04-05-2020, 11:49 AM
(04-05-2020, 09:07 AM)Wally A. Wrote: The quality of the images is low. On my laptop, which has a fairly large screen, the print is too small for me to read, so I can't view an entire page. This isn't a problem on my main computer since it has a larger screen, but I had visions of sitting comfortably on the couch reading through each issue.
It sounds like the problem is with the laptop screen and the associated ergonomics, not the FW scans. When I have "visions of sitting comfortably on the couch reading" laptops aren't at the top of that fantasy.
If you have a 17" laptop, even a mid-sized 9.7" tablet would be a significant improvement, even if the viewing distance ended up being the same. But the viewing distance would be much closer, and the resultant field of view that the tablet would occupy would be hugely greater than that of a laptop. The ease and quickness of zooming in and out with a tablet is also important when viewing scanned print media.
For just reading, I recommend a flagship or at least a name-brand tablet, not some piece of hot garbage. You can get a used Samsung Tab S2 in good shape for under $100. What's nice about these is that they have a microSD slot. I recommend Apple if money is no object and if you're planning on doing anything more than reading books, as they are supported longer and are thought to possibly be more secure. With Apple, whatever storage capacity it has when you buy it is practically what you get, adding more is possible but can ruin ergonomics.
I recommend 64GB, perhaps even 128GB. You can get away with much less, but what I like to do is convert all PDFs to JPGs and use image gallery software to browse and view. PDFs, as an ebook format, are warm garbage. I do keep the PDFs for searching purposes. But when I'm just reading, nothing beats JPGs for the smoothness of page turning and zooming.