E-Reader for Medical textbooks in PDF and CHM?

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by petrucci

I am surprised that no one has mentioned the Sony DPT S1. Its e-ink screen is 8 1/2 by 11 inches.

No, not really. If you read Sony's description of it, what it actually says is that the screen is "optimized to accommodate 8.5” by 11” documents", which is something rather different. It basically means that it's the same size as a typical 8.5x11" page if you ignore the blank margins.

If you must have color, then I would recommend an i-pad or Samsung Galaxy 12.2. The color e-ink screens sacrifice resolution for color. The main consumer product with a color e-ink screen is the Ectaco Jetbook Color.

Agreed. The so-called "colour" Trident eInk screen is just a colour mask in front of a standard B&W eInk screen, and it pretty horrible. The colours are pale and unsaturated, and the resolution is poor.

Originally Posted by petrucci

I am surprised that no one has mentioned the Sony DPT S1. Its e-ink screen is 8 1/2 by 11 inches. It supports annotation of PDFs. The only downsides are that it does not support CHM, and is not in color. If color is not an issue, then it would certainly be a solution for your PDF files.

If you must have color, then I would recommend an i-pad or Samsung Galaxy 12.2. The color e-ink screens sacrifice resolution for color. The main consumer product with a color e-ink screen is the Ectaco Jetbook Color.

No question that the Sony DPT S1 is the best... But with a price of 1100$!!!!!!

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by DrPrince

No question that the Sony DPT S1 is the best... But with a price of 1100$!!!!!!

It's not "the best". As has been stated. Repeatedly.

Originally Posted by HarryT

It's not "the best". As has been stated. Repeatedly.

I think it is the best pdf e ink reader available today

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by DrPrince

I think it is the best pdf e ink reader available today

Yes, that's a reasonable statement, but an eInk device is NOT the best choice for PDF. We're not just making this stuff up, you know - people in this forum have years of experience, and are trying to give you the benefit of the mistakes we've made, so you don't have to make them, too.

[JSWolf]

The best for PDF is an iPad Air with the Goodreader app.

[JimMcLaren]

I'd have to disagree with much of what's been said regarding the quality of reading PDFs on an eink reader. I've been doing it for years and prefer that to reading on a tablet of any size. All of the Pocketbook readers are good at reading PDfs and can read chm files. The Pro 912 in particular is good for that. I have one but have stopped using it because it was not portable enough, not because it didn't work well. The Galaxy Note 8 and Nook HD+ weren't as portable as I prefer. Now I read PDFs on a Kobo Aura HD running Koreader. Most of the PDFs I read are programming books and don't have diagrams, etc. Just sample code. If I had a lot of diagrams and illustrations I would read on the PB Pro 012.

Just my $0.02.

[JimMcLaren]

Originally Posted by DrPrince

What about Onyx t68 or Kobo aura hd with koreader or Android

I'd say the Aura HD with koreader is an acceptable PDF reader in most cases. In the case of medical textbooks, I'm not sure that will be the case. I didn't like the Android option as there was too much ghosting in all of the apps. Scrolling was problematic also.

[howyoudoin]

Originally Posted by JimMcLaren

I'd have to disagree with much of what's been said regarding the quality of reading PDFs on an eink reader. I've been doing it for years and prefer that to reading on a tablet of any size. All of the Pocketbook readers are good at reading PDfs and can read chm files. The Pro 912 in particular is good for that. I have one but have stopped using it because it was not portable enough, not because it didn't work well. The Galaxy Note 8 and Nook HD+ weren't as portable as I prefer. Now I read PDFs on a Kobo Aura HD running Koreader. Most of the PDFs I read are programming books and don't have diagrams, etc. Just sample code. If I had a lot of diagrams and illustrations I would read on the PB Pro 012.

Just my $0.02.

This thread is specifically about medical pdf's, which as a matter of rule do contain diagrams, tbh.

[JimMcLaren]

Originally Posted by howyoudoin

why ignore the context? ... specifically about medical pdf's which do contain diagrams

There's no need to get snarky. Why take one of my sentences out of context when I was answering several of the OPs questions?

1. Is there a good eink reader for reading medical PDFs & CHMs? Yes, the Pocketbook Pro 912
2. Is the Kobo Aura HD suitable for reading medical PDFs? Probably not. Note I said I'd read PDFs with diagrams on the PB 912

Like the OP, I have a strong preference for eink. Some people don't. That's life.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by JimMcLaren

[*]Is there a good eink reader for reading medical PDFs? Yes, the Pocketbook Pro 912

Colour is needed for many medical textbooks. Right now there is no good colour e-ink reader available.

[HarryT]

Who sells textbooks in CHM format, as a matter of interest?

Originally Posted by HarryT

Who sells textbooks in CHM format, as a matter of interest?

"Bibles of Medicine" available to download in CHM:

1- Harrison's principles of internal medicine
2- Cecil medicine
3- Oxford Textbook of Medicine

Trying to convert them to mobi using calibre but failed.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by DrPrince

"Bibles of Medicine" available to download in CHM:

1- Harrison's principles of internal medicine
2- Cecil medicine
3- Oxford Textbook of Medicine

Trying to convert them to mobi using calibre but failed.

Interesting. Thanks.

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by DrPrince

"Bibles of Medicine" available to download in CHM:

1- Harrison's principles of internal medicine
2- Cecil medicine
3- Oxford Textbook of Medicine

Trying to convert them to mobi using calibre but failed.

I assume those CHMs are pretty big. Did the conversions fail by running out of memory? If so, using 64-bit Calibre on a box with a lot of RAM might work.