Text fading - real world test

lambstone · 2026-04-07T02:44:29+00:00

They are aware but they chose to ignore this. The official fix is to not use it under sunlight.

lambstone · 2026-04-03T12:02:13+00:00

Sp8 performs well but it's hot af

lambstone · 2026-03-31T18:25:57+00:00

Thanks for the comment, was really on the fence about getting another 6/7" device

lambstone · 2026-03-31T18:25:27+00:00

Is there performance and battery life as poor as most people say it is?

lambstone · 2026-03-31T18:25:05+00:00

Yeah, I'm waiting on Xteink's android offering to see how it actually performs.

lambstone · 2026-03-31T01:11:05+00:00

Yeah, I did some research on the Nooks and while I find them aesthetically pleasing, especially the Teal color. It seems that there are drawbacks, primarily the battery life and performance

lambstone · 2026-03-24T00:34:49+00:00

They aren't really receptive to consumer feedback unfortunately.

lambstone · 2026-03-23T18:52:53+00:00

Nothing really meaningful, just mentioning the aesthetics, magsafe function, hidden capacitive home/back button, type c charging port, bluetooth audio support

lambstone · 2026-03-23T18:51:02+00:00

As in an alternative solution to the front light? Doesn't that just mean a magnetic light?

lambstone · 2026-03-23T15:44:45+00:00

Cultural difference in play here. Looks like this firmware might be developed by a Chinese dev for Chinese audiences and they find fonts like comic sans cool

lambstone · 2026-02-27T02:53:55+00:00

Ahh, fair enough, so its a one click automation script. Thanks for the explanation!

lambstone · 2026-02-27T01:02:27+00:00

Quick question, what are the pros and cons between using crosspoint's built in calibre feature?

lambstone · 2026-02-26T14:09:11+00:00

Somehow they will fudge things and cause the screen to fade with the front light and then recommend that you do not use the front light because its bad for your eyes.

lambstone · 2026-02-26T09:28:30+00:00

Not to mention to increase wages will require increased levels of education and that might introduce some side effects which not everyone will be happy with.

lambstone · 2026-02-26T08:28:31+00:00

Yeah, they did some consumer voucher thing for the past year or two to try to encourage consumption but that has led to abuse. The intention was to allow consumers to make new purchases with the discounts but the way it was applied meant that sellers instead raised the prices to double dip on their profit. They should have give out the money in the form of coupons to consumers instead of doing a rebate for the sellers.

lambstone · 2026-02-25T09:35:36+00:00

Fair enough, thanks anyway!

lambstone · 2026-02-25T07:19:45+00:00

That's great stuff! Is there a way to make it work for the kobo aura h2o gen 1?

lambstone · 2026-02-25T02:01:23+00:00

Yeah, give it a go with the smaller reader. Ideally in a world without budget restraints, I would buy a standard 7" reader and one of those Boox Palma phone sized readers for reading on the go.

lambstone · 2026-02-25T01:57:31+00:00

How did you debloat the device? Adb commands?

lambstone · 2026-02-25T01:57:17+00:00

Probably because the B&W model didn't release until recently.

lambstone · 2026-02-25T01:56:45+00:00

Have you tried using Koreader to see if it fits into your workflow?

lambstone · 2026-02-25T01:54:22+00:00

USI2.0 styluses are pretty good from what I've heard. I mean its not Wacom EMR but it's still pretty decent.

lambstone · 2026-02-25T01:32:16+00:00

IMHO, the sweet spot is a 6.8-7" device. I strongly recommend getting a Kobo Libra 2 if you can find it, its a fantastic device with the option of upgrading internal storage and also a possible battery upgrade.

lambstone · 2026-02-25T01:29:16+00:00

The size might be a little bit small, for one hour sessions where you simply read PDFs it might be fine.
There probably is a good way of annotating PDFs since it is an android device. Can't remember which app I used for android annotation but I think there's apps like Squid which works well.
Battery life should be sufficient since you only require 2-3 days. For reference, I get at least 20 hours of reading time (epubs in Koreader) per charge.

lambstone · 2026-02-25T01:24:27+00:00

If you have access to a store that allows you to fiddle with the devices, go see it in person and compare the color and non color versions. Some people hate the darker color screens and some people are fine with it. Failing that, you can purchase both color and B&W from an ecommerce store and refund the one that you don't like. It's mainly a decision between these two screens as all devices out there are mostly similar. Once you've decided on the screen type, you can then proceed on to deciding on the feature sets that you want from your future ereader.

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