013 Onyx Boox Nova 2 Note Taking Review

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

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  • @smichaelfuller6073
    @smichaelfuller6073 4 года назад +2

    Thanks John, great photography and comments. Picking mine up today, looking forward to using it.

  • @f-22r
    @f-22r 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for demoing it doing lined as that's what I needed to see 7:51.

  • @___Chris___
    @___Chris___ 3 года назад +1

    Simple suggestion for the problem with accidently pressing that button on the bottom: can't you just set the screen orientation to upside-down and turn the device around?
    This way that button would be on the top instead of being under your palm.

  • @DigitalMan1100
    @DigitalMan1100 4 года назад +3

    Hi, thanks for the review. How is Google services ( drive, calendar, Google docs, ..) experience and limitations.
    Thanks

  • @ivan12270
    @ivan12270 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the thorough review.

  • @kuroneko8302
    @kuroneko8302 2 года назад

    Thank you for the in-depth review! How is it holding up? Which one do you think is better for its price - the Nova 2 or the Nova Air? Thanks!

  • @M77BOOTS
    @M77BOOTS 4 года назад

    Thanks for a clear review !

  • @brennokenjikaneyasu469
    @brennokenjikaneyasu469 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the great review! Question about annotating books: can you handwrite notes on EPUB / MOBI files, in addition to PDFs? Or are handwritten notes only allowed on PDFs? And can the annotated file be exported to a different platform, preserving the notes? (Could I for instance export the annotated PDF file, with all my notes, and open it, say, on my desktop?

    • @armchairtechnician7725
      @armchairtechnician7725  4 года назад +2

      For EPUB/MOBI you can annotate, but it does not have an option to export. For PDFs, you can annotate and export that as a PDF. It has two options, one is "embed pdf", and the other is "save pdf". But to be perfectly honest, I'm not entirely sure what the difference is. I can open either export and edit/erase my annotations. You can transfer files to and from - they have a cloud sync service, and you can do any of the android ones (google drive, dropbox, onedrive), or it has a built in wifi webserver file transfer that is pretty nice.

  • @sci_developer
    @sci_developer 3 года назад

    I have some problem with organizing books, it does not synch with calibre and i had to classify by folder,
    It would be great capability of tag classification, naming pdf with metadate like mendeley.

  • @axel9546
    @axel9546 4 года назад

    Do you consider the display size good for writing? Or note 2 is a better option, even tho it is less portable?

    • @armchairtechnician7725
      @armchairtechnician7725  4 года назад +1

      I'm a fan of A5 notebooks for writing. If you want to experiment that the size, pick up an A5 paper notepad somewhere (i like with what's call "dot grid" instead of ruled) and try writing on it. If you like that, then writing on the Nova 2 will be similar. The smaller size works great on my crowded desk.

  • @LL-oc1xw
    @LL-oc1xw 3 года назад

    For the note-taking and hand writing recognition, can that all be used OFF line. (Hoping the device can function totally offline.) Thank you for making this video.

    • @armchairtechnician7725
      @armchairtechnician7725  2 года назад +1

      7 months later, but yes. I usually keep the wifi off most of the time.

  • @bryanlin7271
    @bryanlin7271 4 года назад +2

    Next year is going to have color ink? Like 2021?

    • @toplee6447
      @toplee6447 4 года назад

      这语法。。。现在彩色屏分辨率太低了,不实用,2021估计都没成熟的。

  • @evenaicantfigurethisout
    @evenaicantfigurethisout 4 года назад

    does the nova 2 write faster and refresh faster (page turns) than the note 2?

  • @danielq4411
    @danielq4411 3 года назад

    Can you look at the notes on your phone?

  • @einSky
    @einSky 4 года назад +2

    Can we use a keyboard for notes with it?

    • @mikesuomi0
      @mikesuomi0 3 года назад

      sure, bluetooth keyboard works perfectly

  • @Bilalix
    @Bilalix 4 года назад

    Thank you for the detailed review.
    Can OneNote be used on this device without any lagging issues?

    • @greatmerlini
      @greatmerlini 4 года назад

      No, OneNote still lags too much to be usable. On the other hand, the Note app on the device in the new Boox firmware v 2.3 adds synching with their own app and cloud service, so your notes and pdf annotations are available (for viewing) on all devices.

  • @adrianalexander5906
    @adrianalexander5906 4 года назад +1

    Can you annotate a book in the Kindle app on the Nova2?

    • @samp.8975
      @samp.8975 4 года назад

      Good question ! Hope someone can bring us an anwser

    • @armchairtechnician7725
      @armchairtechnician7725  4 года назад +2

      It's the full kindle app, so yes. I just tried it. You can't use the stylus to write directly on the kindle book, but you can do it the regular kindle way. Highlight a block of text, and once highlighted, you can add notes. For the notes, the built in keyboard is horrible, but I switch to stylus input, write my notes and they can OCR'd into regular text.

