05-04-2024, 01:08 PM | #16 | |
Member
Posts: 10
Karma: 10
Join Date: May 2024
Device: Kindle Voyage | Kobo Clara 2E/Libra 2 (128GB)
|
Quote:
|
|
05-06-2024, 05:03 AM | #17 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 37
Karma: 11124
Join Date: Apr 2024
Location: Europe
Device: PocketBook InkPad 4, PocketBook Era, PocketBook Verse Pro
|
No problem, here it is. As said, I don't see a difference with just 5% brightness.
Also, the images from the phone are not very clear. If you want I can send another set of images with the same settings now when I am at home. Last edited by Frostbite; 05-06-2024 at 05:08 AM. |
Advert | |
|
05-08-2024, 10:36 AM | #18 |
Member
Posts: 14
Karma: 12560
Join Date: Mar 2024
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Mini, Kindle Keyboard
|
Thank you for the review. Even though I recently got a Kobo Libra 2, I looked into getting a Pocketbook Era. It's a bit harder where I am and more expensive. I may still get it as a backup or alternative 7" device. I like recessed screens but it sounds like for most people, the extra layer is not an issue.
|
05-08-2024, 01:01 PM | #19 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 37
Karma: 11124
Join Date: Apr 2024
Location: Europe
Device: PocketBook InkPad 4, PocketBook Era, PocketBook Verse Pro
|
What I've seen with both Pocketbooks is that you better change from the default font and the text will look much sharper.
The screen is not an issue to me at all. |
05-08-2024, 07:32 PM | #20 | |
eReader Wrangler
Posts: 7,753
Karma: 50255637
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Boise, ID
Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD
|
Quote:
Same deal with the other readers that can sideload fonts. A dark font makes all the difference in the world for me. |
|
Advert | |
|
05-09-2024, 03:27 AM | #21 | |
Enthusiast
Posts: 37
Karma: 11124
Join Date: Apr 2024
Location: Europe
Device: PocketBook InkPad 4, PocketBook Era, PocketBook Verse Pro
|
Quote:
Just the default font is not crisp enough. I don't know why. |
|
05-10-2024, 01:24 AM | #22 | |
Zealot
Posts: 101
Karma: 28496
Join Date: Feb 2010
Device: none
|
Quote:
|
|
05-10-2024, 11:58 AM | #23 |
Groupie
Posts: 191
Karma: 194590
Join Date: Jan 2018
Device: Cybook Orizon, PocketBook Touch HD
|
I think a web search brings up an uncountable number of download sites, but anyway here is what I'm using, thickened a bit with fontforge. I think I emboldened by 1.02 or something the like, but each time I open fontforge it takes me a quarter of an hour to figure out where the setting was, so can't tell for sure. Also, when saving the fonts fontforge complained about many path inconsistencies, which I couldn't resolve. Anyway, having copied both the regular and the italic version (the file naming is mine), I'm quite pleased by the result on my device. YMMV.
|
05-10-2024, 01:11 PM | #24 | |
Zealot
Posts: 101
Karma: 28496
Join Date: Feb 2010
Device: none
|
Quote:
|
|
07-07-2024, 02:32 AM | #25 |
eReader Wrangler
Posts: 7,753
Karma: 50255637
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Boise, ID
Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD
|
I tried it a couple days on my Touch HD 3 also, but didn't particularly like it and uninstalled it. One feature I did like, however, was the ability to adjust the contrast — which I think is better than adjusting the boldness of fonts. Adjusting the contrast means the font's shape doesn't change.
But other than that I just didn't "take" to KoReader. I like the reader built into the PocketBook. (A big reason why I didn't like the KoReader is that there wasn't any standard ePub page numbering.) Last edited by rcentros; 07-07-2024 at 02:45 AM. Reason: Added a comment. |
07-07-2024, 04:09 AM | #26 | |
Enthusiast
Posts: 37
Karma: 11124
Join Date: Apr 2024
Location: Europe
Device: PocketBook InkPad 4, PocketBook Era, PocketBook Verse Pro
|
Quote:
|
|
07-07-2024, 07:42 AM | #27 | |
eReader Wrangler
Posts: 7,753
Karma: 50255637
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Boise, ID
Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD
|
Quote:
On my my old PocketBook Basic Touch reader I was able to buy the Oxford English Dictionary (like the one that comes with the Kindle, and came with Sonys (when still made) and now the Kobos) — unfortunately it no longer appears to be available for PocketBooks (it used to be on their book store site). Its license is attached it to a specific device serial number so I can't transfer it to the Touch HD 3. But, the Universal Merriam Webster dictionary is not bad and I don't use the dictionary a lot. |
|
07-07-2024, 03:58 PM | #28 | |
Wizard
Posts: 1,571
Karma: 11380098
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: NE Oregon
Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2
|
Quote:
Although I'm really liking my Pocketbook Era, the dictionary could sure be better. EDIT: I don't use KOReader either, and have no particular desire to do so. |
|
07-07-2024, 04:32 PM | #29 | |
eReader Wrangler
Posts: 7,753
Karma: 50255637
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Boise, ID
Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD
|
Quote:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=247 The dictionary that I downloaded is the very bottom one on this page... https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?c...blicfolderlist I see they now have one with a newer date just above it. I don't know what the difference would be. Once downloaded, just connect your PocketBook to your computer and go to the system folder, then to dictionaries folder (if it doesn't exist just create a new dictionaries directory, but I'm pretty sure it already exists). Once you're there copy your dictionary file with the ".dic" extension into that folder. Then disconnect your PocketBook. Tap your Apps icon, then tap the Dictionary icon, then tap the "dictionary" icon (just below the battery icon, near the top right). At that point you should be able to scroll to the bottom of your "Select Dictionary" window and see a "Webster's 3rd NewIntDicUnabridged" entry. Just select it and exit. It's possible that you will have to restart after copying your dictionary to the dictionaries folder, but I don't think it's necessary (it's been a while since I've done this, so I could be wrong). |
|
07-07-2024, 04:46 PM | #30 | |
eReader Wrangler
Posts: 7,753
Karma: 50255637
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Boise, ID
Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD
|
Quote:
More features (and complexity) than I need. But the main thing that bothered me was its lack of "regular" ePub page numbering. (I use that for syncing with other readers.) |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Pocketbook Inkpad Color 3 not recognised as a pocketbook | phm92190 | Devices | 4 | 01-24-2024 04:18 PM |
PocketBook Era | Sonnenfee | PocketBook | 20 | 02-14-2023 12:57 PM |
Home Screen re-draw errors in Pocketbook ERA FW U700.6.7.949 | zmix | PocketBook | 0 | 11-20-2022 05:07 PM |
PocketBook Era with E-Ink Carta 1200 screen | Cyfranek | PocketBook | 91 | 07-27-2022 10:55 PM |
Pocketbook Inkpad 3 vs Amazon Kindle Oasis 2 Screen Comparison | Gibbo | Which one should I buy? | 24 | 12-03-2019 10:24 PM |