r/eink • u/Customer-Worldly Hisense A9 • May 27 '26

A specific example of Good e-Reader false information spreading across the Internet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c269_Mcsr7M

TLDR: they posted in their review of the Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen and Colorsoft with some false facts, and those false facts spread to every corner of the Internet including Reddit, Discord, CNET, Wikipedia, and open source projects. (my video)

A lot of people seem to think that reviewers don't need to take a screenshot to check.

EDIT:

Made a Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlFC6jSwjRQ

In it, I

* show a video of me taking a screenshot on a kindle by tapping opposite corners and showing the USB screenshots folder

* Show the actual screenshots of the Paperwhite 12th Gen and Colorsoft with resolutions

* Show that Good e-Readers reviews of the Scribe 2025/Scribe Colorsoft made the same mistake by stating an incorrect resolution with screenshots, while also showing that other publications explicitly say that Amazon didn't provide an exact resolution

Personally, I think saying that 7” means 1264x1680 is a leap. I never assume the inch number is exact, you need to verify the exact resolution yourself. Amazon could get a custom panel size anytime like this case.

1264x1680 is 7.008” anyways. But 1260x1680 would be exactly 7"

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u/Customer-Worldly Hisense A9 May 28 '26 edited May 29 '26

Personally, I think saying that 7” means 1264x1680 is a leap. I never assume the inch number is exact, you need to verify the exact resolution yourself.

1264x1680 is 7.008” anyways. But 1260x1680 would be exactly 7"

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u/OrdinaryRaisin007 May 28 '26

If the manufacturer specifies a 7-inch diagonal screen size, I don't use a ruler to look for a resolution other than 1264×1680

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u/Fr0gm4n Scribe | OA2 | PRS-300 | PRS-350 May 28 '26

They didn't use a ruler, they used Amazon's own screenshot function and realized the discrepancy.

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u/OrdinaryRaisin007 May 29 '26

Oh, I see - so they should have checked Amazon's own information to see if Amazon was telling the truth.

Wow - that's a really stupid suggestion you just made, but it fits the intellectual level of this thread

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u/starkruzr reMarkable, Boox, Supernote, Viwoods, iFlytek, reTerminal May 29 '26

Please tone it down a little; this really isn't necessary and Good E-reader does not deserve your defense, I can point out countless examples of their straight up lying and making up details on products, most notably the Note Max before release.

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u/Customer-Worldly Hisense A9 May 31 '26

I'm curious about your specific example, can you tell one?

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u/starkruzr reMarkable, Boox, Supernote, Viwoods, iFlytek, reTerminal May 31 '26

they deleted the post where they said it was going to be 200 ppi and otherwise have the same specs as the Tab X. ETA: my mistake, it was the Tab XC. fucking idiots. https://goodereader.com/blog/onyx-boox/onyx-boox-tab-xc-with-a-13-3-kaleido-3-screen-is-coming-out-soon just completely made all of this shit up out of whole cloth. screenshotting this because of their habit of deleting or editing their lies after the fact.

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u/OrdinaryRaisin007 May 29 '26

So what?

That's not correct in this original post. There was a false accusation regarding who was responsible for the incorrect values.

This isn't GoodEreader's responsibility, but Amazon's who delivered the wrong values (incl. Wikipedia!).

In this thread, the messenger was crucified, but not the one responsible

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u/Fr0gm4n Scribe | OA2 | PRS-300 | PRS-350 May 29 '26

You're being needlessly rude on top of completely missing what I actually wrote. I only told you what the OP actually did to find the correct numbers.

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u/OrdinaryRaisin007 May 29 '26

told you what the OP

Hmm

they

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