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Right. E-ink ist really only for mostly static display. Thats why I think that for proper pdf-reading you would need an e-ink reader which can display the whole
by _ph_ 7y ago
Right. E-ink ist really only for mostly static display. Thats why I think that for proper pdf-reading you would need an e-ink reader which can display the whole page at its original size, so roughly A4 sized. Even the 12.9" iPad Pro is a bit small for that, but at least it can quickly zoom and scroll.
- pfortuny 7y agoWell, margins do not need to exist when reading on a tablet (unless for margin notes but these are usually scant). I have an iPad 2019 which I think is 10’3’’ and honestly, math papers (my area) are pretty much equal to the “real thing”.
- ghaff 7y agoPersonally I'm fine with reading PDFs on the 11". I have a 12.9" I bought mostly as an experiment in creating videos. For drawing and so forth the larger screen is nice. But I find it's too big/heavy to read on.
- catalogia 7y agoThere was the Kindle DX which was 12.6" on the diagonal IIRC. I guess that's still a bit too small though, and the last model of that came out a decade ago.. I'm guessing it didn't sell well because I've never seen anybody using one.
- ajford 7y agoI knew some professors in college that had the DX and that was exactly why they used it. They could download a bunch of newly published papers/references frequently and only have to carry the DX. You'd see them roaming about the campus reading them. Eventually I think that swapped out for iPads since they could be used for non-paper things.