Which ebook reader for PDF - Page 3

mrmls · 04-14-2011, 01:42 PM

carpetmojo, there are some layouts and weirdly generated pdfs that Sony cannot handle.
Also when I use standard zooming, which is always when reading PDFs, vector figures are rendered absolutely wrong. Sometimes bitmap figures are re-flowed at the end of the page, not where it appears in a column which sometimes is inconvenient.

PDF by design was meant to be fixed layout to be sure that it always looks the same..

SkyDream · 04-14-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by carpetmojo

What is the dodgy bit about PDF ?

My PRS 650 seems to have no problems with PDF downloads, or have I missed something vitally important and techy ?

No, but i depends on the PDF itself. PDF's come with different formats. Some are easily to read using PRS-650 and some are not. I do have some technical manuals which can't be easily read on the 650 while others looks like ePub although they are PDF.

Salgueiros · 04-22-2011, 01:46 PM

The Kindle DX is defitely the best reader for PDF documents i have tried so far. Books, journal papers. Works perfectly as long as you don't want it to do something it was not meant to do like notes, or highlights.

carpetmojo · 04-23-2011, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyDream

No, but i depends on the PDF itself. PDF's come with different formats. Some are easily to read using PRS-650 and some are not. I do have some technical manuals which can't be easily read on the 650 while others looks like ePub although they are PDF.

Ah...got it.

Well I haven't, but I comprehend the problem.

I think..........

Thanks SkyDream...........

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04-14-2011, 01:42 PM	#31
mrmls Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 99 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Europe Device: Sony PRS 505, 600, 950	carpetmojo, there are some layouts and weirdly generated pdfs that Sony cannot handle. Also when I use standard zooming, which is always when reading PDFs, vector figures are rendered absolutely wrong. Sometimes bitmap figures are re-flowed at the end of the page, not where it appears in a column which sometimes is inconvenient. PDF by design was meant to be fixed layout to be sure that it always looks the same..

04-22-2011, 01:46 PM	#33
Salgueiros Eudaimonia Posts: 898 Karma: 9164418 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Sony PRS T2, Sony PRS T3, Sony DPT-RP1	The Kindle DX is defitely the best reader for PDF documents i have tried so far. Books, journal papers. Works perfectly as long as you don't want it to do something it was not meant to do like notes, or highlights.

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