I use SumatraPDF. I find its settings are more easily customizable to my use than Xodo. For some image-PDFs that SumatraPDF/Xodo don’t render well on HiDPI Windows devices I use Cover (comic book reader app) as my backup.
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Originally Posted by crAss
I find myself spending a lot of time reading technical A4 pdfs... I also like to read magazines like the Economist and National Geographic in pdf form. The android tablet has a very long screen suited for movies watching and not A4 pdfs...
I simply want a device I can have a single full page readable* in front of me in color. At the same time it would be nice not to spend more than 500-600 euros for that. The best device I have found on my own so far is the MS Surface Pro at 12.3 inches...
PS. No apple devices please**, they are comparable in size/functionality/cost with the MS devices and I prefer the MS ecosystem. Any android or even proprietary is also ok.
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Microsoft Surface Book 13.5” (3:2 | 3000x2000) is THE excellent choice — the 15” (3:2 | 3240x2160) obviously has more screen estate/pixels but the 13” is available in one fanless model — or you can wear noise cancelling ear like I do when the fans go off on my Toughpad 4K (20”, 3:2 | 3840x2560).
If you have buyer’s remorse over the Surface Book price then best value can be found not in Android tablets or Windows devices but in Chromebooks! The HP Chromebook x2 (12.3”, 3:2 | 2400x1600) and Pixel Slate m3 (12.3”, 3:2 | 3000x2000) should be acquirable for ~500-600 euros and can also run Android/Linux apps.
If you want to spend even more than the cost of the Surface Book then the cutting edge is the recently released Thinkpad X1 Fold (13.3”, 4:3 | 2048x1536). The screen resolution is quite low for the price but on the other hand it’s rare to find an AMOLED display that isn’t 16:9/16:10 and the foldable screen is unique...
*Are you happy with just a 'single full page readable... in color' or do you want two page view? I prefer two page view for magazines, comics etc but if you mostly read technical PDFs in single page view then 16:9/16:10 screens aren’t too bad and you get more options: at the high end you can get 4K AMOLED displays on Windows devices and Android tablets and at the low end you can get 15” 4K Touchscreen portable Monitors that you can plug into a laptop...