Cheap tablet for viewing sheet music...

[pjones235]

I've been looking at tablets that I would use to view sheet music... anybody have any recommendations for an affordable tablet?

[fun123]

I would definitely go with an android based tablet. Anything that has an Android operating system will work a great deal like a pc and will be very affordable. I would just go with one of the ones that you can buy for around $100, that technology is progressing so fast that no matter what you get it will be obsolete in a week and it is going to continue like that for the next couple of years. Just find one with great reviews on Amazon. Happy tablet hunting

[pjones235]

I've looked at some of them... What's an ideal size for viewing music?

[pml]

What sort of music are you intending to read from it? Are you possibly going to be performing music from it? (If the latter, then larger screen real-estate is preferable for clarity.)

Cheers, Philip

N.B. fun123 is a known forum spammer, but he was on-topic so I’ve let his post stand.

[pjones235]

Not necessarily for performing, but just to have handy so I don't have sheet music all over the place. Probably mostly for cello...

[Peterdyson49]

Study score size.... my netbook is okay for concert's but I would still prefer something a little bigger... so I am looking for recommendati0ons too! Some of the book readers read pdf files. Ideas?

Peter Dyson

[pjones235]

Which netbook would that be?

[Peterdyson49]

Just a Hewlett Packard Mini... but it gets a bit warm to hold for the longer Mahler symphonies!... and it does not open flat...so I would like a 10" book reader... I think!!! And it is not much use in the opera house.... the reflection disturbs the neighbours.. but in the right seat and with binoculars I can follow the conductor's score!!! Actually sometimes I just sit back and watch and listen!

Peter Dyson

[pjones235]

What would make that better than, say, the Velocity Micro Cruz? I mean I'd pretty much only be using for IMSLPDroid.....

[pml]

Philip, user “therapdece” is a spammer — you may wish to treat hir recommendation with due scepticism, accordingly.

PML

[Peterdyson49]

Trying out a 10" Pocketbook now.. and so far it seems okay... page turn overs a bit slow in Presto... but certainly more convenient than my netbook.
A pound to a penny at then end of the day I am going to say I prefer a printed full score.. even if they are heavy to lug around!!

Peter