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Can anyone give me their take on viewing PDFs with the non-DX Kindle? I've been seriously thinking about getting one. I read through reports and ebooks pretty
by jakarta 16y ago
Can anyone give me their take on viewing PDFs with the non-DX Kindle?
I've been seriously thinking about getting one. I read through reports and ebooks pretty heavily and my chief concern is that if I bought a Kindle I'd end up reading mangled PDFs where the formatting gets distorted to accomodate the smaller screen size.
- 2mur 16y agoThe format does not get distorted. Before the 2.5 update, you were restricted to viewing the pdf in a landscape view at page width. So if you have an A4 sized doc, it would take about 2-2.5 'nexts' to get through a page. It was readable and I read a number of journal articles and programming books that way, but it was a less than ideal experience. Post-2.5 allows you to zoom pdfs and pan.
- someperson 16y agoFormatting is fine. PDF was designed for that very purpose anyway. Zooming and generally navigating a PDF is a huge pain. Screen refreshes are slow. Much like navigating through a plot on a graphics calculator. PDF reading is a good extra, don't expect too much. I convert all text heavy, non-technical books using "calibre" to the PRC format. Works well enough for reading for pleasure. (PS. I have a Kindle 2. Received it a few weeks ago)
- sliverstorm 16y agoIn short, it is 100% functional but if you plan on reading a lot of PDF's, look to the DX.
- jakarta 16y agothanks. That is what I thought. I think at the DX price point I might instead opt for an iPad.