Affordable 13.3" ?

Bookchin · 07-25-2019, 05:01 PM

I need a 13" e-reader for academic PDFs. There seems to only be a few of this size around (Onyx Boox Max, Sony, etc.) and they are all quite expensive.

My budget is around $500. I've looked high and low for something affordable in that size.

Is there anything out there for my budget?

stumped · 07-25-2019, 05:51 PM

Drop the e ink requirement and get a chrome book or netbook. For less than half your budget.
Install blue light filter and reading mode apps.

helen19770707 · 07-26-2019, 05:22 AM

I have came across a post severeal days before. The group buying price for 13,3 inch Onyx Boox Max 2 drops to $599.99.

Bookchin · 07-26-2019, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by stumped

Drop the e ink requirement and get a chrome book or netbook. For less than half your budget.
Install blue light filter and reading mode apps.

Thanks. I notice there's also some after market iPads being sold in my area.

Do the blue light filters and reading mode apps make a big difference?

Bookchin · 07-26-2019, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by helen19770707

I have came across a post severeal days before. The group buying price for 13,3 inch Onyx Boox Max 2 drops to $599.99.

I see that group buy is over now. I didn't even know onyx had group buys. When did they start doing that, and will they have more than one?

Nausicaa · 07-26-2019, 06:52 PM

Get AMOLED instead if you read academic papers. Eink is awful for academic papers due to a slower processor, slower screen and worse controls. AMOLED can have true blacks, and you can avoid eink completely once microLED comes out. This might be a good article for the philosophy of the larger eink reader, calling them blueprint readers. https://the-digital-reader.com/2016/03/30/99721/

You want an AMOLED screen. With the moonreader app, I am able to get true blacks (darker than eink) with white or red font for night reading. This is a compromise as its a higher resolution screen but only 10.5in for something like the tab S5e but entirely worth it for the easy searches, faster and better choices of applications, ease for reading at night if refresh rates don't bother your eyes, and how much dimmer it can get, and can be adjusted on the fly with the moonreader app (I really like it but theres lots of other good ones too).

fgdas · 07-26-2019, 08:06 PM

Sony's 13.3" Digital Reader and Google's 12.3" Pixel Slate will be $599 between Sep-Dec. Just wait.

Pajamaman · 07-29-2019, 11:00 AM

You could get a 9.7" and put the pdf in landscape and scroll. A lot cheaper. The Onyx software is very good so you could zoom easily too, though you wouldn't need to much on a 9.7 in landscape.

Bookchin · 07-30-2019, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Nausicaa

Get AMOLED instead if you read academic papers. Eink is awful for academic papers due to a slower processor, slower screen and worse controls. AMOLED can have true blacks, and you can avoid eink completely once microLED comes out. This might be a good article for the philosophy of the larger eink reader, calling them blueprint readers. https://the-digital-reader.com/2016/03/30/99721/

You want an AMOLED screen. With the moonreader app, I am able to get true blacks (darker than eink) with white or red font for night reading. This is a compromise as its a higher resolution screen but only 10.5in for something like the tab S5e but entirely worth it for the easy searches, faster and better choices of applications, ease for reading at night if refresh rates don't bother your eyes, and how much dimmer it can get, and can be adjusted on the fly with the moonreader app (I really like it but theres lots of other good ones too).

Thanks. I've read that AMOLED screens are more power hungry than regular LCDs, are prone to burn-in, and don't last as long. Hence why most tablet makers are not using them as much anymore.

Would you say AMOLED is better than the iPad Pro screen? I've heard good things about the newer iPads. Is moonreader better than any of the similar reader apps available for iOS?

stumped · 07-30-2019, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookchin

Thanks. I've read that AMOLED screens are more power hungry than regular LCDs, are prone to burn-in, and don't last as long. Hence why most tablet makers are not using them as much anymore.

Would you say AMOLED is better than the iPad Pro screen? I've heard good things about the newer iPads. Is moonreader better than any of the similar reader apps available for iOS?

burn in may happen when a shop puts one on display with the same static screen lit up all day long, day after day , in vivid mode.
not a problem in normal use
i have a 2 year old samsung tablet with AMOLED - no issues at all ( except that samsung add a lot of bloatware that cannot be removed).

but TBH, my newer tablets _ Lenovo, Huawei, which don't have amoled ,look just as good when streaming netflix video.

the samsung also had a built in blue light filter and a built in reading mode option which you could toggle on/off on a per app basis. ( the latter was supposed to reduce eye strain by slowing down screen refresh ) . dunno if those features are AMOLED dependent though

07-25-2019, 05:01 PM	#1
Bookchin Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 2076068 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: none	Affordable 13.3" ? I need a 13" e-reader for academic PDFs. There seems to only be a few of this size around (Onyx Boox Max, Sony, etc.) and they are all quite expensive. My budget is around $500. I've looked high and low for something affordable in that size. Is there anything out there for my budget?

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helen19770707 Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Onyx C67 kindle Onyx Note	I have came across a post severeal days before. The group buying price for 13,3 inch Onyx Boox Max 2 drops to $599.99.

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Nausicaa Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 2222222 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle	Get AMOLED instead if you read academic papers. Eink is awful for academic papers due to a slower processor, slower screen and worse controls. AMOLED can have true blacks, and you can avoid eink completely once microLED comes out. This might be a good article for the philosophy of the larger eink reader, calling them blueprint readers. https://the-digital-reader.com/2016/03/30/99721/ You want an AMOLED screen. With the moonreader app, I am able to get true blacks (darker than eink) with white or red font for night reading. This is a compromise as its a higher resolution screen but only 10.5in for something like the tab S5e but entirely worth it for the easy searches, faster and better choices of applications, ease for reading at night if refresh rates don't bother your eyes, and how much dimmer it can get, and can be adjusted on the fly with the moonreader app (I really like it but theres lots of other good ones too).

07-26-2019, 08:06 PM	#7
fgdas Addict Posts: 346 Karma: 1240117 Join Date: May 2014 Device: 13inch	Sony's 13.3" Digital Reader and Google's 12.3" Pixel Slate will be $599 between Sep-Dec. Just wait.

07-29-2019, 11:00 AM	#8
Pajamaman Wizard Posts: 2,827 Karma: 10700629 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada Device: Onyx Nova	You could get a 9.7" and put the pdf in landscape and scroll. A lot cheaper. The Onyx software is very good so you could zoom easily too, though you wouldn't need to much on a 9.7 in landscape.

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