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Any of you bought a tablet to read RPG PDFs?

Started by Cathal, April 15, 2023, 12:16:41 PM

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PulpHerb

#30
April 18, 2023, 04:28:42 PM
Quote from: rocksfalleverybodydies on April 18, 2023, 03:43:21 PM
Quote from: PulpHerb on April 18, 2023, 02:46:44 PM
I have a tablet but not just, or even principally for RPG books. It's first and foremost a general eBook reader and a massive reference library in a portable format.

I'm currently on a Samsung Galaxy (6 I think, but I'd have to look).

One thing that I did for pdfs, not just RPGs but in general, is my third monitor is in portrait, not landscape. This is something I've adopted from work where I run two portrait and one landscape.

Yea, our Audio Mix department does that and it looks awesome.  Should get a cheap third monitor portrait and ditch the pillarbox for PDF's.

The one I'm using is a Samsung I got for$99 on sale. Still does 1080x1920

briansommers

#31
April 19, 2023, 01:21:55 PM
My favorite combination:

iPad 7th Gen
GoodReader app

The best combination I've ever come across for reading pdfs.

I can highlight, write in notes and move pages around, combine.

rgalex

#32
April 19, 2023, 03:01:51 PM
Amazon Fire 10", whatever the current generation is, with a few different pdf readers on it.  The whole thing is mostly a way to carry my games with me wherever I am and read more casually, not as a replacement for the book at the table.  At the table though, it works well enough. It isn't the best for GM usage but as a player it works fine because I'm not flipping through it nearly as much.

JackFS4

#33
April 19, 2023, 03:25:43 PM
I use a Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 tablet and a 128G microSD card.  All my RPG books are on the SD card.  That same SD card goes into my laptop with a microSD->SD card adapter and I can use the pdfs via Calibre on linux. I manage the collection on the laptop with Calibre and import DriveThruRPG downloads on the laptop then pop the card out and put it into the tablet.

Cathal

#34
April 19, 2023, 09:07:26 PM
Thanks for all the recommendations and great advices. I am almost decided. I'll investigate for a couple of weeks before I pull the trigger.
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