08-08-2018, 02:46 AM | #61 |
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@tangocat Does anyone run team viewer and project from the computer screen to BOYUE Likebook Note? I want to read from my desktop version(with a web browser)! |
08-08-2018, 04:54 AM | #62 | |
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08-08-2018, 10:30 AM | #63 | |
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Still considering it, but I doubt I will ever do it. I will more likely eventually buy an eink monitor. |
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08-12-2018, 08:27 AM | #64 | |
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e-ink 16 grey scale and 450ms response and cost higher! As Orebmur, i only reader, so frontlight, Note app, play store are useless for me and add extra cost! Last edited by lems1995; 08-12-2018 at 08:33 AM. |
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08-13-2018, 06:09 AM | #65 |
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Is the older Android a big deal? i.e. what can you do on the Onyx models that you can't do on the Likebook?
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08-13-2018, 10:12 AM | #66 | |
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How about Boyue 10' Note in this task? No test video provided at the moment... |
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08-13-2018, 12:32 PM | #67 | |
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The Onyx Boox Note is probably a better choice software wise. But this surely is not due to the higher Android version but thanks to the more capable reader software (tabbed PDF reader comes to mind) and i doubt this is something that's impossible to implement on any given Android version as long as the hardware resources are generous enough for the task. Ready made Android is just a negative incentive to manufacturers to neglect their software development with the excuse of third party app availability. Producing and selling hardware bundles is probably much cheaper than investing into quality software development. The end of the story results in manufacturers trying to adapt their devices to the overly active operating system while neglecting the actual purpose of the device and doing it the other way round. I'd rather prefer not having to look for 3rd party software only because the manufacturer was unable to deliver on the promise of his product's reader capabilities. The e-ink device manufacturer who is able to finally grasp this is going to be the winner who'll have the merit to take it all. I'd wish someone for once would get this right one of these years... |
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08-13-2018, 01:06 PM | #68 | |
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08-13-2018, 01:52 PM | #69 |
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Ready made Android is just a negative incentive to manufacturers to neglect their software development with the excuse of third party app availability. Producing and selling hardware bundles is probably much cheaper than investing into quality software development. /QUOTE] I fully agree with you, i have MaxCarta, this device hardware well designed as Likebook Note is. But Maxcarta has many bugs, doesn't know what is lemmatization and i think Onyx Boox abandonned support device, it's so bad to do that. I have also sony PRS-T2 and T3, it are not Android OS but the sofware is well polished contrary to MaxCarta. With Likebook Note, I don't know if it's bug, the back button doesn't return where i was, but to begining of folder, also dictionnary built-in is only chinese, i am french, i would have at least a custom one. |
08-13-2018, 03:03 PM | #70 |
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I'm in the opposite camp, so I like the possibility even with an older version of Android.
I realize that I could do some of these things on my phone, but I like being able to read in direct sunlight and the slightly bigger screen (I have a 7.8 inch e-reader). Strangely, I am a fan of specialized devices. I have a separate audio player and prefer a separate camera for taking pictures. I also like having a reader that's primarily for reading, but cloud access to calendar, keep, drive, and Pocket is nice at times. |
08-14-2018, 12:34 AM | #71 | |
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Talking about bugs....I've noticed Likebook Note's bluetooth function has a problem. While it pairs with headset no problem for audio playback, it doesn't pair with input devices like keyboard, gamepad etc. This is a big problem for me, as I use a tiny gamepad as page turning remote. (My T80s's bluetooth function is better, but is strange too. I have to leave both wifi and bluetooth on, in order to maintain a persistent connection with the gamepad). I've reported the issue to the vendor, who promised to relay the message to Likebook. I hope a fixer ROM to come soon. |
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08-14-2018, 12:45 AM | #72 | |
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That's where the Chinese comes in I guess, filling the niche market. Android is just a convenient open OS to build upon, even though it's buggy as hell. |
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08-14-2018, 05:32 AM | #73 | |
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The chinese ereaders devices are " It sounds like the hardware is good but cripples with lousy software" as said JSWOLF. Maxcarta is well hardware designed but have a lousy software, Onyx Boox think it's better to add a muli-core cpu than fix software bugs!. I paired headset and pc Fedora 28 easily. as i said i don't understand the back button, it doesn't back where i was!. reading epub and pdf documents is easy, for pdf the size screen is just enough, but MaxCarta is better with 13,3". Dictionary is there but only for chinese speaking, i am french, so it's useless for me, i hope Boyue will fix that very soon. If Sony will support epub format, il will buy their new device, Sony is the only manutfacter of software quality. Last edited by lems1995; 08-14-2018 at 05:40 AM. |
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08-14-2018, 07:33 AM | #74 |
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Likebook Note has an usefull feature to load books via wi-fi, wi-fi book transfer, so it can load books without Calibre library manager, from smartphone device or pc or something else.
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08-14-2018, 09:18 AM | #75 |
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i choose english as language of the device, Likebook Note, so i expect that all stuff in it will be transleted in english, big mistake!! it stay in chinese, MaxCarta do the same.
In reading epub book, when choose a word and look up, in wiki, the device translate in chinese and lookup in baidu!, that is veriy irritating! |
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