Libre and Sony PRS300 screen comparison

jswinden · 03-15-2010, 07:34 PM

Here is a side by side photo comparison between the Aluratek Libre and Sony PRS300. I used a flatbed scanner to create the images, so the text is going to be blurry since the screens are farther away from the scanner than the reader bodies. The text used for both readers is the same book and page from an ePub file that was deDRMed and tweaked with Calibre. The Libre ePub was tweaked only for margins, the Sony Pocket Edition was tweaked for margins and the text was set to bold. The font size on the Libre is 200% (see explanation below) and on the Sony Pocket Edition it is Small.

Font Sizes

Libre ePubs can have the font size set to 100%, 150%, 200%, 250%, 300%, 350%, and 400%.
Sony Pocket Edition ePubs can have the font size set to Small, Medium, and Large.

Comments

The Libre font size is unchanged from portrait to landscape whereas the Sony Pocket Edition increases the size when in landscape.
The Libre displays a larger more annoying page number in the right margin than the one displayed by the Sony Pocket Edition.
The Libre can show justified text whereas the Sony Pocket Edition cannot.

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Xanthe · 03-16-2010, 01:00 AM

Thanks for showing that. I was buying my reader from Dell and they only offer the Aluratek and Sony e-readers, and I was wondering how the Sony looked, since I was going to by the reader strictly on the tech specs, never having seen either of them in real life.

I have to say, I'm happy that I got the white Aluratek rather than the black one - to me, it makes the screen look brighter. I also like the greater font size choices of the Aluratek, not to mention its format choices.

I'm happy with my choice.

Stephanos · 04-11-2010, 09:49 AM

jswinden,

I am considering getting either the Libre/JetBook or the PRS-300. The main thing holding me back from the former was the lack of serif fonts. But here I see a picture of the Libre displaying a nice serif font. Is there some trick to getting this? Does the font have to be "embedded" in the epub? Thanks in advance for answering.

Stephanos · 04-11-2010, 09:52 AM

Ah, did a little more searching and found that the Libre has a serif font in the firmware. Moderator, please remove my previous post if deemed superfluous.

03-15-2010, 07:34 PM	#1
jswinden Amateur Radio Posts: 3,936 Karma: 2506296 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Device: Kindle Touch, iPad 3, iPhone 5	Libre and Sony PRS300 screen comparison Here is a side by side photo comparison between the Aluratek Libre and Sony PRS300. I used a flatbed scanner to create the images, so the text is going to be blurry since the screens are farther away from the scanner than the reader bodies. The text used for both readers is the same book and page from an ePub file that was deDRMed and tweaked with Calibre. The Libre ePub was tweaked only for margins, the Sony Pocket Edition was tweaked for margins and the text was set to bold. The font size on the Libre is 200% (see explanation below) and on the Sony Pocket Edition it is Small. Font Sizes Libre ePubs can have the font size set to 100%, 150%, 200%, 250%, 300%, 350%, and 400%. Sony Pocket Edition ePubs can have the font size set to Small, Medium, and Large. Comments The Libre font size is unchanged from portrait to landscape whereas the Sony Pocket Edition increases the size when in landscape. The Libre displays a larger more annoying page number in the right margin than the one displayed by the Sony Pocket Edition. The Libre can show justified text whereas the Sony Pocket Edition cannot. ... Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jack Currently: Kindle Touch, iPhone 5, and iPad 3. Last edited by jswinden; 03-15-2010 at 07:40 PM.

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03-16-2010, 01:00 AM	#2
Xanthe Wizard Posts: 1,144 Karma: 3478813 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek Libre, Sony T1, Sony PRS-350, Pandigital, eBM 911, Nook HD	Thanks for showing that. I was buying my reader from Dell and they only offer the Aluratek and Sony e-readers, and I was wondering how the Sony looked, since I was going to by the reader strictly on the tech specs, never having seen either of them in real life. I have to say, I'm happy that I got the white Aluratek rather than the black one - to me, it makes the screen look brighter. I also like the greater font size choices of the Aluratek, not to mention its format choices. I'm happy with my choice.

04-11-2010, 09:49 AM	#3
Stephanos Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 133 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: EB-1150, PRS-505, NST	jswinden, I am considering getting either the Libre/JetBook or the PRS-300. The main thing holding me back from the former was the lack of serif fonts. But here I see a picture of the Libre displaying a nice serif font. Is there some trick to getting this? Does the font have to be "embedded" in the epub? Thanks in advance for answering.

04-11-2010, 09:52 AM	#4
Stephanos Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 133 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: EB-1150, PRS-505, NST	Ah, did a little more searching and found that the Libre has a serif font in the firmware. Moderator, please remove my previous post if deemed superfluous.


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