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Prettiest pdf reader? -yeah I searched

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thornguy

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Sorry to ask this but searching generates hundreds of hits and no clear winner

I've tried goodreader, air share pro, dropbox, they all run in 1x or 2x mode and look like crap.

I don't want to keep buying apps for trial and error.
What brings up .pdfs full screen nice and pretty?

I have various tech manual .pdfs that I collect they're less than 20megs each but I'd prefer to keep them in one place.

Thanks for the time
 
I have been using GoodReader with a number of technical PDFs, I don't see a problem.

Page turns are less than elegant, but they are working on that last I heard.
 
What do you mean by "run in 1x or 2x mode" ?

My opinion is that GoodReader works better for reading paper PDFs (e.g. if you write something up and save it to PDF), while Air Sharing looks better on the scanned magazines PDFs that I have (seems crisper, less blurry).
 
thornguy said:
Sorry to ask this but searching generates hundreds of hits and no clear winner

I've tried goodreader, air share pro, dropbox, they all run in 1x or 2x mode and look like crap.

I don't want to keep buying apps for trial and error.
What brings up .pdfs full screen nice and pretty?

I have various tech manual .pdfs that I collect they're less than 20megs each but I'd prefer to keep them in one place.

Thanks for the time
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Sounds like you aren't getting the iPad version of the apps.

goodreader for iPad looks awesome!

http://appshopper.com/productivity/goodreader-tablet-edition

Air Sharing HD
http://appshopper.com/business/air-sharing-hd
 
I use goodreader on iPad and on iPod touch. Yeah, I paid twice. It's that good. Oh, and it only costs a buck on iPad and a buck plus in-app purchase of extras if you are on iPod touch.
 
Shouldn't cost anything really considering it should come with the device
 
Thanks all. I downloaded the iphone version that is ipad compatible but looks like crap. I was wondering what koolaid people were drinking :)


The iPad version rocks! And I'll put the other one on my iPhone.

Just got my iPad 32 today and having a blast
 
Don't use goodreader, because the page turning is horrendous. Until they fix that, I can't stand reading / scrolling through a pdf on goodreader.
 
Penooker said:
Don't use goodreader, because the page turning is horrendous. Until they fix that, I can't stand reading / scrolling through a pdf on goodreader.
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I felt the same way. But I spent sometime to tweak it and I love it now! Make sure to turn off swipe to page turn. And go to help and view the tap zone.

Curious - What have you been using that's better?
 
h3nG said:
Curious - What have you been using that's better?
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I prefer Safari to goodreader (and didn't try any other program). Google Docs allows you to upload PDF's. So if you have a network connection, Google Docs and Safari works well.
 
Penooker said:
Don't use goodreader, because the page turning is horrendous. Until they fix that, I can't stand reading / scrolling through a pdf on goodreader.
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They are working on the page turns. I don't think it is that bad though.
 
h3nG said:
I felt the same way. But I spent sometime to tweak it and I love it now! Make sure to turn off swipe to page turn. And go to help and view the tap zone.
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I agree.

For now, just use the built-in single tap on upper/lower right portion of document go to previous/next page is quicker than "turning" pages.
 
thornguy said:
Sorry to ask this but searching generates hundreds of hits and no clear winner

I've tried goodreader, air share pro, dropbox, they all run in 1x or 2x mode and look like crap.

I don't want to keep buying apps for trial and error.
What brings up .pdfs full screen nice and pretty?

I have various tech manual .pdfs that I collect they're less than 20megs each but I'd prefer to keep them in one place.

Thanks for the time
Click to expand...

Try Clould Readers its free. its fast
 
I have all of my textbooks on my iPad and the PDF files are over 300MB and Goodreader does a great job for me. I have to admit page turning is ugly, scrolling and sliding around the PDF appears laggy but I'm sure it'll be improved in future versions. For 99 cents this is the best App for the iPad.
 
Can any of these apps let you highlight or take notes in the PDF? I tried GoodReader and although I love the interface, I really wish I could highlight things.
 
Yeah, Goodreader would be +awesome if it would allow annotation, highlighting, or even a split view where you can type notes.
 
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