What is the best color ereader tat is not crazy expensive?

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Color Readers are crazy expensive.

CFA does not cost much - the Boox Refresh hardware of the Tab (C) devices is expensive and Boox can be paid a lot for it.

[cellaris]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Color Readers are crazy expensive.

Very expensive, almost as expensive as my first e-reader (without colour).

[HLS]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The link does work. I've posted the link as code so you can copy it.

https://shop.boox.com/products/tabminic

still not working. cant you just post the name lol work has the site blocked

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by HLS

still not working. cant you just post the name lol work has the site blocked

Ah...
Though it's an appalling design of "interactive" in worst sense web site

Boox Tab Mini C 7.8″ Color.

The Tab Mini C has a metal back case with a low profile color and a smooth, curved shape. It makes it easy to hold the device, so you can read for a long time without your hands getting tired.


Peace and Joy, Have 'Em All

The mellow and soothing hues of Kaleido 3¹ render everything so peaceful and joyful. With the close-to-paper display², you can enjoy your favorite content with colorful illustrations in the sunlight.


Watch the Colors Flow

The refresh technology on the Tab Mini C makes content flow so smoothly. You can effortlessly navigate books and apps thanks to the HD, Balanced, Fast, and Ultrafast modes.
Exclusive GPU

Accelerates all tasks and reduces afterimages.
BOOX Super Refresh Technology

Gives apps a smoother experience with four refresh modes and one-touch refresh.
Just Can’t Stop Reading

The Tab Mini C is designed to make it more fun to read color-filled novels, manga, web pages, and other content. With a big battery, front lights, a g-sensor, and the ability to read books in different formats, you can read and mark up your books from day to night.

I rather thought ottischwenk would recommend it.

It need a bright front light even in ambient light good enough to read mono eink, so little advantage in eyestrain over LCD with matte screen and brightness carefully adjusted.

The 300 dpi mono is a bit misleading. That's the 150 dpi color and using coloured sub pixel addressing.

I can afford a Color Boox, but I'm sure I'd find it pointless as I don't read comics. I have read comics & graphic novels occasionally on my €200 10″ Lenovo LCD tablet and because of size/reading duration compared to a text novel, not at all straining.

Both the embedded and text links work, even on Waterfox Classic, so you'll have to try outside work.

I do have the Boyue Likebook Mars 7.8″Android and a nice feature is being able to turn off the Google Framework (only a few apps need it on, Playstore and Google Play books etc). It's handy for the Irish Library Apps and Google PlayBooks etc, but even with KOReader, it's a poor experience compared to Sony, Kindle or Kobo. Better than the reMarkable.

I've now got a an LG 23.5″ UHD HDR 4K screen that's like coloured paper. Wonderful to read PDFs and graphic novels etc, though not very portable. No glare or reflection or flicker. Perfect colour temperature white. So I'll wait and buy a 10″ to 14″ tablet when one comes out with as good a screen as my LG. The new Amazon Fire was almost tempting but less than 100% Android compatible. I'd sooner have MS Surface Windows x86-64 than only have Amazon store.

[HLS]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Ah...
Though it's an appalling design of "interactive" in worst sense web site

Boox Tab Mini C 7.8″ Color.


I rather thought ottischwenk would recommend it.

It need a bright front light even in ambient light good enough to read mono eink, so little advantage in eyestrain over LCD with matte screen and brightness carefully adjusted.

The 300 dpi mono is a bit misleading. That's the 150 dpi color and using coloured sub pixel addressing.

I can afford a Color Boox, but I'm sure I'd find it pointless as I don't read comics. I have read comics & graphic novels occasionally on my €200 10″ Lenovo LCD tablet and because of size/reading duration compared to a text novel, not at all straining.

Both the embedded and text links work, even on Waterfox Classic, so you'll have to try outside work.

I do have the Boyue Likebook Mars 7.8″Android and a nice feature is being able to turn off the Google Framework (only a few apps need it on, Playstore and Google Play books etc). It's handy for the Irish Library Apps and Google PlayBooks etc, but even with KOReader, it's a poor experience compared to Sony, Kindle or Kobo. Better than the reMarkable.

I've now got a an LG 23.5″ UHD HDR 4K screen that's like coloured paper. Wonderful to read PDFs and graphic novels etc, though not very portable. No glare or reflection or flicker. Perfect colour temperature white. So I'll wait and buy a 10″ to 14″ tablet when one comes out with as good a screen as my LG. The new Amazon Fire was almost tempting but less than 100% Android compatible. I'd sooner have MS Surface Windows x86-64 than only have Amazon store.

i WAS LOOKING AT IT ON BESTBUY WEBSITE

[meeera]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

An iPad mini with 64GB is not much more then the Onyx Tab Mini C. $449 vs $499.

An Apple refurb Mini 5 is well under that and fits the OP's budget easily.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

Only when the screen is turned off does it not shine in your eyes - but then you see no content, just black.

Photons are photons. It doesn't matter that they've bounced off something first.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by HLS

i WAS LOOKING AT IT ON BESTBUY WEBSITE

How were you looking at the Best Buy website from a link pointing to Boox? Did you check Amazon? Boox Tab Mini C

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by meeera

Photons are photons. It doesn't matter that they've bounced off something first.

This is true for single photons - but not for a lot of rays.
In addition, with lighting devices you get all the rays that have passed through (LCD) or directly produced (OLED); with Eink only what has not been absorbed by the module - and that is something completely different

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by meeera

An Apple refurb Mini 5 is well under that and fits the OP's budget easily.

But it can only be used in the dark

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by Quoth

I rather thought ottischwenk would recommend it.

I recommended it because it's the only device I could possibly recommend - but I also mentioned the potential negative aspect

It need a bright front light even in ambient light good enough to read mono eink, so little advantage in eyestrain over LCD with matte screen and brightness carefully adjusted.

The benefit is that there is no light source shining directly into the eyes and there is no battle of ambient light versus backlight.

I can afford a Color Boox, but I'm sure I'd find it pointless as I don't read comics.

Neither do I - but it's the only device of this size with BSR (Boox Super Refresh Technology) and that's exactly why I bought it and used it as my standard reader; and when lit, the contrast is even better than that of the Tolino Epos 3 (Kobo Sage)

I do have the Boyue Likebook Mars 7.8″Android

I have that too, but it is not comparable to new Boox - especially the Tab - devices

and a nice feature is being able to turn off the Google Framework (only a few apps need it on, Playstore and Google Play books etc). It's handy for the Irish Library Apps and Google PlayBooks etc, but even with KOReader,

In my opinion, KOreader is an unfinished and not particularly ergonomic tinkering solution

it's a poor experience compared to Sony, Kindle or Kobo.

You're years behind.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

But it can only be used in the dark

That is not correct.

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

That is not correct.

But - in the light you can at best admire yourself

[HLS]

Originally Posted by DNSB

How were you looking at the Best Buy website from a link pointing to Boox? Did you check Amazon? Boox Tab Mini C

Where did you get that from? I went to www.bestbuy.com. I told you all I can not open the link that was posted.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ottischwenk

But - in the light you can at best admire yourself

Again wrong. Sure, direct sunlight is not good for an iPad. But not all light is bad.