07-03-2017, 07:51 PM
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Connoisseur
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Device: PW2
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Most hackable/customizable/open ereader
Hello,
I gave my PW2 away and need to buy another ereader. I want something more hackable than Amazon products. So I guess Android is what I am looking for? The most annoying thing with them is the lack of apps/epub support, and RTL languages suck on them. I was looking into Tolinos which you can root (good), but heard there were some quirks with them. I heard Inkbooks are pretty hackable as well. So which ereader should I get? Which of them has the most solid UX while remaining hackable? |
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07-03-2017, 10:20 PM
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Just a Yellow Smiley.
 
Posts: 19,161
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Texas
Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy
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I think kobo is hackable.
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07-03-2017, 10:37 PM
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Wizard
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Canada
Device: Onyx Nova
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It depends where you live and how much you want to spend.
But I'd say Onyx or Boyue/Icarus is your best bet. Onyx also has bluetooth. |
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07-04-2017, 06:09 PM
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Connoisseur
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Device: PW2
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Kobos don't run Android so meh.
I'm in France and am ready to spend €250 on a good reading device. The Onyx product line looks nice, but there are no reviews on the internet =( Also it doesn't seem to have Tolino's night mode to reduce blue light at night. I don't about their MOON light thingy though. Other than that, it runs Android so definitely hackable. So I am definitely considering the Robinson Crusoe since it looks like the nicest product in their line. Does anybody have one of these? How is the build quality? I wish there were reviews for it on the web. |
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07-04-2017, 06:15 PM
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Resident Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
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But the problem is a lot of these Android Readers use an old version of Android and thus, the latest version of some Reading apps won't work.
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07-04-2017, 09:33 PM
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Grand Sorcerer
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Location: Toronto
Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour
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Also to my mind just installing apps from the app store is not hacking!
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07-07-2017, 10:20 AM
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Wizard
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Location: Canada
Device: Onyx Nova
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07-07-2017, 11:27 AM
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Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 79,745
Karma: 145864619
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
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07-07-2017, 11:53 AM
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Guru
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