Broken 505 - what next?

iain_benson · 09-09-2009, 07:01 AM

That was really not very clever, packing my bags between hotels, I managed to stand on the top corner of my PRS-505, wrecking the e-ink layer in about a 1x2 inch area! This is one reason ebooks have a way to go yet ... a pbook would have been fine.
Guess it's an excuse to upgrade to a new reader, though I was very happy with it. Time to start Reading reviews of the new ones.

M0zza · 09-11-2009, 04:44 AM

Iain,

If you are reading non-DRM books you could just reset the top margin to just below the affected area. It is what I did with mine for about 5 months, before eventally buying a new 505.

iain_benson · 09-13-2009, 05:46 AM

I've actually found that it is just readable in landscape mode. Not ideal, but will keep me going for now.

MickeyC · 09-13-2009, 07:12 AM

Iain, if you travel a lot, you might want to consider the 300 as it is smaller and thus more portable than the 505. I've checked it out at the Sony Store and were, heaven forbid, I to lose my 505, I'd probably opt for the 300.

09-09-2009, 07:01 AM	#1
iain_benson Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 37 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: PRS-600	Broken 505 - what next? That was really not very clever, packing my bags between hotels, I managed to stand on the top corner of my PRS-505, wrecking the e-ink layer in about a 1x2 inch area! This is one reason ebooks have a way to go yet ... a pbook would have been fine. Guess it's an excuse to upgrade to a new reader, though I was very happy with it. Time to start Reading reviews of the new ones.

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09-11-2009, 04:44 AM	#2
M0zza Geek... Apparently Posts: 211 Karma: 51260 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Herts, UK Device: Sony PRS-505 (Silver), ASUS Transformer TF300T, IPAD Air 2	Iain, If you are reading non-DRM books you could just reset the top margin to just below the affected area. It is what I did with mine for about 5 months, before eventally buying a new 505.

09-13-2009, 05:46 AM	#3
iain_benson Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 37 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: PRS-600	I've actually found that it is just readable in landscape mode. Not ideal, but will keep me going for now.

09-13-2009, 07:12 AM	#4
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Iain, if you travel a lot, you might want to consider the 300 as it is smaller and thus more portable than the 505. I've checked it out at the Sony Store and were, heaven forbid, I to lose my 505, I'd probably opt for the 300.

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