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Originally Posted by Frenzie
I agree with HarryT that in principle, a decent monitor (like my 24" UHD monitor or a larger tablet with 300 PPI or better) makes for a much better random PDF experience, but it all depends on your goals. I read many PDFs on my H2O. I find screens without backlight make for a significantly better reading experience. I sacrifice the usually unnecessary minor convenience of smooth scrolling and zooming for viewing comfort and not having to worry about battery life.
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That's where we differ. I consider smooth scrolling and smoothing to be essential, rather than a minor convenience
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Besides which, I think it's much harder to justify spending money a tablet because you need a decent monitor regardless. That's different if you need it for a job, like the architectural drawings mentioned by HarryT. I'm operating on the assumption that it's basically a luxury item to make it slightly more convenient than on the desktop or laptop that you already need.
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Sure, I agree that it is a luxury item. I'm a well-paid job and I can afford life's little luxuries like a large-screen iPad. If I were a penniless student, I certainly wouldn't be able to. Not me that mentioned architectural drawings, by the way. I use my iPad to read Egyptology books and journal articles.
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However, on this one I beg to differ. If the actual resolution of the screen is smaller than on my H2O then you won't win any legibility.
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You won't gain any detail, but as you get older, you start to need larger screens to be able to read comfortably. 30 years ago I was happily reading books on a Palm device; now I need a larger screen to be able to see the same thing. A 9.7" screen is about the same screen size as a typical hardback book, so for me it's ideal for reading page-scanned PDFs. Fiction I happily read on my Kindle eInk reader.