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I guess it is time for me to upgrade my Kindle Oasis (1st gen I assume), which I never use to this Kindle Scribe, which I also probably never going to use. But

I guess it is time for me to upgrade my Kindle Oasis (1st gen I assume), which I never use to this Kindle Scribe, which I also probably never going to use. But the main issue with the Kindles was not being able to read PDF (technical books, technical articles), and I dreamed about the DX when it was available only in US, and I also did not have money to buy one. After I moved to US 13 years ago, the DX version was out of shelves. So, pretty excited to give Scribe a try!

Aromasin 4y ago
Wait... you can't read PDF's? This seems like insanity to me? Why would they not enable such a basic and fundamental feature?
- jljljl 4y ago
  You can, but it's a very unpleasant experience on the Kindle's small screen. The DX was much better at this because it could comfortably display a full page of a PDF without needing to scroll
- datalopers 4y ago
  It’s about as pleasant as reading a pdf on a phone. Yes, supports it, but you’re either constantly panning your viewframe or have superhuman vision.
  - Marazan 4y ago
    I'd actually prefer reading a PDF on a phone over a standard sized kindle. All I ask for is a A4 sized e-reader that doesn't cost five million pounds to buy.
- clint 4y ago
  Everyone thinks they want to read a PDF on something that isn't a desktop or an A4 sheet of paper, and then they try it and realize that there are basically no PDFs that are laid-out in a way that could be feasibly consumed on such a device. In addition to that, writing heuristics to try and make it possible to unify the experience of reading any arbitrary PDF is such a quagmire/shitshow that basically no one is willing to step up and try to make it possible.
  - zwaps 4y ago
    I have read a gazillion of pages of PDFs on my Remarkable over the years, fwiw
    - hboon 4y ago
      Do you sometimes encounter text that is too small? If so, do you fix it?
  - ThrowawayR2 4y ago
    Automatic text reflow for PDFs on e-readers have worked just fine as far back as the Sony PRS-500 from the late '00s. It wasn't anything resembling fast but it was adequate.
- themadturk 4y ago
  The Kindle is perfectly capable of letting you view PDFs. Many humans are not perfectly capable of reading material laid out for a letter/A4 sized sheet of paper on a six-inch screen. Yes, there are ways around it, but not everyone finds them satisfactory.
clint 4y ago
I have never once wanted to read a PDF on my Kindle and I'm not entirely sure why anyone would. Mostly because reading PDFs on something like kindle would be a shit show (I assume this is entirely why they haven't added that functionality). I've owned probably 10+ kindles, including the DX, and I think its honestly the bit of technology I used _the most_ outside of my iPhone.
- desindol 4y ago
  10 kindles? What happened to 9 of them?
  - themadturk 4y ago
    I've owned at least six or seven. They wear out (I think only the first gen and DX had a replaceable battery), get broken, get lost. They are superseded by better models (front lighting on the Paperwhite was a game-changer).
- FalconSensei 4y ago
  I loved the DX. Used it for 8 years, I think. Great size for reading manga. Now I read manga on iPad, and use the paperwhite for books only
  - nharada 4y ago
    My 10 year old DX just kicked the bucket, I'm actually really bummed about it.
    - MerelyMortal 4y ago
      I have a pristine, barely used DX with cover (Kindle DX Graphite?), maybe I should throw it on eBay? There are already a couple of listings if you're so inclined.
      - nharada 4y ago
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kabdib 4y ago
I bought a DX so that I could read PDFs and whatnot. It went unused; it was VERY slow and most papers still required (slowwww) scrolling when viewed at a readable scale.
drewzero1 4y ago
Did the Oasis really not have that functionality? I have a Kindle Touch (2011) and read PDFs on it all the time. Depending on the text size, it's usually more comfortable to read them a half-page at a time in landscape mode, but if the margins are cropped a full page view is often perfectly readable.
sundvor 4y ago
This will replace my DXG, which is just too slow now. I already have the Gen 11 Paperwhite (SE), and I'm blown away by the upgraded display quality even from the Gen 10. The warm colour is for me a night and day upgrade for, sorry, night time reading - also, the extra size really helps as well. In addition to reading technical books (which is possible on the Gen 11 PW - much easier than on the 10) I really like the idea of being able to organise my thoughts in a more distraction free environment. 300ppi at that size will be pretty sensational.

