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rictus01 · 17-12-07, 09:13 PM

I had to go to the doctors surgery today and as is normal had to sit and wait for some time, I was wondering I have a couple of books in PDF format on usb flash drives, what would be the smallest cheapest way to veiw these without having a laptop with me ?

is there something out there that'll take a USB drive and display PDF's ?

Cheers Mark.

tigersaw · 17-12-07, 09:25 PM

HP IPAQ will do the job, though I dont think they have a USB host, so you'd have to upload first.

DarrenSV650S · 17-12-07, 10:14 PM

Just buy a book!!!!!!

Hell of a lot simpler and cheaper

SoulKiss · 18-12-07, 11:22 AM

This can be done on a Sony PSP, tho needs a bit of fiddling with - let me look in my box of old-tech bits, I may have a Sharp Zaurus you can borrow for these purposes.

rictus01 · 18-12-07, 11:43 AM

Cheers Dave, dug out an old palm pilot pro, not sure it works or whether is of any use, charging the batteries now.

Might see if my phone can support them as well, but need to get to a pc pstairs for that, so maybe a while.

Cheers Mark.

rictus01 · 18-12-07, 03:42 PM

finall got the palm working o find it's got a massive 1 mb of memory

not alot of good that.

Cheers Mark.

rictus01 · 20-12-07, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

This can be done on a Sony PSP, tho needs a bit of fiddling with - let me look in my box of old-tech bits, I may have a Sharp Zaurus you can borrow for these purposes.

That's for the Loan Dave, just loaded on my books, screens big enough to view without problem, works brilliantly.

Cheers Mark.

SoulKiss · 20-12-07, 08:46 AM

No problems Mark, couldn't find the Zaurus in the end - well not the one I was thinking of loaning you.

Decided the spare PSP would be better as it has a bigger screem anyway

Also with MotoGP and Wipe-out Pure loaded on it, you can keep your hand in on your "Mad Speed Skillz"

Viney · 20-12-07, 08:49 AM

Whats a Screem?

20-12-07, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viney

Whats a Screem?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!

17-12-07, 09:13 PM	#1
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	gadget question. I had to go to the doctors surgery today and as is normal had to sit and wait for some time, I was wondering I have a couple of books in PDF format on usb flash drives, what would be the smallest cheapest way to veiw these without having a laptop with me ? is there something out there that'll take a USB drive and display PDF's ? Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride! Last edited by rictus01; 17-12-07 at 09:16 PM.

17-12-07, 09:25 PM	#2
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	Re: gadget question. HP IPAQ will do the job, though I dont think they have a USB host, so you'd have to upload first.

17-12-07, 10:14 PM	#3
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,414	Re: gadget question. Just buy a book!!!!!! Hell of a lot simpler and cheaper

18-12-07, 11:22 AM	#4
SoulKiss Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunny Croydonia Posts: 6,124	Re: gadget question. This can be done on a Sony PSP, tho needs a bit of fiddling with - let me look in my box of old-tech bits, I may have a Sharp Zaurus you can borrow for these purposes. __________________ Sent from my PC NOT using any Tapatalk type rubbish!! █╬╬╬╬(•)i¯i▀▀▀▀▀█Ξ███████████████████████████████)

18-12-07, 11:43 AM	#5
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Re: gadget question. Cheers Dave, dug out an old palm pilot pro, not sure it works or whether is of any use, charging the batteries now. Might see if my phone can support them as well, but need to get to a pc pstairs for that, so maybe a while. Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!

18-12-07, 03:42 PM	#6
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Re: gadget question. finall got the palm working o find it's got a massive 1 mb of memory not alot of good that. Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!

20-12-07, 08:46 AM	#8
SoulKiss Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunny Croydonia Posts: 6,124	Re: gadget question. No problems Mark, couldn't find the Zaurus in the end - well not the one I was thinking of loaning you. Decided the spare PSP would be better as it has a bigger screem anyway Also with MotoGP and Wipe-out Pure loaded on it, you can keep your hand in on your "Mad Speed Skillz" __________________ Sent from my PC NOT using any Tapatalk type rubbish!! █╬╬╬╬(•)i¯i▀▀▀▀▀█Ξ███████████████████████████████)

20-12-07, 08:49 AM	#9
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	Re: gadget question. Whats a Screem?

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