Two new Netronix Devices

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by cgsmom

The only 6" reader that I know of with page turn buttons is the Nook Glowlight 4. I have one and I like it fine, but I'm used to BN lousy software. It happens to be on sale right now.

The Pocketbooks also have page turn buttons. Not on both sides of the bezel like the GlowLights, however.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I don't want to read on a 6" screen ever again. It's only 7-8" for me.

I may go to 7" at some point, but I don't see ever going to 8". I had a 7.8" Tolino Epos. Never used it (except to try it out). I recently sold it on eBay.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Color is useless if you never read any content with color on your ereader. If I did, I'd consider the Libra Colour, but I don't. All my ebooks are black and white, I don't read comics or books with color pictures on my Kobos. I don't highlight or take notes either. So the screen of the Libra Colour has only disadvantages for me.

Originally Posted by Quoth

Yes. And most non-comic colour content needs a better screen than Kaleido or any eink colour. More than ten times poorer than old high color CRT PC.

This is where I'm at. If I want a book with color pictures, I'll buy a printed on paper book. The quality is much, much better than color eInk. (I also don't read comic books, so a color reader has zero appeal to me.)

[John F]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Color is useless if you never read any content with color on your ereader. If I did, I'd consider the Libra Colour, but I don't. All my ebooks are black and white, I don't read comics or books with color pictures on my Kobos. I don't highlight or take notes either. So the screen of the Libra Colour has only disadvantages for me.

Interesting. Just about every ebook I read has color content (the cover).

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by John F

Interesting. Just about every ebook I read has color content (the cover).

A cover is not content. And I only ever use the list view on my eink readers.

[cellaris]

Although I do have colour on all the pages of the books I read on my colour e-readers, not just on the covers, I understand that a colour e-reader is only interesting if you really want colour (for whatever reason, which can vary greatly). If colour doesn't add anything for you, I don't see much point in it. But if you want colour, obviously a monochrome e-reader isn't going to give it to you, no matter how excellent its monochrome screen is. Perhaps in this sense, the results of the opinion poll published in Mobileread on the preference for one type of e-reader over another are understandable.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=364402

[John F]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

A cover is not content. And I only ever use the list view on my eink readers.

Since it is in the ebook, it is content.

[salamanderjuice]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

A cover is not content. And I only ever use the list view on my eink readers.

What image do you have on sleep mode? I like having the cover in colour finally. It's not the only use I have for colour but it's nice.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

What image do you have on sleep mode? I like having the cover in colour finally. It's not the only use I have for colour but it's nice.

Custom images, specifically made black and white before loading them on my Kobos. As Kaleido colors are pretty dull, I don't really care whether they're color or not. If I want to see nice, saturated color images, I have my computer and tablet for that.

I get that many people like color on their eink readers, no matter its flaws. I just don't think I'd be one of them. I don't miss color at all on eink. If they eventually manage to create an eink screen with full, saturated, lifelike colors, then of course I'll be happy to get it. But as long as color eink has drawbacks compared to b/w, not so much.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by John F

Since it is in the ebook, it is content.

You know perfectly well what I meant by "no color content". You just want to pick a fight.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by cellaris

Although I do have colour on all the pages of the books I read on my colour e-readers, not just on the covers, I understand that a colour e-reader is only interesting if you really want colour (for whatever reason, which can vary greatly). If colour doesn't add anything for you, I don't see much point in it.

Exactly.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Cootey

Well, they may not be scratching your itch, but I can’t recommend the Kobo Libra Colour enough. Yes, I absolutely love the eInk color screen, even with its flaws. The KLC is one of the best Kobos I’ve had, though I dearly miss my Kobo Aura One LE.

I don't like the color overlay. I find it ruins the reading experience for me (and other from what I've read). If Kobo made a Libra BW, then we'd each have the Kobo we want. As it is, there is no Kobo I would purchase.

I cannot recommend the Sage or Ellipsa due to the rather poor batteries. I cannot recommend any of the color Kobo as I can't stand them. I could maybe recommend the Clara BW if someone wants a 6". Bot if anyone wants larger then 6" for sure, there is no Kobo to recommend.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Color is useless if you never read any content with color on your ereader. If I did, I'd consider the Libra Colour, but I don't. All my ebooks are black and white, I don't read comics or books with color pictures on my Kobos. I don't highlight or take notes either. So the screen of the Libra Colour has only disadvantages for me.

I do sometimes have eBooks with color images. But I don't need to see them in color at the expense of clarity and contrast. I don't want the front light on when there is enough light where I am.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Cootey

Although I do agree with you about the phone aspect ratio, and I much prefer the tablet format of ereaders & the iPad, you can get used to it. I’ve read quite a number of books on my iPhone from the first gen in 2007 all the way to the iPhone 15 Pro. In fact, I’ve read seven books this year on my iPhone. Not all readers are created equal, which might affect your enjoyment, but the reading experience with Apple Books, Kobo, and even QuickReader for speed reading is pleasant.

While I like the iPad, for movies/TV, it's not good. You really do need 16:9 or 16:10 for movies/TV. And that includes YT videos.

[John F]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

You know perfectly well what I meant by "no color content". You just want to pick a fight.

Nope. As I recall, you edit your books and thought you were editing your ebooks to remove color images, or maybe remove cover images to save space.

When I get an ebook in ADE, the first thing I see is a color cover. When I open an ebook in ADE the first thing I see is a color image. And interestingly, links are also shown in color.

If I had a Kobo color ereader, the first thing I would usually see is a color imageI believe.

I wasn't willing to make the leap between "there is no color content" and "there is no color content I care about".

As far as my opinion on the value of a color ereader, I'm going to wait until I get my next ereader and evaluate then. I did take a quick look at a Kindle colorsoft, and I thought the black text looked fine.

YMMV