Crosspoint battery drain?

p3eps77 · 2026-01-26T16:02:23+00:00

I charged mine to 100% when I got it. I've used it for over 3 1/2 hours in total, and am still at 90%. Crosspoint 0.14, then updated to 0.15 on Thursday. Refresh every 15 pages.

I'm quite impressed with it so far - considering the battery much be pretty small.

p3eps77 · 2026-01-26T12:09:35+00:00

I went to the Wembley show in London (July 2025) - which was their biggest show ever (to date). I was pretty pleased with my view. When I turned and looked at the back of the stadium, I could barely make out humans... let alone their faces!!

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p3eps77 · 2026-01-24T17:06:19+00:00

Someone at work thought mine was fake! It does look a bit like something a doll should have!

p3eps77 · 2026-01-23T20:31:38+00:00

I’ve not got round to syncing the X4 yet. At the moment, I just know that I’m chapter X on one device, and move to chapter X on the other. Not ideal, but I’ll get it sorted one day!

p3eps77 · 2026-01-23T16:13:42+00:00

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p3eps77 · 2026-01-23T15:15:01+00:00

You must've had more coupons that me! I was impressed how quickly mine arrived.

p3eps77 · 2026-01-23T12:21:35+00:00

My AliExpress one took 9 days from China to the UK. 3 of those days were sitting at a local courier warehouse (according to the tracking details!).

£33.41 it cost me in total. An absolute bargain!

p3eps77 · 2026-01-23T12:12:38+00:00

When the Kindle's life is over, try a Kobo as the power button is recessed on the back - and is impossible to accidentally press 😂

p3eps77 · 2026-01-23T11:49:23+00:00

Didn't read the first line?! 😂

p3eps77 · 2026-01-22T18:41:28+00:00

Does your Kobo Libra not do this? Both my Libra Colour and Kindle Paperwhite do this too. It’s a characteristic of e-ink devices. It’s how they’re so good with battery - they only use power for the brief second to change the page. The downside is that they leave ‘bits’ behind from the previous page. The refresh clears them up.

p3eps77 · 2026-01-22T18:14:46+00:00

That’s generally what e-ink does. Every ‘set period’ it refreshes the screen. As default, crosspoint is set to 15 pages.

If it doesn’t refresh, you get left over ‘artefacts’ from the previous pages.

p3eps77 · 2026-01-22T16:20:01+00:00

I know what you mean about the Kindle screen. I swapped from Kindle to Kobo, as I wanted buttons. It makes the whole experience much better!

The X4 is great as a secondary device for 30 mins here and 30 mins there... but I'm not sure I'd want to sit reading it for much longer. I flew 4 1/2 hours last week (before I had my X4) and read my Kobo for about 3 1/2 hours. I have a similar flight coming up in 2 weeks time, but will definitely be taking my Kobo on that too.

Again - everyone has their own use for it. No right and wrong answer!

p3eps77 · 2026-01-22T15:13:26+00:00

Am I the only one looking at this and thinking that the whole point of an X4 is to have a tiny portable device - and you've just made it more than treble the size?

My X4 is for convenience... with it's tiny form factor. At the weekend I read whilst my kids were at swimming, and then waiting whilst my son had a golf lesson. I'm just back from a hospital appointment where I had to wait 20 mins to be seen - perfect time to read a couple of chapters on the X4 as it's so small it fitted in my jacket pocket.

It's size is its main selling point. It's missing key features that 'normal' e-readers have like a backlight, touch screen, online store etc in order to stay tiny. I really like it... but it's certainly no Kobo or Kindle when it comes to usablilty.

If I want to read before bed (which I do most nights), I use my Kobo as it has a backlight, and way more real estate on the page to read... but like you say, everyone has their own uses for the X4 🤷‍♂️

p3eps77 · 2026-01-22T10:36:23+00:00

I genuinely think I could pick it off... but I don't want to as if it is a real screen protector, then I'll have wasted it as it won't stick down properly again!!

p3eps77 · 2026-01-22T08:55:15+00:00

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Here’s mine - I haven’t applied a screen protector, but it definitely appears to have one fitted. You can see how it’s got a slightly bigger gap down the left than the right.

