Does anyone own a monroi?

I was thinking of getting one for studying chess games on the go or at work. I really don't have much to do at my job and there is a lot of dead time. Does anyone use these? I don't want to study my own games I want to study grandmaster games on it instead. Is it possible to transfer a game from pgn format to the device and I can use it from there. For instance can I take a game from chessgames.com and put it on this device?

I'm not too sure about your question, but I would strongly advise you against getting a Monroi. Why? Because I think they are ridiculously overpriced, considering that they are nothing more than mere stripped-down palm pilots, except that they cost twice as much.

I saw that if they were $150 I'd go for it.

>I have a Monroi and I agree that it is ridiculously overpriced. I agree that for that reason alone, don't get one.
>However, it is great for playing in tournaments. No longer do I have a messed up scoresheet. It's all right there, neat and accurate. That's why I got it, because I'm famous for recording my moves by hand in a sloppy and inaccurate manner. My scoresheets were incredibly confusing, but not with a Monroi.
>I think the Monroi was responsible for the change in the rules that now state you must make your move before recording it, not the other way around, which many instruction books recommend. No longer can you write it down it before playing it.
>I'm glad I have it, but it really should be $200 less expensive.

I agree on the price, I think it is a bit much. Is anyone aware of a competing hand held PGN reader type device, I really just want something I can use in conjunction with my chess books.

I own a Monroi and I love it! Yes, they are kinda of pricey, but so was my chronos clock and my iPod. The price is not going to go down as there is no competition on the market. You can input any game you want onto the device to go over it... But if you are looking for an analysis partner, for a much lower price you can buy a hand held chess computer from a company like Excalibur for half the price.

I don't think you would regret getting a Monroi tho!

I just want a device to download master games to. However 365 bucks is crazy. I'll stick with my 5 dollar magnet set that I use at work until something under 200 comes around. I'll keep searching or wait for later eventually the price will drop. Prices will drop when nobody is buying the machines and many chess players are not made of money. ;-)

i asked this question a while back, came up with the same thing: as much as this is the device for chess nerds, out of principle the price means no

I think forking over a few dollars for shredder chess mobile would be a better buy. You wouldn't be able to take it to chess events. I've searched far and wide for a mobile chess game that was free and allowed you to set up the board. Couldn't find one.