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Originally Posted by Hop-frog
I have a large collection of comic books, in PDF format. I'd like a device with the following features:
- Physical buttons, no touch screen. I really do not like using a touch screen, as the screen quickly gets smudged and scratched.
- Magazine-sized screen, approx. 9-11".
- No flicker. I tested various 2nd generation Kindles and they quickly me a headache.
- Page turns on a comic won't be slower than physically turning pages.
- Expandable memory via an SD card or similar product.
I do not have a need for any other features, WiFi, color, etc.
Can anyone recommend a device matching these criteria? |
You aren't gonna like it, but with your criteria, you should just buy a tablet. No e-ink device is particularly good with PDFs.
From your criteria, any tablet will give you:
- Magazine-sized screen, approx. 9-11".
- No flicker.
- Page turns on a comic won't be slower than physically turning pages.
- Expandable memory via SD card.
There are large screen e-readers, but they will have screen refresh (the flicker you described with your Paperwhite experience). It's needed to prevent ghosting on an e-ink screen.
And while some are better than others, no e-reader will turn pages in a PDF as quickly as a tablet. E-readers in general are low powered and just aren't designed for handling big PDF files.
The
Lenovo Tab2 A10 is very nice and is inexpensive.
If it must be an e-ink device, I believe there are some out there with 13.3" screens, but I can't remember names. Just be aware that they will be expensive. Will have slower page turns and especially with comic files, the screen will flicker with every page turn or appear to be smudgy. Also, I don't think they tend to have buttons.
(If I am spreading FUD due to my unfamiliarity with larger e-ink devices, please correct me.)