PRS-600 Sound off.....at this point, who's got one? - Page 4

schmolch · 09-14-2009, 05:30 PM

I have a question to the prs-600 owners, this might actually be important for me:

Can the PRS-600 trim the page-margins of a pdf?

800 pixels would suffice with trimmed page-margins but without trimming im not so sure it's enough.
Because otherwise i would have to zoom-in, pan around, zoom-out, and only then would i be able to go to the next page. Is that correct?

Thanks!
oh and sorry for being offtopic again.

DougFNJ · 09-14-2009, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schmolch

Do you mean because of the contrast between a mostly white book and the enormous blackness of the bezel?
If so, i was wondering about that myself.

Is a black or red bezel distracting?
Maybe even tiresome?
Should i get the silver version because of it?

Since i have never seen anyone talking about that i assume the color of the device is not relevant to the reading-comfort.

I was wondering the same thing about the tiresome comment, I had the dark blue PRS-500, the Dark Blue PRS-505 and found no issue with the contrast between the dark bezels and light screens. I always prefer dark colors over light colors when available in any device I hunt down.

emphyrio · 09-14-2009, 06:26 PM

Received a prs-600R on saturday, and I'm very happy to have one.
Compared to either an 12 or 9 inch notebook the reader is much more comfortable, both on the eyes and in portability. (btw: the red does not distract)
Compared to paper I still find paper books more comfortable (or maybe I'm just getting old fashioned

), but definetly prefer the reader to A4 printouts, despite the better contrast and size of the latter.
What I really like is the 'feel' of the device which is highly undevice-like; it's clearly not a book, but when reading on it I don't feel like I'm using a gadget.
The downsides: the white on the screen isn't, this means that I need more light (as compared to normal books) when reading.
When using the pen it is quite slow in refreshing the screen and drawing with it seems a good way to drain the battery. (reader is a very appropriate name for the device)
Accessing date&time; is there some easy way to have them displayed? so far I've only gotten them with home->More->settings. I would really like to have it at the bottom of the screen (with, say, a five-minute refresh).

BeccaAnn · 09-14-2009, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Accessing date&time; is there some easy way to have them displayed? so far I've only gotten them with home->More->settings. I would really like to have it at the bottom of the screen (with, say, a five-minute refresh).

Sony encrypted the 300/600. So, right now there is no hack that will display the time at the bottom of the page, like what has been developed for the 500/505/700. Give it a month or two and maybe someone on this forum will have developed it.
Congrats on getting the 600. I would like one but can't justify the cost since my 505 is less than a year old and not even half full.

rlaskey · 09-14-2009, 07:32 PM

So first off, I am new to these forums, though I got my PRS-600 last Thursday and have been really, really happy with it. I ordered the red version from B&H ( http://bhphotovideo.com/ ) which had v. fast shipping. They're a great vendor, have bought a lot of other equipment from them with no issues.

I also grabbed up the M-Edge PRS-505 Excutive case when it was still $15 which is working out quite well. It does push on the volume button at the bottom right edge, but I haven't had any problems with that so far. It also gets in the way of the power switch a bit at the top left, though not in a bad way. It's rather bulky and is quite secure and well padded.

As to the below, no, I have found that you cannot trim the edges off of the PDFs, sadly. This means it's pretty hard to read in certain files, though if you have the orientation in landscape then it helps a fair amount. Each page is then two pages, and while the fonts are rather small and the margins are pretty large even at this point, it's been doing the job for me lately.

You cannot keep the zoom, so each page you'll have to re-zoom in. For some files, the re-flow (Medium, Large, etc. fonts) does work rather well, though in others it's not quite as great: I have a couple PDFs that preserve line breaks, so you get crazy ragged edges (i.e., every other line is about three words). In all cases w/ PDFs, page breaks are always preserved, which is rather annoying: that is to say that even when there is just one paragraph/sentence/word that goes into the next page turn due to re-flow, the rest of the page is blank, so you have to turn the page again to start the the next page in the PDF.

