New "Mars" device from Likebook? - Page 29

trence · 11-30-2018, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by downeaster59

I've just tried charging my Nova with the USB-C cable from my Dell Venue 8 Pro. Works fine.

Attached is a photo - left to right: Nova, Mars, Nook Glowlight 3. All have warm light activated.

Wow that is quite a bit more orange. Thanks so much! If they can get those initial kinks worked out of the system, I think that might be the one.

Purple Lady · 11-30-2018, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by downeaster59

I've just tried charging my Nova with the USB-C cable from my Dell Venue 8 Pro. Works fine.

Attached is a photo - left to right: Nova, Mars, Nook Glowlight 3. All have warm light activated.

My Mars light is horribly orange - I wonder if yours doesn't work. I'll have to dig out my T80s to take a picture next to it. The T80s doesn't have the warm light, but it will give a comparison of regular light.

downeaster59 · 11-30-2018, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

My Mars light is horribly orange - I wonder if yours doesn't work. I'll have to dig out my T80s to take a picture next to it. The T80s doesn't have the warm light, but it will give a comparison of regular light.

On my Mars, I can easily see the difference between the "warm" setting and the "cold" setting. But the contrast is nothing like the difference between those two settings on the Nova. It could be that my Mars' light isn't working correctly or that the orange is not as intense as it should be. Or, it could be that yours is too orange.

If I didn't see the Nova, I would not have thought that anything was wrong with the Mars' frontlight.

I like the orange on the Nova better than the warm shade on my Mars. A recent firmware update on the Nova allows for a wider range of brightness (big plus).

Lparsons21 · 11-30-2018, 05:59 PM

Mt Mars light is very orange, more like what your picture of the Nova but pretty intense.

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downeaster59 · 11-30-2018, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lparsons21

Mt Mars light is very orange, more like what your picture of the Nova but pretty intense.

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Well, that's two witnesses. Then it seems more likely that my Mars is too pale in warm mode.

fduniho · 11-30-2018, 06:49 PM

I got my 128GB Micro SD card today. The Likebook Mars recognized it right away without any need to format it, but it treated it as external memory, which would not work with moving apps to it. So, I formatted it for use as internal memory, and it is working just fine that way. After it formatted it, it offered to move several data files to it, which I let it do. I then moved some apps to it. In using the File Manager, I noticed that it now just showed me internal memory, and internal memory was now the SD card memory. When I connected it to my computer, it just gave me access to the SD card, but the directories and files I could previously access on the device were now on the SD card. I put the SD card for my MP3 player into my computer and copied over some music, then I played some of it with an app for playing MP3s.

To anyone who thinks that the Nova having 32 GB of internal memory is better than the Likebook Mars having an SD card slot, you are simply mistaken. Using the SD card slot, I have raised my internal memory to 117.2 GB, which is a lot more than the 32 GB on the Nova.

Regarding how orange the warm light is, my warm light on the Likebook Mars is very pale. While I can tell the difference between it and the white light, I would not call it orange. It is more of an off-white than it is an orange or yellow.

downeaster59 · 11-30-2018, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fduniho

I got my 128GB Micro SD card today. The Likebook Mars recognized it right away without any need to format it, but it treated it as external memory, which would not work with moving apps to it. So, I formatted it for use as internal memory, and it is working just fine that way. After it formatted it, it offered to move several data files to it, which I let it do. I then moved some apps to it. In using the File Manager, I noticed that it now just showed me internal memory, and internal memory was now the SD card memory. When I connected it to my computer, it just gave me access to the SD card, but the directories and files I could previously access on the device were now on the SD card. I put the SD card for my MP3 player into my computer and copied over some music, then I played some of it with an app for playing MP3s.

To anyone who thinks that the Nova having 32 GB of internal memory is better than the Likebook Mars having an SD card slot, you are simply mistaken. Using the SD card slot, I have raised my internal memory to 117.2 GB, which is a lot more than the 32 GB on the Nova.

Regarding how orange the warm light is, my warm light on the Likebook Mars is very pale. While I can tell the difference between it and the white light, I would not call it orange. It is more of an off-white than it is an orange or yellow.

Have you been able to install any system updates since you made the move with your SD card (adoptable storage)? I tried that on my Mars, and found that system updates wouldn't install. I had to move everything back to internal storage in order to install a system update.

If Boyue has fixed this, and you can install system updates, then you are absolutely right about the sd card slot being better. If not, then we can only hope that Boyue will fix this problem.

As for the frontlight, it sounds like your light is similar to mine.

fduniho · 11-30-2018, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by downeaster59

Have you been able to install any system updates since you made the move with your SD card (adoptable storage)?

There hasn't been a new system update today. So I don't know.

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Originally Posted by downeaster59

I tried that on my Mars, and found that system updates wouldn't install. I had to move everything back to internal storage in order to install a system update.

That's not good. I hope Boyue can do something to fix this.

downeaster59 · 12-02-2018, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by fduniho

There hasn't been a new system update today. So I don't know.

That's not good. I hope Boyue can do something to fix this.

I saw a post in another forum from someone who says that, if we use adoptable storage, firmware updates can be installed if we download the update and then update manually. I'll experiment with that the next time an update is available.

franzli · 12-02-2018, 06:56 AM

Oh, I'll try that too, as I've got adopted storage as well and couldn't install the latest update from a few weeks ago because of that.

