My Kyobo Mirasol eReader Review

Nate the great · 01-01-2012, 09:41 PM

The review is posted:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...rasol-ereader/

What do you think?

carld · 01-02-2012, 12:23 AM

Thanks Nate, an honest review. I looks like they missed the mark by a very long country mile with this one. That's disappointing, but hopefully Kyobo can fix some of the shortcomings with software updates.

zinj · 01-03-2012, 10:36 AM

I think many of the limitations you uncovered may be because the device was only intended to be sold in Korea and specifically as an electronic front end for the Kyobo book store. I don't think software or firmware upgrades are going to come from Kyobo or Qualcomm. It's going to take a hacker to make this usable for the rest of us. All I want is a bug-free reading app with true epub and drm support and I'd get one tomorrow.

HansTWN · 01-04-2012, 03:58 AM

The problem is that none of the major hackers got their hands on a unit -- so this one will presumably be locked forever.

Nate the great · 01-05-2012, 11:11 AM

I've just posted my opinion of the screen.
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...er-the-screen/

=X= · 01-06-2012, 05:05 PM

Man you just killed all my enthusiasm for this device. As bad as your previous review was about the device, I was at least hoping the screen was its saving grace .

Thx for the review.

Namekuseijin · 01-07-2012, 01:42 PM

I'm sorry, but, I can't take your review of the screen seriously with no frontal pictures and no pictures of color images on it. Seems like your point was just showing the cons, like shallow viewing angles, and that is just unfair.

Btw, this:

"The dominant color of the screen is silver, not white like an E-ink screen."

is laughable. E-ink is gray.

Haesslich · 01-07-2012, 02:34 PM

Those frontal photos were in the first link with the device review. And current eInk Pearl screens are a very light grey that looks white in direct sunlight - it almost glows, compared to SiPix or older eInk technology, which had a distinctly grey cast, even in good sunlight.

JAcheson · 01-13-2012, 05:11 PM

Thanks for the review. It seems that "color e-ink" is still a ways off, unfortunately.

Ken Maltby · 01-14-2012, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAcheson

Thanks for the review. It seems that "color e-ink" is still a ways off, unfortunately.

Although there were references to a disappointment with color e-ink, this review addresses
the "Mirasol" display device. There is an actual "Color e-Ink" device, which even in its first
exposure is functioning acceptability as an e-textbook reader. If you want a device to watch
movies on, as well as read ebooks, that's fine, but there are still some of us who prefer a
dedicated eReader.

Luck;
Ken

HansTWN · 01-15-2012, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

Although there were references to a disappointment with color e-ink, this review addresses
the "Mirasol" display device. There is an actual "Color e-Ink" device, which even in its first
exposure is functioning acceptability as an e-textbook reader. If you want a device to watch
movies on, as well as read ebooks, that's fine, but there are still some of us who prefer a
dedicated eReader.

Luck;
Ken

I would love to have an "all-in-one". But I guess it will be a while before Mirasol, color E-Ink, or some other new technology will be that far along.

Maybe I will have to settle for a reader than can at least do books, magazines, newspapers, and web pages without video reasonably well. Well, I will just wait it out.

jian1 · 01-25-2012, 04:01 AM

Your review killed my hopes for mirasol devices, especially the screen looks so washed out.

01-01-2012, 09:41 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	My Kyobo Mirasol eReader Review The review is posted: http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...rasol-ereader/ What do you think?

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carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks Nate, an honest review. I looks like they missed the mark by a very long country mile with this one. That's disappointing, but hopefully Kyobo can fix some of the shortcomings with software updates.

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zinj Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 359912 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Florida Device: Irex DR800SG, Kyobo Mirasol Reader, 2 Pocketbook Ultras	I think many of the limitations you uncovered may be because the device was only intended to be sold in Korea and specifically as an electronic front end for the Kyobo book store. I don't think software or firmware upgrades are going to come from Kyobo or Qualcomm. It's going to take a hacker to make this usable for the rest of us. All I want is a bug-free reading app with true epub and drm support and I'd get one tomorrow.

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HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	The problem is that none of the major hackers got their hands on a unit -- so this one will presumably be locked forever.

01-05-2012, 11:11 AM	#5
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I've just posted my opinion of the screen. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...er-the-screen/

01-06-2012, 05:05 PM	#6
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	Man you just killed all my enthusiasm for this device. As bad as your previous review was about the device, I was at least hoping the screen was its saving grace . Thx for the review.

01-07-2012, 01:42 PM	#7
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	I'm sorry, but, I can't take your review of the screen seriously with no frontal pictures and no pictures of color images on it. Seems like your point was just showing the cons, like shallow viewing angles, and that is just unfair. Btw, this: "The dominant color of the screen is silver, not white like an E-ink screen." is laughable. E-ink is gray.

01-07-2012, 02:34 PM	#8
Haesslich Fanatic Posts: 542 Karma: 1138182 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Touch,Glo,Mini,Aura/HD/One,H20, Sony PRS-300/600, Kindle 3-PW	Those frontal photos were in the first link with the device review. And current eInk Pearl screens are a very light grey that looks white in direct sunlight - it almost glows, compared to SiPix or older eInk technology, which had a distinctly grey cast, even in good sunlight.

01-13-2012, 05:11 PM	#9
JAcheson Tech Writer Posts: 211 Karma: 1745785 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Device: Palm TX, Nook Color, Nook Simple Touch, Vizio Tablet, Nexus 10	Thanks for the review. It seems that "color e-ink" is still a ways off, unfortunately.

01-25-2012, 04:01 AM	#12
jian1 Banned Posts: 140 Karma: 5766 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Onyx Boox M92	Your review killed my hopes for mirasol devices, especially the screen looks so washed out.

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