Onyx Boox 60 - first impressions - Page 8

Klein Nijenhuis · 12-31-2009, 10:38 AM

For the German people who are interested in the Boox they can look on www.elektronischlesen.de. Its the German version of elektronischlezen.nl.

Best wishes for 2010!

sabredog · 01-01-2010, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeOnyx

Hi Sabredog,

If you don't mind me asking, what other types of file formats would you like to have? I can look into those types for you since our development is probably already looking into it.

I also understand the pricing issue. Right now, the main thing that's keeping the price so high is the e-ink itself. We hope to one day be able to create a type of eReader similar to the Onyx Boox 60 and keep it to less than 100 USD.

--
Mike Hu
US Sales Manager
Skype: mikeQMH
mikehu@onyx-international.com
CES Expo booth No: 12042

Hi Mike

I prefer MOBI as a primary read format as I like the format and the library listings. PDF is OK as well.

I am dead against a ereader tied to a specific store though, which is why I would never buy a Kindle.

Pricewise sub AU$350 is the best way to go for me at least. ereaders not tied to stores seem to be around the AU$500 at the moment and I am not keen at paying that sort of cost.

Cheers

SD

rogue_ronin · 01-01-2010, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeOnyx

Right now, the main thing that's keeping the price so high is the e-ink itself. We hope to one day be able to create a type of eReader similar to the Onyx Boox 60 and keep it to less than 100 USD.

Make one with a PixelQi screen, then!

m a r

GyGeek · 01-03-2010, 09:16 AM

Since the reader does html and does wifi, how easy will it be to get web pages on the device?

Never mind, I watched the video. I want one.

Dahaun · 01-03-2010, 11:59 AM

How about reading tech books? I mean math formulas which are not images and code listings...(c++, c, java...).
I thinking about Onyx. I may buy it next week.

carminis · 01-03-2010, 12:02 PM

hello,

how well does the boox do with pdf? i'd like to read my university scripts with it and to excerpt correctly i'll need page numbers, footnotes ect. displayed exactctly. can it handle two pages on one sheet?

greets,
carminis

m-reader · 01-04-2010, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogue_ronin

Make one with a PixelQi screen, then!

m a r

Do you think PixelQi screen are going to be cheaper than eInk?

m-reader · 01-04-2010, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeOnyx View Post
Hi Sabredog,

If you don't mind me asking, what other types of file formats would you like to have? I can look into those types for you since our development is probably already looking into it.

I also understand the pricing issue. Right now, the main thing that's keeping the price so high is the e-ink itself. We hope to one day be able to create a type of eReader similar to the Onyx Boox 60 and keep it to less than 100 USD.

--
Mike Hu
US Sales Manager
Skype: mikeQMH
mikehu@onyx-international.com
CES Expo booth No: 12042

Hi Mike

The more I read about this device, the more I like it.
I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me:
1. Is the battery user replacable?
2. Are all menu options accessible through the wheel button?
3. What is the cold-boot time?
4. Does it have instant-on (sleep mode)?

Cheers,

m-reader

Dulin's Books · 01-04-2010, 12:26 PM

Hi m-reader,

Mike and the rest of the Onyx Team are on their way to CES. But I can answer these questions for you.

1. Yes, it is user replaceable.
2. Yes, all menu options are available from the wheel.
3. About 25 seconds using my kitchen timer
4. Yes. To sleep you use a momentary push of the power button. For off you hold it for @4 seconds. In the settings menu there are power management settings you can choose to have the Boox 60 automatically go to sleep or off after a period of time.

There are pictures loaded for sleep mode sort of like screen savers and you can add your own.

Dulin's Books · 01-04-2010, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dahaun

How about reading tech books? I mean math formulas which are not images and code listings...(c++, c, java...).
I thinking about Onyx. I may buy it next week.

If you have an example I can load one up and take some pics. I have several scientific papers that include formulas that show nicely.