Quote:

Originally Posted by schmolch

I have a question to the prs-600 owners, this might actually be important for me:

Can the PRS-600 trim the page-margins of a pdf?

800 pixels would suffice with trimmed page-margins but without trimming im not so sure it's enough.
Because otherwise i would have to zoom-in, pan around, zoom-out, and only then would i be able to go to the next page. Is that correct?

Thanks!
oh and sorry for being offtopic again.

spirit_wolf · 09-14-2009, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougFNJ

It's funny, I usually think the complete opposite. If I pay the extra for the quicker shipping, I don't want to come home to a note saying 1st attempt, that defeats the purpose of paying extra for quicker shipping, no?

Since I didn't pay extra for quicker shipping that wouldn't be relevent in this case, no?

shrktank · 09-14-2009, 10:56 PM

I got a Silver 600 last on the 10th, a day after my birthday. Ordered from ABT and I must admit they had fast shipping and wonderful customer service.

I bought 2 cases. I purchase the MEdge 505 case and also a Sony premium case. This far I like the Sony case the best as it lays flatter. Also not too excited about the straps holding the reader on the MEdge. I hope they come out with a hinged based case. Both cases are brown, but thinking of getting a black one, if the leather has a more pebbled look to it.

Thus far I am extremely happy with my purchase. I am even more pleased with this forum and the amount of shared knowledge and experiences which assisted me in my purchase

shrktank · 09-14-2009, 10:57 PM

I am finding the turn pages to be excellent, especially after I found out I could change the motion to go from right to left.

wachuko · 09-14-2009, 11:09 PM

I have had it now for a week... two books later and I am still reading from it... I promised I would not go back to the 505 to give the 600 and fair chance. Got to tell you, the quality of the 505 stills calls my name... but the use of the dictionary is keeping me using the 600.

Pretty sure I will not be going back to the 505... my wife already took ownership of it.

wallflower75 · 09-15-2009, 10:07 AM

So far, after a week's use, I'm loving the 600. I was pleased to discover that I don't have to press down as hard on the touchscreen as I feared I would to turn pages. What I love most about it is how much faster the page turns are! Now I have to get used to not turning the page before I'm actually done reading it--I got into a rhythm with the 505 since I knew how long it would take to respond.

Yeah, the screen clarity isn't as good as with the 505, but I knew that would be the case when I bought it. It's not as horrible as it was on the 700 (which I considered buying until I got a good look at it in the store last year).

So overall--for the speed of the processor, the dictionary and the touchscreen, I'm glad I got it.

Journier · 09-15-2009, 11:00 AM

I received mine yesterday from abt. It is silver.

FizzyWater · 09-16-2009, 12:32 AM

Me, me, me!

(forgot to chime in last week when I actually bought it...)

windylim · 09-16-2009, 12:40 AM

I have one... just from this week Monday.

Happy with it so far.

Journier · 09-16-2009, 02:17 AM

Hey FizzyWatter (How come I suddenly got a yen for bathtub gin?), noticed you have a 505. How do you like your 600 compared to the other?

Filark · 09-16-2009, 02:28 AM

Got my silver 600 from Bestbuy.com. It arrived yesterday. Also got the m-edge case from Amazon. So far so good!

My first dedicated eReader, so I have little to compare.

My biggest question is how to protect the screen? (I posted a separate thread asking for advice on screen protectors.)
MobileRead is an excellent forum, and the Wiki (above) has good info on libraries, etc.!

Fi

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09-14-2009, 05:30 PM	#46
schmolch Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 2394 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Germany Device: Kindle	I have a question to the prs-600 owners, this might actually be important for me: Can the PRS-600 trim the page-margins of a pdf? 800 pixels would suffice with trimmed page-margins but without trimming im not so sure it's enough. Because otherwise i would have to zoom-in, pan around, zoom-out, and only then would i be able to go to the next page. Is that correct? Thanks! oh and sorry for being offtopic again.

