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MarjaE · 11-19-2020, 12:34 PM

I am still looking for an e-ink device to read pdfs.

I tried a conventional tablet instead, but got awful migraines, and am returning it.

Given the prices of 10" tablets, and compatibility issues reported with the ReMarkable 1, I am wondering how well 7.8" tablets such as the Boyue Mars work as pdf readers.

I have an astigmatism, and can't get perfect correction, so resolution isn't very important to me but size is critical.

I'd usually need to split the page. I'd probably want to switch between viewing quarters of the page, in portrait mode, and viewing halves, in landscape, when tables or text stretch across the page.

My preliminary tests here suggest that 7.8" may not be enough for some aggressively-styled pdfs: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=21 I would still need pre-processing and the larger Kindle Dx for those pdfs.

I am considering Boyue Mars + Orion Viewer.

11-19-2020, 12:34 PM	#1
MarjaE Guru Posts: 940 Karma: 53902736 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: multiple	7.8" or 8.0" e-ink as pdf readers? I am still looking for an e-ink device to read pdfs. I tried a conventional tablet instead, but got awful migraines, and am returning it. Given the prices of 10" tablets, and compatibility issues reported with the ReMarkable 1, I am wondering how well 7.8" tablets such as the Boyue Mars work as pdf readers. I have an astigmatism, and can't get perfect correction, so resolution isn't very important to me but size is critical. I'd usually need to split the page. I'd probably want to switch between viewing quarters of the page, in portrait mode, and viewing halves, in landscape, when tables or text stretch across the page. My preliminary tests here suggest that 7.8" may not be enough for some aggressively-styled pdfs: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=21 I would still need pre-processing and the larger Kindle Dx for those pdfs. I am considering Boyue Mars + Orion Viewer. Last edited by MarjaE; 11-19-2020 at 12:56 PM.