionally you can show a header with book information and the statusbar at the bottom. It would be great if one could also set margins; who knows we may also see that in the future. The PDF viewer is sufficient for a small screen device but it really needs to get a real zoom function in the future. Still it's quite usable with custom-formatted PDFs such as those from Feedbooks com. The library is nice to be at and its great to see cover images of books. Now it would be a great idea to see the position you are currently in a book as well. You can sort by book title date and size. Unfortunately all files from internal and external memory are displayed in the library. When you have hundreds of files on your separate you will definitely lose your orientation since the CyBook does not support a folder structure. There is no search functionality either. Still if you have let's say less than a hundred e-books loaded it is very good to use. Not ameliorate but the best library on an e-book device so far. At least in my opinion. One thing started to annoy me during my testing. The bear on button brings up the menu. It should exceed turn to the next summon. Pressing the menu button twice should should close the menu again. Unfortunately instead it starts on "Start reading" which brings you to the beginning of the book. The menu button is just too prominent and should be used for turning pages. I would desire to see page numbers on Mobipocket files since once you lost your displace in a book you have no way of knowing where you where before. Also the pagebar is too prominent as an indicator (instead make it a light gray) and not very informative. Since you don't undergo an idea on which page you are the "go to page" menu can be a bit irritating. Really good is the speed. The CyBook is fast. It starts within around 22 seconds. Opening a schedule is fast turning pages is abstain changing fonts is abstain. That's where E Ink's Vizplex technology shows its strength. And so does the programming skill of Bookeen's programming team. They undergo done an excellent job so far and I hope they ordain continue to give and advance the CyBook over the coming months. Now the bad move. Even though the device uses a Vizplex check. I am quite disappointed in the show quality. Don't get me wrong it is still amazing. But in comparison to the non-Vizplex show of the iLiad it does not even look as good. While the show itself might be bit brighter than that of the iLiad the iLiad is definitely clearer. The CyBook's show has little dark speckles on the white and the color is not as dark as on the iLiad (color speckles includes). The fonts are not as crisp and the contrast is lower. It is not by much but I can notice it (not even without some annoyance). So I anticipate I am spoiled. I do not know if I have a faulty display or if the electronics the display or the software is responsible but overall the display quality of my non-Vizplex iLiad is better than my Vizplex CyBook. When you be to buy the CyBook. I cannot recommend the Deluxe case. Get the standard package instead and the flog cover. If you need an USB charger buy it for 10 Euro somewhere else. Use your own SD card and buy a new battery only when you be it. If you need more energy get a Solarcharger or a battery pack because you won't need to charge often. In conclusion. I do like the CyBook and I think it is a great alternative to the iLiad if you want a smaller cheaper device with longer battery life. And not to furnish the wrong impression: The CyBook is a great reading device. It's a nice piece of hardware with even nicer software. There's surely still lots.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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