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Originally Posted by JSWolf
But it is. I have an H2O.
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Originally Posted by Elektron
The h2o2 would be best for reading ePubs IMO. PDFs are hard to read on them as they take a long time to turn the page. That's why I usually convert them to ePubs for it.
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The PDF (and for that matter EPUB) experience in not-KOReader and not-Plato is just not terribly relevant in this topic. Making the PDF/DjVU/CBZ experience significantly more pleasant is something of a strong suit for a program that was named Kindlepdfviewer when it first gazed upon this world.
Assuming we're talking about a regular PDF, for example
this one, you'll have a blast in KOReader and Plato. In Nickel, not so much, but it'd still be mostly usable if frustrating and slow. But while this is the most typical scenario, while it's the exact scenario for which I have an H2O, you could say it's also the ideal scenario.
An oddly shaped landscape paper like
this one? Perfectly fine in landscape. A multi-column paper like
this one? No problem at all. I've attached a screenshot of what it might look like on an old Kobo Touch just to make a point. You'll have specify that the document contains two columns and slightly tweak the overlap, but it'll be quickly done and it'll be good for the entire document. I've also attached a picture of reflow active on the same document. (NB You don't need KOReader for reflow except to do it on the device itself; you can use
https://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/ on any PC with more easily tweaked results. Given that the OCR is estimated at 92 % accurate on my document above, I wouldn't recommend converting it to EPUB.)
Finally, I've attached a video of Plato vs Nickel. Only pictured is the difference in speed, since clearly it doesn't take very long to turn the page in Plato (or KOReader). The assisted zoom/cropping modes are far more significant to the reading experience than page turning speed, but it doesn't hurt and it was explicitly mentioned as an objection.
Look, it's 2020.
You should buy a Libra or a Forma. That's not under discussion. With its hardware buttons and minutely larger screen, the Libra's just more pleasant to use than the H2O(e2v2). But with regard to the PDF experience, that's neither here nor there.
On the Forma, you might be able to Just Read™ that dual-column PDF without any fuss, which is obviously preferable no matter how convenient the workarounds. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's the most convenient device to hold or to take along on a train ride. Both devices are fine choices for reading PDFs, provided you install KOReader or Plato. Which is what this topic is for.