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Simon |
posted on 12th Jan 12 at 09:22 |
I'm interested in maybe the Kindle fire or seeing what the new google tablet looks like. Think £200 would be a max budget though | |
John |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 21:51 |
If it's text like that you'll be able to (very easily) convert to a format that the kindle likes. | |
Simon |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 20:16 |
I think most of the PDFs are properly text generated, as in you can highlight the text rather than the text being a flat image. Does that mean they will read/scale better? | |
whitter45 |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 20:12 |
I know you have said no to iPads but they handle PDF excellently and you can store them in your iBooks | |
John |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 18:47 |
Depends what they are, it handles images fine, just if a pdf is in a4 for instance, it's a right pita if it's not just text. | |
Gary |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 18:38 |
quote: Images etc. As john said, it wont handle them well. | |
LeeM |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 18:33 |
isnt there a 7" htc on the market at the minute going cheap? | |
John |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 18:05 |
Depends on the pdf. | |
Dom |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 17:49 |
Kindle is your best bet for reading due to the e-ink display (monochrome displays). But if you're after a tablet rather than e-book then have a look at http://www.futeko.com/products/TAB007.php which is getting pretty decent reviews considering the price (only downside is the screens resolution); good thread on OCuk HERE. quote: Why do you say that? E-ink displays are a lot better for reading than any LCD/TFT based screen. [Edited on 10-01-2012 by Dom] | |
Gary |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 17:46 |
Wouldn't use kindle. | |
Simon |
posted on 10th Jan 12 at 17:34 |
This year I begin my final qualifications and have a lot of reading to do. I've managed to get hold of most of the texts I need as PDF files. I can't stand doing any substantial reading on a pc or laptop screen so wondering about tablets. I don't really think I need anything special or expensive so nothing like an ipad. I've read that Kindles which seem fairly cheap support PDFs, is that right, do they do it well, support images etc and remember where you left off? I can't see anything about a definite release date of the fire which also looks like it would be good. |