Thread: So how does everyone feel about SONY now?
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Old 10-23-2011, 11:15 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy View Post
I was hoping to use a T1 specifically for books that were only available in PDF format, no Epub possible. I assumed it would be possible to pinch and zoom the small size to make it larger, for instance? Or crop those gray side margins altogether?
I think trying to expect an ereader to be able to display PDF documents well is a little misguided. Unless formatted specifically for a 6" screen, no PDF will display well, though some ereaders handle them better than others. Pretty much all ereaders on the market are primarily designed to read ebook formats other than PDF. The PRS-T1 is no different from any other ereader in this regard.

I decided to go down the tablet route (Apple iPad2) for PDF reading. My iPad2 display A4 formatted PDF documents (the majority of PDF formatting) very well indeed, and in colour. I can now have my extensive reference library at my hobby bench, where it is needed.

If you truly want PDF display, then there is a beaut tutorial located in the Sony forum explaining how to reformat for ereaders, plus software such as Briss.
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