e Reader options for xc soar?

Am 23.07.2013 16:03, Sean F (F2) wrote:
What e Readers are you all using with XC Soar?

Check out this photo. Looks outstanding to me...what product is this? This is a European glider I believe...

https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=96fd2...A89ng71-Olr8Wc

Sean


XCSoar is also beeing ported to the Kobo mini reader, here you can see a
pictu http://max.kellermann.name/download/...shots/kobo.jpg

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Peter Scholz
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Does the Simple Touch have sound? I know that my old Nook (which I still use) doesn't have any sound, GPS, etc.
I've seen these around for under $50 recently..

No sound on the Nook. Someone on the Top Hat site posted a means of getting sound out. Involved extra hardware.

Slow display and ghosting is no problem in my opinion. Seems at least as fast as the PDA's many of us have been using. Getting the nook setup is a bit fiddly, but not at all difficult using the instructions on the Top Hat Soaring site.

http://forum.xcsoar.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1214

The Nook has no sound.

Mike


At 01:37 24 July 2013, wrote:
Does the Simple Touch have sound? I know that my old Nook
(which I still
use) doesn't have any sound, GPS, etc.
I've seen these around for under $50 recently..

Interesting comments. I just upgraded from the streak 5 to an LG Optimus G Pro (latest and greatest android phone at AT&T). It is a even brighter than the streak and has the latest android version so it is very stable. But the contrast of the e reader is exceptional and might be worth a look! Has anyone built an IO board for an eReader?

On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 3:03:20 PM UTC+1, Sean F (F2) wrote:
What e Readers are you all using with XC Soar?

The only e-reader currently planned to be supported by XCSoar is the Kobo Mini, which is 4/5ths the size of the Nook Simple Touch. Its dimensions are similar to 5" PNAs such as the Oudie / Vertica:

Oudie 2 : 135 x 86 x 14 mm
Kobo Mini: 133 x 102 x 10 mm
Nook Simple Touch: 165 x 127 x 12 mm

Top Hat is a derivative ('fork') of XCSoar that does support the Nook.

The only e-reader currently planned to be supported by XCSoar is the Kobo Mini.

Well that is unfortunate!
In the USA the Kobo mini is almost unheard of!
I see you can get it on Amazon for $90, about the same as the Nook. But the quality is not as good. Three reviewers out of 12 said " Don't waste your money on this e-reader. "

Just so everyone knows what they are getting into:
Currently, the method of getting XCSoar to run on the Nook is tedious but do-able with the help of the detailed instructions at the TopHat site. It requires a couple of spare micro-SD cards and about an hour. You also have to do some soldering to create a special junction cable that will connect your GPS USB to the Nook and to a 5V USB power source that plugs into your glider's 12V power. This requires purchasing a few male & female USB connectors, a USB cig.lighter charger and a small On-the-Go (OTG) USB adapter cable to fit into the Nook. A really nice hockey-puck GPS module is available for $31 at DX.com. With the ghosting on the screen, I'm not sure it is all worth the effort. My Streak is very clear in the cockpit.

On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:04:26 PM UTC+1, Soartech wrote:
The only e-reader currently planned to be supported by XCSoar is the Kobo Mini.

Well that is unfortunate!

In the USA the Kobo mini is almost unheard of!

I see you can get it on Amazon for $90, about the same as the Nook. But the quality is not as good. Three reviewers out of 12 said " Don't waste your money on this e-reader. "


Check out http://www.kobo.com/kobomini/wheretobuy/

I don't know how they compare for reading, but in the display mode we're using for XCSoar there's no significant difference in quality between the Nook and the Kobo Mini.

Installation of XCSoar on the Kobo Mini will consist of connecting the ereader to a PC and copying a single file to the ereader.

Ghosting is more noticable on e-ink displays at higher temperatures, but it's hard to put figures on it because airflow around the display seems to be more of a factor than the ambient temperature.

On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 5:25:58 PM UTC+2, wrote: The only e-reader currently planned to be supported by XCSoar is the Kobo Mini

Not exactly true.

The Nook will be supported, too, but the installation procedure requires rooting and hacking the kernel (like TopHat). I believe the Kobo is the better one, but I leave people a choice.