Lparsons21 · 12-02-2018, 02:39 PM

After a while with this tablet, I'll relegate it to reading in bed at night. The e-ink screen is so much easier on the eyes, especially when I'm tired. But for most of my reading I'm going back to the iPad Mini 4. Just so much better performance makes it a better choice for me.

I like the idea of these e-ink Android tablets, but it just seems from my limited experience on this one, and comments in other threads about others, they just don't perform as well as I would expect. I accept that e-ink is laggy, just the nature of the beast, but this tablet has a decent processor and ram and should perform better than this. I don't regret buying it, but it will be my last foray into e-ink Android tablets, IMO, they all seem to disappoint.

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Vortex · 12-02-2018, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by downeaster59

Well, that's two witnesses. Then it seems more likely that my Mars is too pale in warm mode.

My Mars is also very pale in night mode. Really wish it was like your Nova. I wonder if they have changed the warm white leds they're using to make them, or if this could be made adjustable in a future firmware update...

downeaster59 · 12-02-2018, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Vortex

My Mars is also very pale in night mode. Really wish it was like your Nova. I wonder if they have changed the warm white leds they're using to make them, or if this could be made adjustable in a future firmware update...

This is very interesting. Do we have a quality control problem here? Or do we have two different versions of the Mars out there? Or did Boyue get its light components from different suppliers - so what you get depends on the supplier?

crane3 · 12-02-2018, 09:38 PM

Are people equating the paleness to less brightness? Does adjusting the "brightness" level provide more 'darkness'? Also, could the orange be like the Kobo where Kobo lies that the default time the orange gets turned on is at 11:00 PM but the orange really gets turned on at 10:00 PM then gets darker at 10:30 PM & 'full darkness(?)" at 11:00 PM. May have to check if the comfort light get darker over time.

I don't use the "comfort light" as it is a bit of eyestrain for my eyes as not enough light & contrast. But then, before cataract procedures, my eyeglass correction was at -14 diopter. I do not read in the dark except when there is a power outage!

Vortex · 12-03-2018, 06:47 AM

Here's a comparison of my Mars. In daylight it's almost impossible to tell the difference. I have to go into the dark before it's noticeable:

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11-30-2018, 05:59 PM	#424
Lparsons21 Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 4321046 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: iPad mini 4	Mt Mars light is very orange, more like what your picture of the Nova but pretty intense. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

11-30-2018, 06:49 PM	#426
fduniho Addict Posts: 201 Karma: 9146378 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: New York State, USA Device: Kindle Touch, DX, PW4, PW5, Scribe; Likebook Mars; Fire HD 8; iPad	I got my 128GB Micro SD card today. The Likebook Mars recognized it right away without any need to format it, but it treated it as external memory, which would not work with moving apps to it. So, I formatted it for use as internal memory, and it is working just fine that way. After it formatted it, it offered to move several data files to it, which I let it do. I then moved some apps to it. In using the File Manager, I noticed that it now just showed me internal memory, and internal memory was now the SD card memory. When I connected it to my computer, it just gave me access to the SD card, but the directories and files I could previously access on the device were now on the SD card. I put the SD card for my MP3 player into my computer and copied over some music, then I played some of it with an app for playing MP3s. To anyone who thinks that the Nova having 32 GB of internal memory is better than the Likebook Mars having an SD card slot, you are simply mistaken. Using the SD card slot, I have raised my internal memory to 117.2 GB, which is a lot more than the 32 GB on the Nova. Regarding how orange the warm light is, my warm light on the Likebook Mars is very pale. While I can tell the difference between it and the white light, I would not call it orange. It is more of an off-white than it is an orange or yellow.

12-02-2018, 06:56 AM	#430
franzli Addict Posts: 220 Karma: 704750 Join Date: Apr 2016 Device: Nook Simple Touch, Onyx Boox T68 Plus	Oh, I'll try that too, as I've got adopted storage as well and couldn't install the latest update from a few weeks ago because of that.

12-02-2018, 02:39 PM	#431
Lparsons21 Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 4321046 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: iPad mini 4	After a while with this tablet, I'll relegate it to reading in bed at night. The e-ink screen is so much easier on the eyes, especially when I'm tired. But for most of my reading I'm going back to the iPad Mini 4. Just so much better performance makes it a better choice for me. I like the idea of these e-ink Android tablets, but it just seems from my limited experience on this one, and comments in other threads about others, they just don't perform as well as I would expect. I accept that e-ink is laggy, just the nature of the beast, but this tablet has a decent processor and ram and should perform better than this. I don't regret buying it, but it will be my last foray into e-ink Android tablets, IMO, they all seem to disappoint. Sent from my Google Pixelbook using Tapatalk

12-02-2018, 09:38 PM	#434
crane3 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 5007204 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Calif Device: Fire hdx 8.9, Tab S2, Tab S5e, Aura ONE	Are people equating the paleness to less brightness? Does adjusting the "brightness" level provide more 'darkness'? Also, could the orange be like the Kobo where Kobo lies that the default time the orange gets turned on is at 11:00 PM but the orange really gets turned on at 10:00 PM then gets darker at 10:30 PM & 'full darkness(?)" at 11:00 PM. May have to check if the comfort light get darker over time. I don't use the "comfort light" as it is a bit of eyestrain for my eyes as not enough light & contrast. But then, before cataract procedures, my eyeglass correction was at -14 diopter. I do not read in the dark except when there is a power outage!

12-03-2018, 06:47 AM	#435
Vortex Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Likebook Mars	Here's a comparison of my Mars. In daylight it's almost impossible to tell the difference. I have to go into the dark before it's noticeable: