PER702 Polaroid ereader -- Will I regret purchasing?

johnrsmith · 09-28-2017, 09:40 AM

These things are selling cheap on eBay and the reason is that they are very basic. In fact they run on batteries. Well, I am only going to use it to read PDF files, and not every day, so maybe that's OK. I'm not going to be downloading any books.

There is only one review on YouTube which says that they're OK for reading only, but don't have any of the features of better ereaders. No surprise there.

Has anyone here had any experience with the PER702 Polaroid ereader? Thank you in advance for any input.

AnemicOak · 09-28-2017, 10:53 AM

Depend on the PDF's you're going to be using on it. It's a 7" screen, so if the PDF's are formatted at 8-1/2 x 11 or A4 your text and stuff is going to be pretty small when the PDF scales down to fit the smaller page area of the screen.

khalleron · 09-28-2017, 01:48 PM

I read PDFs on a 7" screen (Nexus 2013) and it's easy to pinch and zoom to read the parts you need to. You can also read in landscape mode.

I put all my knitting patterns on my tablet, and my eyesight is far from 20/20.

It's hard on your eyes for long-term reading, but younger people don't seem to have a problem as much as us oldsters.

AnemicOak · 09-28-2017, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khalleron

I read PDFs on a 7" screen (Nexus 2013) and it's easy to pinch and zoom to read the parts you need to. You can also read in landscape mode.

I don't know that the device the OP is talking about has a touch screen. I know the earlier 701 didn't. These Polaroid readers aren't full tablets.

khalleron · 09-28-2017, 07:18 PM

Yeah, if there's no zoom in or out, PDFs are a bear to read on any device less than 13"

DaleDe · 09-29-2017, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khalleron

Yeah, if there's no zoom in or out, PDFs are a bear to read on any device less than 13"

Actually a smaller device with landscape support can read PDF nicely. Most of the time a 9.7" device will suffice.

Dale

johnrsmith · 09-29-2017, 12:28 PM

Thanks to all of your for your input.

JSWolf · 09-30-2017, 01:36 PM

I don't find it a problem to read PDF on an iPad 9.7".

barryem · 09-30-2017, 10:45 PM

Polaroid went out of business over a decade ago. The name is now available for use by anyone willing to pay for it. Presumably there have been some decent devices wearing that name but the two that I bought were junk. One was a Polaroid tablet and it was so poor I gave it away after about a week. The store wouldn't take it back. The poor guy I gave it to tried to give it back to me but I wouldn't take it back either.

The other was an MP3 player quite a few years ago. It worked for 2 days. It was cheaper than the postage to return it so I threw it away.

Barry

09-28-2017, 09:40 AM	#1
johnrsmith Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: iPad mini	PER702 Polaroid ereader -- Will I regret purchasing? These things are selling cheap on eBay and the reason is that they are very basic. In fact they run on batteries. Well, I am only going to use it to read PDF files, and not every day, so maybe that's OK. I'm not going to be downloading any books. There is only one review on YouTube which says that they're OK for reading only, but don't have any of the features of better ereaders. No surprise there. Has anyone here had any experience with the PER702 Polaroid ereader? Thank you in advance for any input.

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09-28-2017, 10:53 AM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Depend on the PDF's you're going to be using on it. It's a 7" screen, so if the PDF's are formatted at 8-1/2 x 11 or A4 your text and stuff is going to be pretty small when the PDF scales down to fit the smaller page area of the screen.

09-28-2017, 01:48 PM	#3
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,700 Karma: 3605799 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: MeeBook, Kobo Libra Colour	I read PDFs on a 7" screen (Nexus 2013) and it's easy to pinch and zoom to read the parts you need to. You can also read in landscape mode. I put all my knitting patterns on my tablet, and my eyesight is far from 20/20. It's hard on your eyes for long-term reading, but younger people don't seem to have a problem as much as us oldsters.

09-28-2017, 07:18 PM	#5
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,700 Karma: 3605799 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: MeeBook, Kobo Libra Colour	Yeah, if there's no zoom in or out, PDFs are a bear to read on any device less than 13"

09-29-2017, 12:28 PM	#7
johnrsmith Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: iPad mini	Thanks to all of your for your input.

09-30-2017, 01:36 PM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I don't find it a problem to read PDF on an iPad 9.7".

09-30-2017, 10:45 PM	#9
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	Polaroid went out of business over a decade ago. The name is now available for use by anyone willing to pay for it. Presumably there have been some decent devices wearing that name but the two that I bought were junk. One was a Polaroid tablet and it was so poor I gave it away after about a week. The store wouldn't take it back. The poor guy I gave it to tried to give it back to me but I wouldn't take it back either. The other was an MP3 player quite a few years ago. It worked for 2 days. It was cheaper than the postage to return it so I threw it away. Barry