Which reader best for PDF - Page 2

pthwaite · 10-15-2008, 03:06 PM

If your pdfs are only up to A4 in size, then yes the Iliad is the better as it is larger. A Larger screen definitly makes a difference.

However in the 6" size range, the cybook (and I assume the Sony & Bebook etc) in landscape mode is quite readable. You just have to pan around the page. I tried the iliad with a few pdfs and found with my fading eyesight (age) I still needed to rotate & zoom.The iliad did have a better zoom and pan function but it is a lot more expensive.

I think most of the readers allow you to rotate the view to landscape.

DaleDe · 10-15-2008, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pthwaite

If your pdfs are only up to A4 in size, then yes the Iliad is the better as it is larger. A Larger screen definitly makes a difference.

However in the 6" size range, the cybook (and I assume the Sony & Bebook etc) in landscape mode is quite readable. You just have to pan around the page. I tried the iliad with a few pdfs and found with my fading eyesight (age) I still needed to rotate & zoom.The iliad did have a better zoom and pan function but it is a lot more expensive.

I think most of the readers allow you to rotate the view to landscape.

I don't believe the BeBook supports panning and the Sony uses reflow, not panning to view the pages.

ranma172 · 11-19-2008, 08:08 AM

I bought a Cybook Gen 3 and I'm quite happy with it.

It can read any document by printing it to PDF and cropping margins with Acrobat 8. I tried Acrobat 9 but it produces documents that are not compatible with the Cybook. Until now I've had no PDF compatibility issues with Acrobat 8.

For PDFs, I put the Cybook in landscape mode so fonts are readable.

I hope the e-ink technology advances so we can see better devices soon (faster, lighter, clearer, with color, etc.).

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10-15-2008, 03:06 PM	#16
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	If your pdfs are only up to A4 in size, then yes the Iliad is the better as it is larger. A Larger screen definitly makes a difference. However in the 6" size range, the cybook (and I assume the Sony & Bebook etc) in landscape mode is quite readable. You just have to pan around the page. I tried the iliad with a few pdfs and found with my fading eyesight (age) I still needed to rotate & zoom.The iliad did have a better zoom and pan function but it is a lot more expensive. I think most of the readers allow you to rotate the view to landscape.

11-19-2008, 08:08 AM	#18
ranma172 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: cybook gen3	I bought a Cybook Gen 3 and I'm quite happy with it. It can read any document by printing it to PDF and cropping margins with Acrobat 8. I tried Acrobat 9 but it produces documents that are not compatible with the Cybook. Until now I've had no PDF compatibility issues with Acrobat 8. For PDFs, I put the Cybook in landscape mode so fonts are readable. I hope the e-ink technology advances so we can see better devices soon (faster, lighter, clearer, with color, etc.).

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