Request tip for cheap tablet to read pdf and rtf - Page 2

Skybird · 01-14-12, 07:42 AM

Well, my needs are Din A4 pdfs, and pretty much exlcusively. And the displays are too small to make these a comfortable read. As I said two days ago, I have said farewell to readers/tablets, for the forseeable time. Will not consider them again before an eye-friendly-quality display in roughly magazine-size is available, and for an affordable price, and an uncompromised ability to handle pdf's. While I like the e-ink displays by display-quality, these device's ability to handle pdf are a foul compromise currently.

And I do not like e-books, not at all, I would not read a novel as an e-book. I prefer a real book, that has a real feel, and a real smell.

I also want a hard copy on my shelf, not a cloud-stored somethign that can be deleted by Amazon or anyone by his own will, and beyond my control. I am no fan of this cloud-computing concept. And for companies, I think it simply is insane to expose themselves like that, unneeded.

AVGWarhawk · 01-14-12, 10:08 AM

The tablets are getting larger and prices falling. Keep a eye them. The competition is getting stiff.

I too like a book in my hand or on my shelf.

01-14-12, 07:42 AM	#16
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,507 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Well, my needs are Din A4 pdfs, and pretty much exlcusively. And the displays are too small to make these a comfortable read. As I said two days ago, I have said farewell to readers/tablets, for the forseeable time. Will not consider them again before an eye-friendly-quality display in roughly magazine-size is available, and for an affordable price, and an uncompromised ability to handle pdf's. While I like the e-ink displays by display-quality, these device's ability to handle pdf are a foul compromise currently. And I do not like e-books, not at all, I would not read a novel as an e-book. I prefer a real book, that has a real feel, and a real smell. I also want a hard copy on my shelf, not a cloud-stored somethign that can be deleted by Amazon or anyone by his own will, and beyond my control. I am no fan of this cloud-computing concept. And for companies, I think it simply is insane to expose themselves like that, unneeded. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

01-14-12, 10:08 AM	#17
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The tablets are getting larger and prices falling. Keep a eye them. The competition is getting stiff. I too like a book in my hand or on my shelf. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road