Min screen size for A4 pages

aero13792468 · 05-15-2011, 07:49 AM

So I have these books in PDF format, anywhere up to A4 size (that's just a little bit taller and thinner than US letter I think).

I want to buy an eReader to read them. But there won't be reflow. The 6" Kindle looks too small, though I haven't tried it.

What is the smallest screen size acceptable for reading A4?

Jellby · 05-15-2011, 08:10 AM

It depends on your sight and the font size of the PDF.

aero13792468 · 05-15-2011, 09:15 AM

20/20 and 12pt

Jellby · 05-15-2011, 09:37 AM

And what's the minimum font size you'd be comfortable with?

Giggleton · 05-15-2011, 09:41 AM

Cropped PDF's read in the landscape orientation on the baby Kindle are ok.

Elfwreck · 05-15-2011, 10:34 AM

My daughter's comfortable with reading letter-sized pages with 12-pt font on a 6" Kindle screen. I can if I use the landscape view; I get more annoyed with the page breaks than the font size.

That's small enough that you really should find someone with a device to check it out; the line between "a little small, but I can put up with it" and "too small to read for more than a minute or two" is very much a matter of personal preference.

aero13792468 · 05-15-2011, 12:13 PM

ok, well it sounds dangerous enough to avoid the 6". Come to think of it they should display 10pt and even 8pt for notes and legends. I will read Indian scripts which are difficult even in books and can't see myself jimmying PDFs before.
9" are just so expensive

thanks for replies

Jellby · 05-15-2011, 12:56 PM

An A4 is 21cm wide. A 6" screen is around 12cm high, so if you turn the reader in portrait orientation, you're fittin 21cm in 12cm, which is a 12/21 = 57% scale. That turns a 12pt font into ~6.85pt

If the A4 PDF has 1in margins, the text is ~16cm and the scale is 75%, with which 12pt becomes 9pt

aero13792468 · 05-15-2011, 01:38 PM

Hope they bring out a reader with 210x270mm. Whole idea of eReaders was to replace paper I thought. You lose something in reflow. I still prefer reading PDFs on my PC than epubs.

DDHarriman · 05-24-2011, 08:00 AM

Hello

With the readers on sale today it’s:

1 - Kindle Dxg (with Duokan preferably);
or
2 - Pocketbook 902/903.

Best regards,

05-15-2011, 07:49 AM	#1
aero13792468 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	Min screen size for A4 pages So I have these books in PDF format, anywhere up to A4 size (that's just a little bit taller and thinner than US letter I think). I want to buy an eReader to read them. But there won't be reflow. The 6" Kindle looks too small, though I haven't tried it. What is the smallest screen size acceptable for reading A4?

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05-15-2011, 08:10 AM	#2
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,515 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	It depends on your sight and the font size of the PDF.

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aero13792468 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	20/20 and 12pt

05-15-2011, 09:37 AM	#4
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,515 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	And what's the minimum font size you'd be comfortable with?

05-15-2011, 09:41 AM	#5
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	Cropped PDF's read in the landscape orientation on the baby Kindle are ok.

05-15-2011, 10:34 AM	#6
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	My daughter's comfortable with reading letter-sized pages with 12-pt font on a 6" Kindle screen. I can if I use the landscape view; I get more annoyed with the page breaks than the font size. That's small enough that you really should find someone with a device to check it out; the line between "a little small, but I can put up with it" and "too small to read for more than a minute or two" is very much a matter of personal preference.

05-15-2011, 12:13 PM	#7
aero13792468 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	ok, well it sounds dangerous enough to avoid the 6". Come to think of it they should display 10pt and even 8pt for notes and legends. I will read Indian scripts which are difficult even in books and can't see myself jimmying PDFs before. 9" are just so expensive thanks for replies

05-15-2011, 12:56 PM	#8
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,515 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	An A4 is 21cm wide. A 6" screen is around 12cm high, so if you turn the reader in portrait orientation, you're fittin 21cm in 12cm, which is a 12/21 = 57% scale. That turns a 12pt font into ~6.85pt If the A4 PDF has 1in margins, the text is ~16cm and the scale is 75%, with which 12pt becomes 9pt

05-15-2011, 01:38 PM	#9
aero13792468 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	Hope they bring out a reader with 210x270mm. Whole idea of eReaders was to replace paper I thought. You lose something in reflow. I still prefer reading PDFs on my PC than epubs.

05-24-2011, 08:00 AM	#10
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Hello With the readers on sale today it’s: 1 - Kindle Dxg (with Duokan preferably); or 2 - Pocketbook 902/903. Best regards,

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