Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White)

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

Battery life suspect, got a replacement reader, no problem with the exchange. Service by viewsonic was very good. The only sore point is the Font allocation. Had to go to the highest setting to get a comfortable size. I would recommend losing the two smaller fonts and replace them at the higher settings; i.e. the current highest would become the MED setting.

Another aspect; why is firmware an option when you can't use the reader while it's plugged-in to the computer, which is the only way to add updated firmware!!!

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

- Two weak battery life (2-3 days eg vs 2-3 weeks in cybook opus)
- all books in one place (no directory tree)
- too long to sort and extremely slow when many books inside (>50)
- too heavy (>300 gr)

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

I use this e-reader every day, I do like it but the buttery life is much shorter than promissed in specification.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

The main problem is that it is pretty slow. You should wait for a while till it opens the file. Transitions between the pages are also not instant. Otherwise it is good and cheap device. It might look bit primitive if you compare it to more fancy brand-new nooks, but it does its job pretty well. And of course it is very cheap if you compare to other e-readers.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

Not bad, except for the reaction of the device by pressing a buttons. This is the slowest e-reader that I used.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

It's disappointing.
I've upgraded the device to latest firmware. In my 3 weeks usage I have to charge it 3 times to finish a 800 pages book.
The response time is just OK when browsing the menus. While reading the book the page turning speed varies, some acceptable, some really slow.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

Business tripsHouse readingTravelThe big qualitative screen, cover presence, lightwigth, possibility of listening of music during reading, support of many formats of files[...].Speed of work of the screen to which it is necessary to get used, inconvenient work with bookmarks.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

Used it 10 days. Everything is ok.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

Very slow device

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

I've been using it for 2 weeks and I'm happy with this product. I like its screen because you can read from all angles like a real book and not like other ebook readers. The problem I've found so far is that sometimes when I click the next page button, it doesn't change it, so I have to change it again.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

I had been watching the eReader market for about 2 years now, waiting for an affordable unit. The VEB620 on sale at B&H comes close to meeting all of my expectations. The discounted unit comes in at what I would consider a reasonable entry price point. The unit itself is what I was looking for; a lightweight e-Ink device without any wireless network, simply something I could load books onto and read.Now the weaknesses of this unit, I think, could be easily overcome with a good firmware update. First the unit does tend to react slowly to user input as well as provide inconsistent feedback (sometimes a menu item is visually queued sometimes it is not). This is compounded by the lack of queuing of user input, thus if you try to move the cursor/selector too fast the second button press is simply ignored, however; this is hard to tell due to delayed reaction. Second the book index scheme is a simple linear list with no hierarchy or sorting system. What would be nice is to have the ability to organize books, using tags and/or authors, perhaps even use Calibre's data format. Lastly the page forward/backward buttons could be augmented by using the 5 way button. I realize the 5 way was to provide multimedia control, but minimally making it configurable to flip pages, for those who do not intend to listen to music while they read, would prove useful. The PDF rendering could use a lot of improvement as well, but that is less of a problem as you can convert the format to ePub.All in all, the device is not all too shabby for the discounted price tag though. I realize that, for those connoisseurs of e-readers, this device may prove a disappointment compared to other latest devices, however; I see no other e-ink devices in this price range (at [$]). With that said, one should have their expectations set appropriately. This device is a sound reader for literature or fiction that will be read in a linear fashion (i.e.: basic novel reading, page-by-page). I would not recommend this device to someone expecting to read reference books, educational material or even news documents where random access of material is expected. Also you will want to download something called Calibre ([@]) and convert your PDF's into ePub as well as manage the books you load onto the device.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

Seemed a good buy to me for intro to e-readers. Simple and easy to use. Comes pretty much empty - no books loaded. EPUB and non-proprietary was importment to me - seems like books are on the uprising re: cost. Has a music player which I still need to check it out. SD slot for expansion. Font size can be adjusted/enlarged - good thing since the initial page you'd need a magnifying glass to be able to read. Overall a good buy fo the meney <100 bucks.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

I was looking to buy an e-reader. Did some investigating and checked out the reviews. Not all are worth anything. Looked at the Kindle, the Nook, I-PAD not, and some others. Found the above to be too proprietary, or no EPUB access. Bumped into the Viewsonic's e-reader and was mildly surprised. It being marketed on a lower scale - decided to go with it; ordered one and it arrived. Eager to use it, out of the box, but no books, unlike some others readers. No biggie, followed the instructions and up and running in no time. Way cool. Its easy to use. No hang ups as of yet (one week new). Room for music still gotta try this. Color vs black and white, well, looks ain't everything, but it reads like a book. Clear and crisp pages. Easy software easy downloads, lots of books from website.

Comments about Viewsonic VEB620 eBook (White):

this is product for beta-testers. No support, no development.
Absolutely uncomfortable devise with bad ergonomics and old primitive soft.
They started from about $300...