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eschwartz · 12-23-2014, 07:32 PM

The problem with PDFs is you are trying to read them on that tiny screen. The only e-ink devices that do a good job with PDF is the $1000 Sony DPT-S1, the Kindle DX, and similar large-screen devices of which there are few.

The browser is always going to be terrible, partly because the average ereader does not have enough RAM, partly because the screen again -- with a refresh rate that can be sensed with the naked human eye, that will not be a pleasant experience. And screen size, again.
Although it is more usable when browsing with this hack: SkipStone browser for Kindle Touch
That should suffice for predominantly text-based websites, in fact I actually browse MobileRead using this, in a pinch.

Any ereader can read any format, if you use calibre.

12-23-2014, 07:32 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The problem with PDFs is you are trying to read them on that tiny screen. The only e-ink devices that do a good job with PDF is the $1000 Sony DPT-S1, the Kindle DX, and similar large-screen devices of which there are few. The browser is always going to be terrible, partly because the average ereader does not have enough RAM, partly because the screen again -- with a refresh rate that can be sensed with the naked human eye, that will not be a pleasant experience. And screen size, again. Although it is more usable when browsing with this hack: SkipStone browser for Kindle Touch That should suffice for predominantly text-based websites, in fact I actually browse MobileRead using this, in a pinch. Any ereader can read any format, if you use calibre. Last edited by eschwartz; 12-23-2014 at 09:06 PM.