Aromasin 4y ago

Wait... you can't read PDF's? This seems like insanity to me? Why would they not enable such a basic and fundamental feature?

jljljl 4y ago
You can, but it's a very unpleasant experience on the Kindle's small screen. The DX was much better at this because it could comfortably display a full page of a PDF without needing to scroll
datalopers 4y ago
It’s about as pleasant as reading a pdf on a phone. Yes, supports it, but you’re either constantly panning your viewframe or have superhuman vision.
- Marazan 4y ago
  I'd actually prefer reading a PDF on a phone over a standard sized kindle. All I ask for is a A4 sized e-reader that doesn't cost five million pounds to buy.
clint 4y ago
Everyone thinks they want to read a PDF on something that isn't a desktop or an A4 sheet of paper, and then they try it and realize that there are basically no PDFs that are laid-out in a way that could be feasibly consumed on such a device. In addition to that, writing heuristics to try and make it possible to unify the experience of reading any arbitrary PDF is such a quagmire/shitshow that basically no one is willing to step up and try to make it possible.
- zwaps 4y ago
  I have read a gazillion of pages of PDFs on my Remarkable over the years, fwiw
  - hboon 4y ago
    Do you sometimes encounter text that is too small? If so, do you fix it?
- ThrowawayR2 4y ago
  Automatic text reflow for PDFs on e-readers have worked just fine as far back as the Sony PRS-500 from the late '00s. It wasn't anything resembling fast but it was adequate.
themadturk 4y ago
The Kindle is perfectly capable of letting you view PDFs. Many humans are not perfectly capable of reading material laid out for a letter/A4 sized sheet of paper on a six-inch screen. Yes, there are ways around it, but not everyone finds them satisfactory.

clint 4y ago

I have never once wanted to read a PDF on my Kindle and I'm not entirely sure why anyone would. Mostly because reading PDFs on something like kindle would be a shit show (I assume this is entirely why they haven't added that functionality). I've owned probably 10+ kindles, including the DX, and I think its honestly the bit of technology I used _the most_ outside of my iPhone.

desindol 4y ago
10 kindles? What happened to 9 of them?
- themadturk 4y ago
  I've owned at least six or seven. They wear out (I think only the first gen and DX had a replaceable battery), get broken, get lost. They are superseded by better models (front lighting on the Paperwhite was a game-changer).
FalconSensei 4y ago
I loved the DX. Used it for 8 years, I think. Great size for reading manga. Now I read manga on iPad, and use the paperwhite for books only
- nharada 4y ago
  My 10 year old DX just kicked the bucket, I'm actually really bummed about it.
  - MerelyMortal 4y ago
    I have a pristine, barely used DX with cover (Kindle DX Graphite?), maybe I should throw it on eBay? There are already a couple of listings if you're so inclined.
    - nharada 4y ago

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kabdib 4y ago

I bought a DX so that I could read PDFs and whatnot. It went unused; it was VERY slow and most papers still required (slowwww) scrolling when viewed at a readable scale.

drewzero1 4y ago

Did the Oasis really not have that functionality? I have a Kindle Touch (2011) and read PDFs on it all the time. Depending on the text size, it's usually more comfortable to read them a half-page at a time in landscape mode, but if the margins are cropped a full page view is often perfectly readable.

sundvor 4y ago

This will replace my DXG, which is just too slow now. I already have the Gen 11 Paperwhite (SE), and I'm blown away by the upgraded display quality even from the Gen 10. The warm colour is for me a night and day upgrade for, sorry, night time reading - also, the extra size really helps as well. In addition to reading technical books (which is possible on the Gen 11 PW - much easier than on the 10) I really like the idea of being able to organise my thoughts in a more distraction free environment. 300ppi at that size will be pretty sensational.