just.another.blue
02-18-2009, 00:52
ok, for the past few weeks since getting my s9 iv'e been trying it out as an ebook and here are my findings:
Screen:
The screen is extremely nice to read on - better than the lcd on my old pda :) i find i can read it or at least 4hrs with no problem so thats a good point for the s9!
Turning pages:
This is one of the cons of the s9,the keys are placed awkwardly on the top of the player - this makes it a bit uncomftable to use especially if you have small fingers but if you have long fingers you shouldn't have that many problems with it.
Battery:
So far i haven't had any probleems with the batter with the setting on 2# brightness but i think if you put it on the highest level you'll probably get 4-5hrs.
Ebook conversion:
Here lies the biggest problem of using the S9 as an ebook reader, i have had put my entire libry onto it only to dicover a majot malfunction: the speech marks ("") and sometimes hyphons (-) DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME :(
i have tried alot to remedy this but nothing works. i tried converting with abc lit. converter but it doesn't work. So until cowon fixes this with the firmware you'd better wait - or get the p3 if it's out or maybe that walkman x100.
with that said, the cowon s9 is stil an excellant mp3 player, it just doesnt work well with ebooks.
p.s does somebody have a diff. font pack than the oine that comes with the s9? i want to put it in - see if anything changes.
if anyone has suggestions to fix this, please post below and i'll follow up, i realy do hope this glitch will be remedied in the future either by fellow people in he forum or by cowon itself
Screen:
The screen is extremely nice to read on - better than the lcd on my old pda :) i find i can read it or at least 4hrs with no problem so thats a good point for the s9!
Turning pages:
This is one of the cons of the s9,the keys are placed awkwardly on the top of the player - this makes it a bit uncomftable to use especially if you have small fingers but if you have long fingers you shouldn't have that many problems with it.
Battery:
So far i haven't had any probleems with the batter with the setting on 2# brightness but i think if you put it on the highest level you'll probably get 4-5hrs.
Ebook conversion:
Here lies the biggest problem of using the S9 as an ebook reader, i have had put my entire libry onto it only to dicover a majot malfunction: the speech marks ("") and sometimes hyphons (-) DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME :(
i have tried alot to remedy this but nothing works. i tried converting with abc lit. converter but it doesn't work. So until cowon fixes this with the firmware you'd better wait - or get the p3 if it's out or maybe that walkman x100.
with that said, the cowon s9 is stil an excellant mp3 player, it just doesnt work well with ebooks.
p.s does somebody have a diff. font pack than the oine that comes with the s9? i want to put it in - see if anything changes.
if anyone has suggestions to fix this, please post below and i'll follow up, i realy do hope this glitch will be remedied in the future either by fellow people in he forum or by cowon itself