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Originally Posted by WillAdams
The best ereader for scientific / technical .pdfs, if one is willing to accept an LCD, is a Tablet PC, or an Axiotron ModBook.
If usage outside is desired, there're a number of Tablet PC models which are made w/ transflective indoor / outdoor displays (I just used one to display maps driving to / from Philadelphia yesterday).
William
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I'm certainly not an expert, but the best results for reading PDFs often seem to be achieved when you use a device that's close to the machine that was used to create it in the first place. That probably means some kind of computer, rather than something that's primary designed for reading regular books.
Other e-reader devices that I've tried do fine with straight text but less and less well as the degree of complexity goes up. Many technical documents also do need a decent sized screen to work well with some content. The other advantage of using some of the tablet PCs is that you can instal your own choice of software. You have a better chance of it catering for your specific needs if you can run the right program, depending on the work you want to do with it.
The Edge looks promising, but there are a number of other tablet style computers that are either available now or supposedly 'coming soon'. So the ideal device may still be not be on the shelves yet.
Good luck with the hunt.
Chris