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Originally Posted by marcosscriven
I really don't think temperature is a great analogy here. If you're talking about Kelvin rather the C/F you're unlikely to be talking about the weather! 1K being 'hot', being within a degree of absolute zero, would indeed only be considered hot in some very specific (and scientific) contexts.
Can you go back to my original list of concerns in the original post? I don't think this is a complex topic, and we can just talk about the actual thing without needing to refer to abstract scenarios.
As a software engineer responsible for plenty of bugs myself, I'm not expecting things to be perfect.
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The good analogy is to see "cold" as reference in a specific domain, if you ignore the domain, the "cultural" sense of "cold" could cause you many troubles.
In the "E-ink / e-reader" domain, you miss the main aspects :
- an e-ink display is mainly done for static pictures;
- an e-ink has a slow refresh rate if you compare with a LCD display;
- if you display a video on a e-reader you consume rapidly the battery, it's an e-reader not a video monitor with a powerful battery;
- the battery could be unusable if the power voltage is tool low, a portable computer shutdown itself to preserve the battery. An e-reader does the same thing;
- the power-off button is visible, it must not be pressed if you want use the device. All Booxtor's pictures or videos on the Web show the device and the buttons. Take care of them;
- many videos exist on the device, why do you haven't see them ?
The Booxtor's specifications are correct. I've no problem with them. But for each domain, the specifications must be understood.
Some troubles with the software ? Maybe. The translation aren't perfect, yes it's sure. The product is a Chinese product, mainly done for Chinese people so the translation could be made rapidly, by Google ? For my domestic oven, I use the English version of the manual because the French version is to bad ... A problem of translation : give in the forum the correct sentences. For the M92, Booxtor's ask the help of the users to improve the software, translations and functionalities.
In my opinion, what you describe is conform to the Booxtor's specifications and you have some troubles with this new device as a new user, it seems to me normal.
The real problem with this device is the removed SD-Card support.
For more of one year I'm waiting to order this device. I haven't do it only because I've some troubles and I must wait. I've made my "homework" and I've asked to Booxtor to show in her videos the most important things for me, he do it. You have the "Contact" page on the Booxtor's site, you can ask everything before to order the device.
Mainly, you have expected some inappropriate things from an e-reader and an incomplete understanding of the specifications in the domain "E-ink/e-reader" cause your comprehensible frustration.