Hiya y’all.
I realized the biggest issue for me is the lack of a cheap tablet to use as a kneeboard while simming.
Since I wouldn’t need it for games, or any other thing except for PDF reading- would you be able to suggest something under 80EUR/USD that could fit my needs?
Bonus points if it can also run a simple Excel-like Spreadsheet software.
EDIT: I know I can google it, but I value the opinion of my fellow Mudspikers.
I don’t know what things are like where you are - is an older ipad mini 4 or something similar in that price bracket? Even if the battery is toasted, for simming use you could leave it plugged in?
I’ve got a samsung galaxy tab A5 and it works great for that. Very cheap as well
I’ve got an Apple iPad, iPhone, and Watch, but when I went shopping for a cheap tablet to take sailing for marine digital charts/weather/tides, I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 for $141. It comes with a GPS receiver where the non mobile receiver equipped iPads do not. I put it in a cheap silicon rubber case and it works perfectly.
However, if you just want to read PDFs, you ought to take a look at free software Open Kneeboard. You can add PDFs, text files, and images as kneeboard tabs easily. It’s a must-have app for me now. Optionally, you can connect a digiti drawing tablet to it if you want to scribble notes.
Ah apologies its an A7 i have not a 5
Oh yeah, looks great but above my allowance.
I did have a nice look at the other range of tablets, interesting finds
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets are cheap and come in a range of sizes and while there are things they can’t do, displaying PDFs/videos/websites is something they can do.
Yeah I was actually impressed. I think I got my answer…
Second vote for the Fire, it’s actually a pretty solid media device. For the price you can’t go wrong with one.
Ok, what a let down. I mean, the concept is solid but…
A colleague lent me his tablet and unless I buy a desk mount, my idea to strap it to my thigh fell well short of my expectations.
As money is tight I will push this.on the back burner until a better day.
What’s the issue exactly?
It just doesn’t sit right on my leg. I have a self made cockpit and I definitely need to use a desk clamp for the tablet.
Have you thought about getting a case from a flying store? They have leg straps on them and work well
it depends also on the size of the tablet. I would never put on my leg something bigger than 8inch screen.
Yeah, this.
Seriously, OpenKneeboard (no hardware needed) is the way to go to view PDFs. The current version supports @Chuck_Owl 's guides.
Last night I was reconfiguring my Huey controller assignments in an effort to standardize layouts over the various DCS rotor craft. In OpenKneeboard, I had the Apache, Loach, Kiowa, and Huey PDFs loaded as tabs, so that I could cross-reference them as I was working on the UH-1H assignments. So easy to setup and use. If you use a head tracker or VR, the kneeboard stays small, until you look at it. Works brilliantly.
Damn, somehow I lost this! 
Giving it a try