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Old 08-11-2015, 06:09 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by trocchietto View Post
third: I do not know the Onyx Boox I86 HD ML Plus but I guess you mean 1 GB and not 1 Mb and the 250 dpi look quite near to the Kobo HD but far from the 300 dpi the best readers currently have it
Check the Kobo Glo HD/Kindle Voyage/Paperwhite (2015) vs. the Kobo H2O/Aura HD for example. The 6 inch screen ereaders have 300 dpi. The 6.8 inch screen ereaders have 265 dpi. Oddly, this works out to virtually identical pixel counts and screen resolution. Much like HD televisions using 1920x1080 resolution despite widely differing dpi (not considering the QHD models here). The Onyx Boox I86 HD ML/Plus has a 8" screen so that 250 dpi translates to a 1600x1200 screen resolution. Just a bit ahead of the Glo HD/Voyage/PaperWhite (2015) at 1448x1072/1430x1080/1440x1080. Note there is some question about some of the Voyage/PW 2015 resolutions since I have seen both 1430x1080 and 1440x1080 listed.

Would you prefer watching your favourite 1920x1080 video source on my Nexus 7 (2013) at 323 dpi or the XYL's Nexus 6 at 493 dpi instead of a 60" HD television at a measly 37 dpi?

As for purchasing the Onyx Boox I86 HD ML/Plus?

Pro: The Onyx Boox I86 has a 1GHz processor, 4GB of internal memory and supports up to a 32GB external uSD card. It has hardware forward/back buttons.

Neutral: Operating system is Android 4.0.4.

Con: the Onyx Boox has an eInk Pearl screen so not up to the contrast/speed of the newer Carta screens. Reviewers have commented on lacking dictionary support. Several reviewers have commented on a short battery life especially when using WiFi and/or Bluetooth. Also, you have the issue for those of us who are worried about such things that it comes with Android 4.0.4 and very likely will have no upgrade path so the security issues are not going to be fixed. And lastly, the Plus version with the front light is even costlier.

Personally, I looked at the specs/price and I would not be adding to my ereader collection. I visualized trying to justify the $300 US ($400 Cdn.) cost to the XYL and decided the game wasn't worth the candle—check Pyrrhic victory.
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