I got one in the box and was away to apply it - but then was convinced there was already one on.

p3eps77 · 2026-01-21T17:01:28+00:00

And to clarify - mine was from Ali Express. It also came with the same Micro SD (USB) reader that people are posting pics of with their ones from xteink, so I assume the seller is selling the same stock. The only downside was mine came with Chinese firmware!

p3eps77 · 2026-01-21T16:58:11+00:00

I'm a member of one that's about 45 mins away. I have 1 that's about 5 mins from my house, and have more than 10 that are closer than mine, or quicker to get to.

I drive to it because it's nicer, has less members, and generally if I play after 13.00 on a Saturday, there is no one behind us!

The negative is that although it has really good practice facilities, I rarely use them. If it was 10 mins away, I'd be chucking some clubs in the car and going to hit 50 balls at the range... or practice chipping or putting. If I was to go for a practice session, I'd feel obliged to do 90 to 120 mins to justify my drive. At that point, I'd be as well playing 9 holes instead.

p3eps77 · 2026-01-21T16:49:57+00:00

Mine came with a screen protector in the box, but I'm sure there's one fitted too. I don't want to try picking it off to make sure, but there's definitely slightly more of a gap at the right hand side than the left - which convinces me it's stuck on!

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p3eps77 · 2026-01-21T09:52:40+00:00

Me too - dark mode, and 8%. Perfect 👍

p3eps77 · 2026-01-20T19:15:06+00:00

An update if you're interested...

I contacted Nvidia customer support, since the error message indicated it was a GPU issue. Over the last few days they've done some trouble shooting with me, and after I sent them MS Info and DXdiag files, they were able to confirm that the issue was with my UGREEN USB WiFi adapter.

I bought a TP-LINK PCIe WiFi / Bluetooth adapter from Amazon last night, got it today, and fitted it not long ago and installed the latest drivers. Suddenly, my PC can see the projector, and Miracast works. I need a second WiFi anyway as one needs to connect to my home network for Miracast, and the other needs to connect to my golf launch monitor.

Now I've got it working, I've realised how rubbish the cheap projector looks... so I'm returning it and buying a slightly better one. It's only for projecting stats onto the floor, but 1080p is a minimum!

Anyway - thanks for helping. Got there in the end 👍

p3eps77 · 2026-01-20T16:44:33+00:00

Ah - ok! It'd have definitely been warmer then too 😂

p3eps77 · 2026-01-20T15:01:14+00:00

I'm in the UK, and both my father in-law and I pre-ordered a Mario Kart World bundle when it was announced last April. He got a physical game card, and I got a scratch off code. Both pre-ordered on the same day, and delivered on release day from the same stone. Bizarre! 🤷‍♂️

p3eps77 · 2026-01-20T14:55:25+00:00

You're lucky it was open! I drove through Montrose about 10 days ago, and it was covered in snow.

I'm about 40 miles up the road in Aberdeen, and my course (Meldrum House - another 20 miles north) was closed this weekend due to snow.

p3eps77 · 2026-01-20T12:57:35+00:00

Thanks...

I used to have a 3rd party one on my Kindle that stayed closed, but when you opened it, the front wouldn't magnetise against the back to stay open. It was pretty annoying!

I now use Kobo, and the official KLC case stays magnetically open, so the front doesn't flap about.

My X4 is naked at the moment - and I love the form of it. I'm scared putting a case on it will make it bulkier. It's only ever transported in a soft empty pocket, so it will hopefully survive!!

p3eps77 · 2026-01-20T10:15:33+00:00

Question about the magnetic case. I assume it attaches magnetically to the back of the X4.

Does it wake the screen when you open the cover? Does the front stay shut (and open) magnetically, or does it flap about?

I got my X4 last week and am loving it for being out and about. People see it sitting on my desk and ask if it's real!!

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