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Originally Posted by trocchietto
Dear AnemicOak,
sorry to be contrarian with everyone, but I do not agree with you.
It is true that I can take Bouye or EnergyPro+ but
they are tacky in my opinion compared to the marvellous Kobo Glo HD, their processor is not the same, so the screen, and with Boyue + you have to install the google play store with hacks, in the case of Onyx I do not have a good resolution and also not a Carta screen but pearl.
What I want is only 1 thing:  a good reader experience for a an exigent user like me. At the moment Android goes near to that as you can combine different software depending by my needs( as still i miss the definitive software, kindle, mantano pro and moon+reader pro are the nearest to my ideal one) but... as I am really busy man, i cannot spend hours to return back a product that does not have the quality advertised, cancel chinese apps, find workarounds to install the software, risk to brick devices, dealing with inexisting customer services etc. And also I want a beautiful design an excellent screen, in one phrase :
a Kobo that has (even an hacked) dual boot with android 4 or android standalone operative system. |
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Originally Posted by charlie - uk
In fact the Onyx Boox T68, sitting in front of me, has the same Hi-Res screen as the Aura HD, it runs Android & Google Play & is a well built e-reader, easily customised which, I'm using right now.
I'm just waiting for my Onyx Boox I86 HD ML Plus, Android e-reader which has a Hi-Res 8 Inch screen + 1Mb memory, you need to take a closer look at whats out there, because what you want already exists...
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Originally Posted by trocchietto
Charlie, thank you to consider what I said!  
let's drill down your affirmations.
first and more important :OnyxBoox T68 and Aura HD have the same Hi screen for you, but..
this reliable review clearly shows another reality, could you say that the review is wrong? the two screens look really different in this video the Kobo like a real paper, the onyx as a yellow 300 years old paper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdjYRAy5YvE
second: it runs google play on default? I told you the reasons why I would like
to pay even more and have a device that work immediately when I switch on the first time the device without installing any firmware or workaround
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 |
You want an Android based reader for flexibility and the build quality of Kobo readers.
I understand it completely. I was also interested the T68 by OnyxBoox when in was first released but many users had problems with it and I decided not to buy it.
However, that product is offered by Netronix, the hardware manufacturer of Kobo readers and their readers can be equipped with Linux or Android.
Kobo readers are hardware wise based on/identical to the reference designs developed by Netronix. Usually only the outer design (case) is customized (branded).
If someone knows which band/reseller sells rebranded Netronix reference designs with Android on it then let me know. I will buy it. Best of both worlds. Good hardware by Netronix and software flexibility by Android OS.