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Originally Posted by kacir
I had an opportunity to borrow and test an old 8" onyx.
Extremely buggy
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While Onyx is really faster than inkpad, many people complain about such problems.
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Originally Posted by kacir
and I found the size way too large. The reasons one might want such a big reader might be:
- managa
- reading of scanned A4 papers or scientific journals in PDF format
- poor eyesight - need for extremely large characters
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well, actually I don't find myself in these cases, nevertheless I just find the 6" screens really smalls compared to the books I usually read (all formats included). Besides and strangely, most of the reviews are talking about a good PDF rendering and poor for Epubs (!!).
As a comparison and based on the comments here, yesterday I've been comparing Kobo Glo HD and the AUra H2O with the E carta. To remove any subjective (ie: personal appreciations) part, I took 3 books in different formats and now I have a real and interesting measurement: the 6"8 screen is 3 lines smaller than a standard pockect book (compared to a page with all the lines of course).
Now from my POV : while bigger, I can't say that the transition from a paper book to a 6.8 screen would be transparent, I really took my time with the books provided with the demo in the Kobo. From all the feedbacks, I was somewhat surprised with the little difference between the both GLO and H2O screens. Obviously there are differences, but with a difference of 60€ as well and I was thinking that it could lead me to a "wow!".
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Originally Posted by kacir
PocketBook firmware is screwed-up when comparing to their older devices. If I remember correctly they were pressured by very angry user-base to publish 4.xy version of firmware for inkpad, and this is significant progress, IMHO. The 5.xy version of firmware is much worse.
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This is scaring. There is a "fuzzy part" where for me it's still unclear if there is no market for the 8" because people don't need it : so 8" are kept away; Or because this format is still young in the ebook readers history (there were 5" !) and maybe it's a matter of time for this market.
In both cases : Onyx - Ocean- Inkpad = uncertain
In the next days I'll be called to test the inkpad : I'll then be able to compare with the Aura H2O.