Quote:

Originally Posted by carminis

hello,

how well does the boox do with pdf? i'd like to read my university scripts with it and to excerpt correctly i'll need page numbers, footnotes ect. displayed exactctly. can it handle two pages on one sheet?

greets,
carminis

PDF support is very good. If shows page numbers, handles TOC, hyperlinks within the document, can "scroll" showing parts of 2 pages on the screen at the same time,etc. Footnotes are displayed exactly as they are displayed on my PC using Acrobat reader. I wasnt able to jump to the footnote in the document I just tried. If you have one you would like to me to try you can post it here and i'll see.

m-reader · 01-04-2010, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

Hi m-reader,

Mike and the rest of the Onyx Team are on their way to CES. But I can answer these questions for you.

1. Yes, it is user replaceable.
2. Yes, all menu options are available from the wheel.
3. About 25 seconds using my kitchen timer
4. Yes. To sleep you use a momentary push of the power button. For off you hold it for @4 seconds. In the settings menu there are power management settings you can choose to have the Boox 60 automatically go to sleep or off after a period of time.

There are pictures loaded for sleep mode sort of like screen savers and you can add your own.

Thanks mate, I've pretty much ticked off almost all of my "wants to have in an ereader" check-boxes! One more thing, does it do laundry?

No seriously, this device sounds really impressive!
Do you guys only have the white cover for it?

Cheers,

m-reader

Dulin's Books · 01-04-2010, 12:51 PM

Yes only the white cover for now. There will be more colors available later in the year and will cost probably $20-$25.

carminis · 01-04-2010, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

If you have one you would like to me to try you can post it here and i'll see.

that would be great! i just tried a prs-600 in a shop today and it had some difficulty displaying pdf - in fact it always showed a screenshot of the whole page and beneath it showed the text, event with pdf that were scannes as text. and it didn't zoom "picture"-pdf.

i only got some large files, but i'll make one to try on the boox-60 this evening...

edit: got 2 files - one pdf with ocr and the same one without. (2 pages on 1 sheet) iknow this is a "worst case scenario", but that's what we get from the professors... i'm sure when edited to one page a sheet the reader should be fine, but i'd like to see what it can do with the "originals"...

scanned pdf with ocr
scanned pdf without ocr

rogue_ronin · 01-04-2010, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m-reader

Do you think PixelQi screen are going to be cheaper than eInk?

I expect. They're made using long-established LCD techniques, and can apparently be made in current factories. No need to pay back investment in construction and engineering.

m a r

italianReader · 01-04-2010, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klein Nijenhuis

For the German people who are interested in the Boox they can look on www.elektronischlesen.de. Its the German version of elektronischlezen.nl.

Best wishes for 2010!

do those sites ship only to germany and netherlands?

01-03-2010, 09:16 AM	#109
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Klein Nijenhuis Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 91530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Onyx Boox	For the German people who are interested in the Boox they can look on www.elektronischlesen.de. Its the German version of elektronischlezen.nl. Best wishes for 2010!

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Dahaun Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Central Europe Device: Kindle DX	How about reading tech books? I mean math formulas which are not images and code listings...(c++, c, java...). I thinking about Onyx. I may buy it next week.

01-03-2010, 12:02 PM	#111
carminis Member Posts: 23 Karma: 62 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: none (yet)	hello, how well does the boox do with pdf? i'd like to read my university scripts with it and to excerpt correctly i'll need page numbers, footnotes ect. displayed exactctly. can it handle two pages on one sheet? greets, carminis

01-04-2010, 12:26 PM	#114
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	Hi m-reader, Mike and the rest of the Onyx Team are on their way to CES. But I can answer these questions for you. 1. Yes, it is user replaceable. 2. Yes, all menu options are available from the wheel. 3. About 25 seconds using my kitchen timer 4. Yes. To sleep you use a momentary push of the power button. For off you hold it for @4 seconds. In the settings menu there are power management settings you can choose to have the Boox 60 automatically go to sleep or off after a period of time. There are pictures loaded for sleep mode sort of like screen savers and you can add your own.

01-04-2010, 12:51 PM	#117
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	Yes only the white cover for now. There will be more colors available later in the year and will cost probably $20-$25.