07-20-2015, 04:47 AM | #1 |
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Looking for open-android or rootable e-ink reader
Looking for a 6-inch, front-lit, open-android or rootable e-ink reader.
What in your experience is the best in terms of
Basically I just want a good reader that will give me lots of options. |
07-20-2015, 01:32 PM | #2 |
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All Kobo readers are modder-friendly. They run linux, not android, but you can install whatever you want on them. Check out the Kobo forums for details.
The frontlights on Kobos are regarded as industry-leading. |
07-20-2015, 01:57 PM | #3 | |
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In Europe there are quite a few options. In USA you will have to import. Look at Energy Sistem eReader Pro +, it is a version of Boyue reader with a little bit better firmware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4DdxlzobtQ Onyx Boox https://onyx-boox.com/shop/onyx-boox...le-play-store/ https://onyx-boox.com/shop/onyx-boox...oth-ivona-tts/ |
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07-21-2015, 07:33 AM | #4 |
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Thanks for the replies. Will look into them. Any others?
I live in an obscure country but I don't mind importing my gadgets Last edited by kleinjar; 07-21-2015 at 07:37 AM. |
07-21-2015, 10:28 AM | #5 |
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Get an Onyx or a Boyue. You can / could get the Boyue at a decent price on banggood. Alternatively get an old Nook ST (the one with the SD-card slot) and root it. You can also install Android on a Kobo Glo or Aura HD, but I hear Android on the latter is a bit flaky (compared to other listed options). Also Kobo is a pretty open Linux device out-of-the-box, so you could just leave it with Linux, but it won't offer the variety of options Android offers. For example, I have a Aura HD, but I'll probably Androidify it. Re: Kobo--make sure you get either a Glo or an Aura HD with a Sd-card slot. The later gens can not be Androidified. |
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It also doesn't have the three dedicated HW buttons used on all Android device, so authors of jailbreak installed a little program that keeps a little [semi-transparent] icon on the screen that you can click any time and use the resulting menu as buttons. I found this very annoying in the books I was reading Quote:
Even at the peak of their fame, the system wasn't as open as a lousy modern Android device. |
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Thank you thank you for the suggestions. I would consider an NST except I can't live without frontlighting now.
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I guess I'll be choosing from Glo/AuraHD, Onyx or Boyue. |
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