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<blockquote data-quote="freyar" data-source="post: 6085739" data-attributes="member: 40227">One question you need ask is whether you just want a reader or a tablet.&nbsp; You'd probably find the e-reader to be a bit lighter if you want something portable.&nbsp; The other big difference (besides price) is e-ink vs active screens.&nbsp; I'm at the computer for work most of the day, like I suppose many people are, and I don't want to do much serious reading on another active screen.&nbsp; So I'd never trade an e-reader for a tablet.I can only directly compare two types of e-readers for PDF support: Kindle (from about 1-1/3 yr ago, so maybe a model or two old) and the Sony reader (currently 2 years old).&nbsp; The Sony has much, much better PDF support than the Kindle.&nbsp; Specifically, even on the 6 inch screen, it has landscape mode (good for single-column documents) as well as 2-column and 3-column portrait modes.&nbsp; These focus on one portion of the page at a time, effectively breaking each page up into 2, 4, or 6 &quot;mini-pages.&quot;&nbsp; That way you end up with an image anywhere from slightly smaller to slightly larger than a regular letter-sized page.&nbsp; There is also a separate pan-and-zoom setting.&nbsp; In comparison, the Kindle has a landscape mode, but you have to scroll left and right to read a full line (from my wife's experience).&nbsp; Anyway, I use my Sony reader very heavily as I read a lot of journal articles -- all PDF -- for work.&nbsp; I've also read many RPG PDFs on it, including a full Pathfinder AP, a number of DCC adventures, and a big chunk of the Tome of Horrors, and I couldn't be happier with it.&nbsp; Page turn time is also usually a fraction of a second, though page resizing and sometimes page flips with heavy graphics &quot;hang&quot; for a while.&nbsp; So that's my 2 cents.&nbsp; I'm not sure if the new models are quite as good from the comments on Sony's page, but I'd at least see if I could try one out.&nbsp; Before I got mine, the local Sony store let me bring in a PDF or two to try out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="freyar, post: 6085739, member: 40227"] One question you need ask is whether you just want a reader or a tablet. You'd probably find the e-reader to be a bit lighter if you want something portable. The other big difference (besides price) is e-ink vs active screens. I'm at the computer for work most of the day, like I suppose many people are, and I don't want to do much serious reading on another active screen. So I'd never trade an e-reader for a tablet. I can only directly compare two types of e-readers for PDF support: Kindle (from about 1-1/3 yr ago, so maybe a model or two old) and the Sony reader (currently 2 years old). The Sony has much, much better PDF support than the Kindle. Specifically, even on the 6 inch screen, it has landscape mode (good for single-column documents) as well as 2-column and 3-column portrait modes. These focus on one portion of the page at a time, effectively breaking each page up into 2, 4, or 6 "mini-pages." That way you end up with an image anywhere from slightly smaller to slightly larger than a regular letter-sized page. There is also a separate pan-and-zoom setting. In comparison, the Kindle has a landscape mode, but you have to scroll left and right to read a full line (from my wife's experience). Anyway, I use my Sony reader very heavily as I read a lot of journal articles -- all PDF -- for work. I've also read many RPG PDFs on it, including a full Pathfinder AP, a number of DCC adventures, and a big chunk of the Tome of Horrors, and I couldn't be happier with it. Page turn time is also usually a fraction of a second, though page resizing and sometimes page flips with heavy graphics "hang" for a while. So that's my 2 cents. I'm not sure if the new models are quite as good from the comments on Sony's page, but I'd at least see if I could try one out. Before I got mine, the local Sony store let me bring in a PDF or two to try out. [/QUOTE]

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