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Unless Google has a magic PDF reader, reading PDFs on it is going to suck. Other than that, I think the 7 pads work.
by espeed 14y ago
Unless Google has a magic PDF reader, reading PDFs on it is going to suck. Other than that, I think the 7 pads work.
- mitjak 14y agoWhat's wrong with ezPDF? IMO the best pdf reader out there on mobile, beating the now overbloated GoodReader on ios
- gareim 14y agoI think OP is trying to say that 7 inch tablets are less than optimal for reading PDFs, not that the software isn't there. I think I'd have to agree with OP on that one because for a month, I had to read a 2 column PDF on a 10 inch tablet and that strained my eyes to do. Would a one-column PDF have worked? Yeah, it would have, but I think just barely. I can't imagine reading a one-column PDF on a 7 inch tablet (I hate scrolling unless it's to change pages), much less a two-column one.
- fpgeek 14y agoHave you tried RepliGo Reader? I bought it back in the day for my G1 and have been using it ever since. It's magic enough to be able to get CS papers to be mostly-readable on my phone (with their special "Reading View"), so I'd expect it to do well on a 7-inch tablet.
- gareim 14y agoI've actually never heard of that! I'll look into it right now, thanks! I was looking for PDF solutions months ago, but if this works well, it could come in handy in the future.
- mvgoogler 14y agoI read PDFs on my Xoom tablet all the time with QuickOffice Lite. It works fine.
- bookwormAT 14y agoyes, but the Xoom is a 10 inch device.
- mtgx 14y agoAre you talking about the size? Both Adobe Reader and ezPDF Reader have text reflow, though.
- CraigRood 14y agoDoes Chrome not open PDFs?
- mikecane 14y agoI wonder about a 7.7" screen vs 7" screen for PDFs. Here is the same Google Books PDF (they are image scans of books, so no reflow) on a 7.7" and 7" screen: Galaxy Tab 7.7 (1280x800): http://mikecanex.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/techfondle041212014.jpg http://mikecanex.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/techfondle04121... NookColor 7" (1024x600): http://mikecanex.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gbpdfs002.jpg http://mikecanex.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gbpdfs002.jpg I don't own either of those -- or any. I'm still undecided on which would be best. [typo edit]
- honestcoyote 14y agoI tried using my Nook Color as a PDF reader for textbooks and other technical publications. In short, it didn't work very well. For an illustration & diagram heavy text, the Nook Color was too slow (the Tab 7 would probably be fine) in rendering pages, and the screen was too small to show much of a page. So I upgraded to a 10" Transformer and had a much better experience. So depends on what your PDF is like. For basic text, the 7 inch screen was fine. For technical papers, you'll probably want something bigger.