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Is this currently my best option for reading black and white PDFs that are formatted for 8.5"x11" paper?

by nicolashahn 9y ago

ReaderReader 9y ago
What do you think about the Sony DPT-RP1?
- deleted 9y ago
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- jmiserez 9y ago
  I have the DPT-RP1, and it's fantastic for reading things in A4 or letter format like articles and papers. The best things about it are the large size and the extremely light weight, which makes it both easy to read and hold. Highlighting works great as it detects lines of text and can select even over multiple lines (the Remarkable doesn't do that). Writing quick annotations/notes with the pen works fine, but it's not pressure sensitive and the writing looks quite bad compared to real paper. Long PDFs or books are hit and miss: There is no table of contents view and no support for anything besides PDFs. So you can't put e-books on it without converting to PDF first, and if you need to jump around in a (technical) book the lack of a table of contents or overview is very inconvenient. If you read through from A-Z then it's ok. All in all it works great in replacing printer paper, but not so much in replacing your paper notepad. There's no actual official announcement, but the lack of table of contents and a few small other things will probably be fixed by the upcoming firmware update, once it's actually released. The DPT-RP1 really shines as a paper/article-reading and annotating device, but I wouldn't recommend it outside of that use case.
sytelus 9y ago
I'm wondering as well. How does Sony DPT-RP1 compare?
- amiga-workbench 9y ago
  I would be all over a RP1 if I could get it to sync with a NAS over webDAV like its predecessor, but only the Japanese model has that feature.
  - carterschonwald 9y ago
    Some friends have reverse engineered the file sync protocol and are writing a small Haskell lib to interact with the rp1 storage.
megaman22 9y ago
Probably... I picked up a 13" e-ink reader from the Good Ereader folks[1] a couple years back. I'm not sure they're available anymore, but I'm a huge fan of mine. The only downside is it's a little aggravating to find and sideload an old version of the Kindle app that works on it. But for PDFs, it's awesome, and the note-taking with the stylus is really smooth too. [1] https://goodereader.com/blog/product/good-e-reader-13-3-e-reader https://goodereader.com/blog/product/good-e-reader-13-3-e-re...
f_allwein 9y ago
I would say iPad is still better, if you use it with a dedicated reader app that syncs with your preferred cloud service.
- blub 9y ago
  No Lcd is better than e-ink for reading. And the iPad is a distraction device, one would need to disable everything in parental controls to get a comparable experience :)
  - thirdsun 9y ago
    While I agree that an e-ink display is much easier on the eyes, you might be able to get a distraction free experience from an iPad by using the Do Not Disturb-Mode, though I'm not sure if that mode will hide notifications while the device is in use.
    - blub 9y ago
      The disturbances come from all the apps unfortunately. Browser, games, movies, etc.
  - f_allwein 9y ago
    Well it saves you from all the software issues described in the article as there is a mature and powerful ecosystem, so reading, annotating, sharing and syncing pdfs is not an issue. I read a ton of pdfs on my iPad and am quite happy with the experience. Yes, epaper would be nice, but I don’t think there’s a good solution yet. Distracted? Try the pomodoro technique.
    - always_good 9y ago
      Pomodoro technique is for time management, not managing all the distractions you likely have on your iPad. From notifications to being able to "alt-tab" into your vices like HN.
a012 9y ago
BOOX Max2? But it's $800.
- TuringTest 9y ago
  Onyx sells preorders for a 10' equivalent to the Max 2, called Onyx Boox Note, with a price similar to the reMarkable.
  - lallysingh 9y ago
    10" - inches, right?
    - TuringTest 9y ago
      Right ^_^

Is this currently my best option for reading black and white PDFs that are formatted for 8.5"x11" paper?

ReaderReader 9y ago

What do you think about the Sony DPT-RP1?

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jmiserez 9y ago
I have the DPT-RP1, and it's fantastic for reading things in A4 or letter format like articles and papers. The best things about it are the large size and the extremely light weight, which makes it both easy to read and hold. Highlighting works great as it detects lines of text and can select even over multiple lines (the Remarkable doesn't do that). Writing quick annotations/notes with the pen works fine, but it's not pressure sensitive and the writing looks quite bad compared to real paper. Long PDFs or books are hit and miss: There is no table of contents view and no support for anything besides PDFs. So you can't put e-books on it without converting to PDF first, and if you need to jump around in a (technical) book the lack of a table of contents or overview is very inconvenient. If you read through from A-Z then it's ok. All in all it works great in replacing printer paper, but not so much in replacing your paper notepad. There's no actual official announcement, but the lack of table of contents and a few small other things will probably be fixed by the upcoming firmware update, once it's actually released. The DPT-RP1 really shines as a paper/article-reading and annotating device, but I wouldn't recommend it outside of that use case.

sytelus 9y ago

I'm wondering as well. How does Sony DPT-RP1 compare?

amiga-workbench 9y ago
I would be all over a RP1 if I could get it to sync with a NAS over webDAV like its predecessor, but only the Japanese model has that feature.
- carterschonwald 9y ago
  Some friends have reverse engineered the file sync protocol and are writing a small Haskell lib to interact with the rp1 storage.

megaman22 9y ago

Probably... I picked up a 13" e-ink reader from the Good Ereader folks[1] a couple years back. I'm not sure they're available anymore, but I'm a huge fan of mine. The only downside is it's a little aggravating to find and sideload an old version of the Kindle app that works on it. But for PDFs, it's awesome, and the note-taking with the stylus is really smooth too. [1] https://goodereader.com/blog/product/good-e-reader-13-3-e-reader https://goodereader.com/blog/product/good-e-reader-13-3-e-re...

f_allwein 9y ago

I would say iPad is still better, if you use it with a dedicated reader app that syncs with your preferred cloud service.

blub 9y ago
No Lcd is better than e-ink for reading. And the iPad is a distraction device, one would need to disable everything in parental controls to get a comparable experience :)
- thirdsun 9y ago
  While I agree that an e-ink display is much easier on the eyes, you might be able to get a distraction free experience from an iPad by using the Do Not Disturb-Mode, though I'm not sure if that mode will hide notifications while the device is in use.
  - blub 9y ago
    The disturbances come from all the apps unfortunately. Browser, games, movies, etc.
- f_allwein 9y ago
  Well it saves you from all the software issues described in the article as there is a mature and powerful ecosystem, so reading, annotating, sharing and syncing pdfs is not an issue. I read a ton of pdfs on my iPad and am quite happy with the experience. Yes, epaper would be nice, but I don’t think there’s a good solution yet. Distracted? Try the pomodoro technique.
  - always_good 9y ago
    Pomodoro technique is for time management, not managing all the distractions you likely have on your iPad. From notifications to being able to "alt-tab" into your vices like HN.

a012 9y ago

BOOX Max2? But it's $800.

TuringTest 9y ago
Onyx sells preorders for a 10' equivalent to the Max 2, called Onyx Boox Note, with a price similar to the reMarkable.
- lallysingh 9y ago
  10" - inches, right?
  - TuringTest 9y ago
    Right ^_^