09-14-2009, 06:26 PM	#48
emphyrio Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: prs-600R	Received a prs-600R on saturday, and I'm very happy to have one. Compared to either an 12 or 9 inch notebook the reader is much more comfortable, both on the eyes and in portability. (btw: the red does not distract) Compared to paper I still find paper books more comfortable (or maybe I'm just getting old fashioned ), but definetly prefer the reader to A4 printouts, despite the better contrast and size of the latter. What I really like is the 'feel' of the device which is highly undevice-like; it's clearly not a book, but when reading on it I don't feel like I'm using a gadget. The downsides: the white on the screen isn't, this means that I need more light (as compared to normal books) when reading. When using the pen it is quite slow in refreshing the screen and drawing with it seems a good way to drain the battery. (reader is a very appropriate name for the device) Accessing date&time; is there some easy way to have them displayed? so far I've only gotten them with home->More->settings. I would really like to have it at the bottom of the screen (with, say, a five-minute refresh).

09-14-2009, 10:56 PM	#52
shrktank Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Imperial,Mo Device: Sony 650,Nook Color and iPad	I got a Silver 600 last on the 10th, a day after my birthday. Ordered from ABT and I must admit they had fast shipping and wonderful customer service. I bought 2 cases. I purchase the MEdge 505 case and also a Sony premium case. This far I like the Sony case the best as it lays flatter. Also not too excited about the straps holding the reader on the MEdge. I hope they come out with a hinged based case. Both cases are brown, but thinking of getting a black one, if the leather has a more pebbled look to it. Thus far I am extremely happy with my purchase. I am even more pleased with this forum and the amount of shared knowledge and experiences which assisted me in my purchase

09-14-2009, 10:57 PM	#53
shrktank Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Imperial,Mo Device: Sony 650,Nook Color and iPad	I am finding the turn pages to be excellent, especially after I found out I could change the motion to go from right to left.

09-14-2009, 11:09 PM	#54
wachuko eBook Worm Posts: 205 Karma: 2745996 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Device: Kindle Paperwhite/ Sony PRS-505/PRS-600 Silver/PRS-T1	I have had it now for a week... two books later and I am still reading from it... I promised I would not go back to the 505 to give the 600 and fair chance. Got to tell you, the quality of the 505 stills calls my name... but the use of the dictionary is keeping me using the 600. Pretty sure I will not be going back to the 505... my wife already took ownership of it.

09-15-2009, 10:07 AM	#55
wallflower75 Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 223852 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Device: Kindle Voyage/iPhone 6 Plus/iPad mini	So far, after a week's use, I'm loving the 600. I was pleased to discover that I don't have to press down as hard on the touchscreen as I feared I would to turn pages. What I love most about it is how much faster the page turns are! Now I have to get used to not turning the page before I'm actually done reading it--I got into a rhythm with the 505 since I knew how long it would take to respond. Yeah, the screen clarity isn't as good as with the 505, but I knew that would be the case when I bought it. It's not as horrible as it was on the 700 (which I considered buying until I got a good look at it in the store last year). So overall--for the speed of the processor, the dictionary and the touchscreen, I'm glad I got it.

09-15-2009, 11:00 AM	#56
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	I received mine yesterday from abt. It is silver.

09-16-2009, 12:32 AM	#57
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Me, me, me! (forgot to chime in last week when I actually bought it...)

09-16-2009, 12:40 AM	#58
windylim Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-600 prospective	I have one... just from this week Monday. Happy with it so far.

09-16-2009, 02:17 AM	#59
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	Hey FizzyWatter (How come I suddenly got a yen for bathtub gin?), noticed you have a 505. How do you like your 600 compared to the other?

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09-16-2009, 02:28 AM	#60
Filark Armed with a smile :) Posts: 1,421 Karma: 2463560 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California, USA Device: enTourage eDGe & Pocket eDGe, Samsung Galaxy Note II	Got my silver 600 from Bestbuy.com. It arrived yesterday. Also got the m-edge case from Amazon. So far so good! My first dedicated eReader, so I have little to compare. My biggest question is how to protect the screen? (I posted a separate thread asking for advice on screen protectors.) MobileRead is an excellent forum, and the Wiki (above) has good info on libraries, etc.! Fi