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What do you use for reading ShadowRun pdf files? Do you like it?
AJCarrington:
I use an iPad Pro 9.5 ion conjunction with PDF Expert by Readdle. I keep all of my PDFs in the cloud currently MS OneDrive) and I then sync files I want to have on hand with PDF Expert.
Beta:
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Aside from the above, it work's fine 99% of the time and I'm happy with it. Of course it's not the best device for in-game referencing, but for first, cover-to-cover reading and for reading fluff, it's a good substitute of physical copies for me. I might add that due to the light gray background of 5e books, it's a bit darker than books from earlier editions (and my kindle isn't a paperwhite), but still fine/okay depending of the ambient light (and you could change page lightness).
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That sounds pretty acceptable to me. Thanks for the information!
A couple of questions:
- you say your kindle isn't a 'paperwhite.' I'm not up enough on the jargon to know what that implies -- does this mean it is a color screen, or just a different black&white e-ink technology?
- assuming it is a black and white screen, how readable are the parts that are shown on the red background?
- do you know what your screen resolution is? (looks like most are either 150ppi or 300ppi)
Sterling:
I'm in a wheelchair, so carrying physical books around isn't practical. Instead I use a Sony tablet with a 10" screen, and the EZ-PDF app to actually read them. It's especially handy because I can double tap the screen and the app zooms in to a scale where one column of text fits the width of the screen, then each subsequent tap moves around the page before finally turning to the next page.
It means I can carry my entire 5th Ed library with me at all times.
Kincaid:
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--- Quote from: Kincaid on ---I have my entire Shadowrun library on an Amazon Fire that I bought especially for that purpose. I've been pretty happy with it--I won't say the Fire has the most amazing display out there, but it was a very low price point and it's functional enough for my limited needs.
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Interesting -- do you shrink the pages to the screen size and find them readable? Or do you have to move around to read it all? And does it read them OK natively, or are you running them through some other software first to make them more manageable?
ETA: and what screen size of Fire do you have? Looking at the Amazon Fire page, it would appear that they come in 7", 8", and 10.1" screen sizes.
https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-7-Inch-Tablet-8GB/dp/B00TSUGXKE
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8" and I use ezPDF.
Reading text is generally fine. I occasionally have to zoom in on tables, but I'd wager at least half of that is my eyes and not the reader itself.
PMárk:
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Aside from the above, it work's fine 99% of the time and I'm happy with it. Of course it's not the best device for in-game referencing, but for first, cover-to-cover reading and for reading fluff, it's a good substitute of physical copies for me. I might add that due to the light gray background of 5e books, it's a bit darker than books from earlier editions (and my kindle isn't a paperwhite), but still fine/okay depending of the ambient light (and you could change page lightness).
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That sounds pretty acceptable to me. Thanks for the information!
A couple of questions:
- you say your kindle isn't a 'paperwhite.' I'm not up enough on the jargon to know what that implies -- does this mean it is a color screen, or just a different black&white e-ink technology?
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As far as I know, it's the same technology. The paperwhites' screen is a just whiter and have a better resolution. Although I'm happy with my basic kindle, if you have the money, the paperwhite is unarguably better on everything. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OQVZDJM/ref=nav_shopall_1_k_ods_eink_mt if you scroll down there's a comparative table for the different kindle versions.
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As I said, the screen is real-white on the paperwhite, and slightly more gray-ish on the basic model, but it depends on the ambient light and it's not like that the basic's screen would be bad, pictures on the internet, even on the amazon page are showing it as worse than it usually is.
The red-bacgrounded parts are a bit worse than the normal text but perfectly readable to me.
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167 ppi I think? The paperwhite is 300, but again, I don't have any problems with the basic. It's not print-text sharp, but absolutely sharp enough, it doesn't tire my eyes more than hardcopy books. I might add that the e-ink is really a great thing, I purchased it mainly because I wanted an electronic device for books which doesn't have blue light, so it's optimal for reading before sleep and a lot better to read than smartphones or tablets, although i don't have experience with any of the e-reader apps for those.
Yes, tablets are a lot better at handling pdfs, the kindle is slower and has worse search and bookmark features, but it has merits as above and as I mentioned, it's okay for long-term reading, when you don't have to skim back-and-forth for cross referencing and it's perfect for novels. And it's cheap. Another great thing is the non-glaring surface of the screen, don't underestimate that.
I agree, epub/mobi is a sadly neglected format for rpg books in most of the companies (I think it's mostly because of the visual part's importance, but it would be still great).
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