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Netbooks - How Good as a PDF viewer?

Lawbag_2
Lawbag_2 Posts: 361 Forumite
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The topic says it all really.
I want to be able to view PDFs of various sizes from 10mb right up to 200mb.
"See you on the Other Side"

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  • computershack
    computershack Posts: 484 Forumite
    They're OK but you might want to use Foxit PDF viewer for the larger ones.
  • Lawbag_2
    Lawbag_2 Posts: 361 Forumite
    Thanks.
    Up until now Ive relied on printing out any PDF book Ive wanted, but the wife is despairing about the amount of dead-trees lying around the house....thanks.
    "See you on the Other Side"
  • computershack
    computershack Posts: 484 Forumite
    No problem. Adobe PDF reader is a bit lardy now. Foxit does the same and is only a few MB install.
  • basill
    basill Posts: 1,422 Forumite
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    You will have no problem opening PDFs with the right software but bear in mind the screen resolution, most netbooks only have a 9 or 10" 1024x600 widescreen display.
    Viewing an A4 document will entail a great deal of scrolling up and down if it is scaled to make text readable.

    B
  • Saving_spree
    Saving_spree Posts: 105 Forumite
    There is no problem with viewing the pdf in adobe and it is easy to install its all about 26mb.
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,845 Forumite
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    Basill is correct - it's isn't anything to do with the PDF viewer, but the minuscule vertical resolution of all netbook screens which is the problem for reading almost anything, PDFs, Word documents, web pages... (The sooner netbooks vanish into history the better, IMNVHO!)
  • buglawton
    buglawton Posts: 9,246 Forumite
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    maybe an e-book reader would do it?.

    Someone else has the same question
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4nUr9dTyh0
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