  • @evenaicantfigurethisout
    @evenaicantfigurethisout 4 года назад +2

    does it write like paper like on the remarkable?

    • @greatmerlini
      @greatmerlini 4 года назад +1

      I don't have the Remarkable, but I do have the Nova2 and yes, it is designed for writing notes - and the screen protector has a slight grainy effect that makes the experience of writing on it seem more like pencil and paper. And handwriting recognition on the Nova2 is excellent. Fantastic device.

    • @greatmerlini
      @greatmerlini 4 года назад

      @Year 2020 Yes! It has a packaged application which plays mp3, flac, aac... and its Reader app also incorporates Text-To-Speech: packaged Baidu Chinese/English and it runs Android 9, so Google TTS is also easily installable - both work really well.
      HOWEVER, it has no external speaker, nor headphone jack, but it does have bluetooth and USB-C for outputs.

    • @armchairtechnician7725
      @armchairtechnician7725  4 года назад +1

      @AM Bhat So for me, I am used to writing on an A5 notebook. I like the smaller notebook size because often desk space is at a premium. So this size is pretty perfect for me. All of the newer Onyx products have the same software and similar writing experience. If you find the 7.8" too cramped, there is the Onyx Note 2, which has more features and comes in around $600. They also have the Boox Max 2, with the Max 3 coming out. However, the cost on that is pretty high ($860), at which point you might want to look at the remarkable, or an ipad + ipad pencil.

    • @greatmerlini
      @greatmerlini 4 года назад +2

      @AM Bhat It's a question of how you're going to use it and what you're used to. E.g. 7.8 inch is small, but not tiny - it's bigger than the A6 paper notebooks I used to use to jot things down on, and for me the advantage of the 7.8 inch size over 10.3 in. is the portability - it takes up almost no space in my backpack and it weighs almost nothing. Again, it's up to you, the Note2 is bigger at 10.3 in., but I like the 7.8 inch, it's also the same size as a small paperback book, so it fits well into your hands. (I personally also have a Max2Pro at 13.3 in which is amazing for reading webpages and pdfs - and for taking notes - but it's too big and heavy to be really portable.)

  • @dkccerbero
    @dkccerbero 4 года назад

    Awesome device!

  • @2nice79
    @2nice79 4 года назад

    I am most interested in making notes while reading. based on what i watched, i saw you could do it on pdf. I didnt hear mention about being able to do it on epub. I also would like to know about margin spacing and line spacing features. if there isnt much by default can this be adjusted.

    • @toplee6447
      @toplee6447 4 года назад

      Yes, you can take notes on epub and all the other formats it can load in the latest firmware. Also, margin spacing and line spacing are the most basic features an e-reader should have. Surely boox devices have it.

  • @aleksandrazak4578
    @aleksandrazak4578 4 года назад

    I bought mine yesterday and the writing experience is quite different than here. It feels very unprecise, like it was starting to write 0,5 centimetre next to the pencil. Sometimes when I press a letter with the stylus, it turns out to a different one. As a note-taking device - a huge disappointment. I don't know, maybe I just get a refund.

    • @kkcuev2
      @kkcuev2 4 года назад +2

      have you calibrated the pencil? I had a similar problem when I started using it, but in my case the writing was 1 centimetre next to the stylus. Try to calibrate it again, it may help.

    • @aleksandrazak4578
      @aleksandrazak4578 4 года назад

      Ok, I remember there was calibration at the very beginning, but how can I do it again?

    • @kkcuev2
      @kkcuev2 4 года назад

      @@aleksandrazak4578 Go to settings, then to application, and finally calibration.

    • @aleksandrazak4578
      @aleksandrazak4578 4 года назад

      @@kkcuev2 It says that it needs to use standard mode or sth like that (it's not in English because it's not my mother tongue), and when I try to press Start, it doesn't do anything. It doesn't freeze but doesn't do anything either. The same with the other option on the left.

    • @aleksandrazak4578
      @aleksandrazak4578 4 года назад +5

      @@kkcuev2 Now it started, I did calibration again, and it works! Thank you so much, it saved my money for sending it back and a lot of time as well.

  • @adrianalexander5906
    @adrianalexander5906 4 года назад

    I think if you searched for the code using Capital letters, it would work then.

  • @jamerican347
    @jamerican347 4 года назад

    10:40 No one has shown that your scribbles can be searched via OCR. Thanks!

    • @armchairtechnician7725
      @armchairtechnician7725  4 года назад +5

      Thank you. Also, I didn't think about it till recently, but if you use the lasso select, you can grab a block of handwritten text and drag it around. This means I can actually re-arrange my handwritten notes!
      When I'm taking notes during a meeting, people are generally all over the place - and my notes reflect that. Now, I can spend a bit of time re-arranging these after the fact.

    • @jamerican347
      @jamerican347 4 года назад

      Armchair Technician Thanks for the extra info. :)

  • @altacus
    @altacus 4 года назад

    is there google keep integration?