BOYUE Likebook Plus (Carta 7.8''- 4core processor)

[guest]

Originally Posted by mdp

-- A2 mode (or "Black-and-white without greys but also without the flashing effect upon change"): how fast does it look? Is ghosting evident? Could you try playing videos?

An example of a video (the accidental sound is not from the icarus): http://www.filehosting.org/file/deta...011_233255.mp4
It's black and white video. With more colors it looks worse.
The switching between the A2 and the standard mode doesn't work very well. I have to restart the device so it forgets completely the A2 mode.
Actually in the standard mode the flashing isn't that bad. There is a small delay between touching the screen and changing the view - I thing this way they made it to flash less, but the small delay is noticeable.

[colibris79]

Originally Posted by mdp

I wrote absolute performance. Absolute from clock speed.
The i.MX 6SoloLite has a value around 275 and a clock around 1000; this odd processor (a variant of 3188? Cannot get it yet) .

It seems like it is a 3188. Here

Originally Posted by mdp

I would love to know a couple of things:

-- A2 mode (or "Black-and-white without greys but also without the flashing effect upon change"): how fast does it look? Is ghosting evident? Could you try playing videos?

-- Office Automation, text editing: could you try Kingsoft version 5.12 and/or WPS latest version, and tell us the experience? (I hope you have a keyboard to connect, either BT or USB-OTG)

-Tried videos in youtube both in normal and A2 mode. Didn't crash and the sound was fine. In normal mode the screen fluctuates between a normal image and a ghosty one all the time (not fast enough to refresh, I guess). With A2 mode it goes much faster but you can't see the images clearly, they seem just like a bunch of shadowy images moving. I was quite impressed by it but there is no way you can watch a video like that.
Another thing is that there is no shortcut to access the volume of the device. Only from the Music app or third apps.

-I tried it with a couple of taking notes apps (SimpleNote and the one that comes with the firmware). I used both a BT keyboard and an wireless keyboard (OTG) and both work fine for taking notes. I type fast so sometimes the cursor gets delayed a little in normal mode but it was Ok.
I have also used an external keyboard to turn pages with Alreader (I miss the keys for turning pages )

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by colibris79

It seems like it is a 3188. Here



-Tried videos in youtube both in normal and A2 mode. Didn't crash and the sound was fine. In normal mode the screen fluctuates between a normal image and a ghosty one all the time (not fast enough to refresh, I guess). With A2 mode it goes much faster but you can't see the images clearly, they seem just like a bunch of shadowy images moving. I was quite impressed by it but there is no way you can watch a video like that.
Another thing is that there is no shortcut to access the volume of the device. Only from the Music app or third apps.

-I tried it with a couple of taking notes apps (SimpleNote and the one that comes with the firmware). I used both a BT keyboard and an wireless keyboard (OTG) and both work fine for taking notes. I type fast so sometimes the cursor gets delayed a little in normal mode but it was Ok.
I have also used an external keyboard to turn pages with Alreader (I miss the keys for turning pages )

Can you try scrolling some text? I have the T62D and it does that so well that I can read while it's scrolling. I can't believe they would remove something like that.

[colibris79]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Can you try scrolling some text? I have the T62D and it does that so well that I can read while it's scrolling. I can't believe they would remove something like that.

You mean scrolling inside of a pdf, for example? Using which app? I am using Perfect Viewer to read a pdf and a black and white comic and I find the scrolling to be very smooth (at least for an e-ink device).

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by colibris79

You mean scrolling inside of a pdf, for example? Using which app? I am using Perfect Viewer to read a pdf and a black and white comic and I find the scrolling to be very smooth (at least for an e-ink device).

I do more scrolling in the Calibre Companion app. The text scrolls perfectly and I can read while scrolling. The book covers look like crap which is what I would expect. I tried scrolling on a browser, and I could read easily while scrolling.

[Purple Lady]

I just tried scrolling this thread and I could easily read while scrolling.

Sent from my T62+ using Tapatalk

[colibris79]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I do more scrolling in the Calibre Companion app. The text scrolls perfectly and I can read while scrolling. The book covers look like crap which is what I would expect. I tried scrolling on a browser, and I could read easily while scrolling.

I think it should be the same here. When scrolling on my browser, if there are no images you can read the text just fine.

[colibris79]

One thing I wold like to say about the screen definition. Even though I think it is great, I find the screen from my Onyx C67ML Carta 2 a little bit better. Fonts seem slightly "crispier" and definition also seems better.
Still, I just love my 8 inches device!

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by colibris79

I think it should be the same here. When scrolling on my browser, if there are no images you can read the text just fine.

Thanks. I just realized that you said that there is both normal and A2 mode. So it can't do it automatically?

[colibris79]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Thanks. I just realized that you said that there is both normal and A2 mode. So it can't do it automatically?

I don't exactly what you mean by "automatically" but I was scrolling without any problems in normal mode (I could read while scrolling down). Although I don't have a T62D to compare it with. If you show us a video of the T62D and its scrolling maybe we can tell you for sure.

[mdp]

Originally Posted by colibris79

I don't exactly what you mean by "automatically"

On some devices - Onyx for example -, upon touch drag the EPD mode changes from Normal to A2, and back to Normal upon release

[mdp]

Originally Posted by colibris79

there is no way you can watch a video like that.

On the Onyx Boox Max Carta you can watch (*reasonable*) videos just (*reasonably*) fine, only the refresh seems around 8fps.
I have seen a Dasung clip where video looks even fluid (12fps? 16fps?)

[colibris79]

Originally Posted by mdp

On some devices - Onyx for example -, upon touch drag the EPD mode changes from Normal to A2, and back to Normal upon release

Ok, now I understand. In the browser, it does change from normal to A2 and back to normal (refreshing the screen) after release, just like in my Onyx Reader.

[colibris79]

Originally Posted by mdp

On the Onyx Boox Max Carta you can watch (*reasonable*) videos just (*reasonably*) fine, only the refresh seems around 8fps.
I have seen a Dasung clip where video looks even fluid (12fps? 16fps?)

That's true. It all depends on how you understand "reasonably". Maybe saying "no way" was too much. But I can say there is no way I can watch a video like that and enjoy. It's only my opinion though.

[mdp]

Originally Posted by colibris79

That's true. It all depends on how you understand "reasonably". Maybe saying "no way" was too much. But I can say there is no way I can watch a video like that and enjoy. It's only my opinion though.

The matter is the purpose. My parameter is "university lessons" - check the MIT public courses for example. Although, one of us suggested "older Kurosawa", and it may even work well ; ) Roshomon did not shake much.