| ViewSonic's 6-Inch Ebook Reader with 512MB Built-In Memory, External SD Card Option, MP3 Support (VEB612) | 
| Brand: ViewSonic
List Price: $298.59
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Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Modem: None
Display Size: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
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Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: VEB612
Model: VEB612
UPC: 766907419511
EAN: 0766907419511
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | 6-Inch Diagonal E-Ink Screen 800x600 SVGA Resolution 166 DPI, 8 Level Gray Scale | | | Supported formats: PDF, TXT, MP3, ePub, HTML, and PRC. Supports MP3 Audio Files | | | USB 2.0 High Speed Port 512MB Internal Memory, 512MB Internal Memory (Approximately 100 Books) | | | External SD Card up to 4GB Windows and MAC OS Support | | | Rechargeable Li-Polymer Battery |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
ViewSonic's VEB612 eBook sets the standard for electronic readers. You can easily download and transfer your favorite digital books from a wide variety of sources, not just one. The eBook's versatile, open standard design supports the following formats (ePub, PRC, PDF, HTML, TXT), as well as MP3 audio files. Super long battery life will keep you reading over 8,000 pages between charges. The leatherette cover completes the package and helps prevent the screen from damage. Great for students, book lovers and business travelers - simply take all your favorite books on the road with you.
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| Customer Reviews:
Run far, run fast, don't look back. December 30, 2009
Michael Scheid
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Giving it one star is generous. Don't waste your money on this. I've tried this with
MP3, PDF, and EPUB.
Pro: hardware and screen seem good and readable. The form factor is easy to hold.
The many cons: One word - crappy software. Really old, well-used outhouse crappy. I'd be
embarrassed to admit that I had anything to do with the software, even if it was just
designing the splash screen.
The many faces of crappy software include (but are not limited to):
- MP3s play at chipmunk speed. Then they hang the device. I had wondered why they made
reset button so accessible. Now I know. Listen to a chipmunk chorus, reset the device,
listen to another chipmunk chorus, reset the device, repeat.
- PDF files are not always displayable. Device reports they are not of the correct format.
- EPUB. 336 pg book downloads. Sometimes it shows up with the correct name, most of the
time it does not. It NEVER shows up the correct number of pages (120, 176, or something
else). I could not read the end of the book because the reader stops.
- Bookmarks. Great idea, but no workie. You set them, device forgets all about them. EVERY
TIME. Guess that feature was just for marketing. (And yes, when you place the bookmark
it displays a cute little icon to fool you into thinking that something *real* happened.
Remember the page number ....)
- Buttons. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. (Software issue, I'm reasonably sure,
since the tactile feedback indicates a button press).
- Library and sideways viewing. Let's say you have five items, all visible in portrait mode,
but only three items visible in landscape mode. You can select only the top three items
in landscape mode. Most of the time. About one in ten times you see the remaining items
in portrait mode.
- Library and book/MP3 names. Most of the time they work. Sometimes they don't.
I don't typically review on Amazon or anywhere (this is my second review). But
I think I will have difficulty convincing [...] that the unit really is defective. Since I'll
probably lose the investment, I'd like to make sure that Viewsonic doesn't trap anymore
unsuspecting victims with this POS. And yes, I attempted to contact VS support (for a possible
firmware update), but there has been no response. And they really should not let the marketing
group do the verification signoff.
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