Pocketbook pro 602 Vs. Sony t1

[Tony1988]

Thinking about getting another ereader as a gift. I have a sony 650 that I love.(but they arent cheaply available right now) I was thinking of one of these two for a gift. I know the T1 has had some issues. Is this true as well for the 602? I dont see much talk of it at the Pocketbook forums. But from what I see the device has tons of options. Im not too concerned about the vizplex screen vs pearl. Because to be honest it doesnt make much difference. They always look about the same to me.

So what are people thoughts on these two?

[Tony1988]

Anyone?

[Pomtroll]

Can't really help you here. I've had the T1 but not the 602. The T1 is a great reader but I had troubles with it. Did you try asking this at the Pocketbook forum?

[Tony1988]

Originally Posted by Pomtroll

Can't really help you here. I've had the T1 but not the 602. The T1 is a great reader but I had troubles with it. Did you try asking this at the Pocketbook forum?

Not yet. I will go there next. I wanted unbiased opinions first.

[kacir]

Originally Posted by Tony1988

Is this true as well for the 602? I dont see much talk of it at the Pocketbook forums.

I do not have PB 602, I have an earlier 5 inch model PB360.
I am not aware of any systematic problems on PB602.

ON PB602 everything is configurable.
You can install fonts, dictionaries, themes, [a few] third-party programs such as coolreader or improved FBReader.

You can configure the GUI of the device (with the above mentioned themes), you can configure even button functions.

The device supports many, many formats: CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, FB2, FB2.ZIP, HTML, PDF, PRC (Mobipocket), RTF, TCR, TXT, MOBI
You can use hierarchical directories and also "favorites" (similar to collections but hierarchical)
The device has Text-To-Speech in many languages.

Some supported formats, such as epub can be displayed by several reading programs that are available.

For FBReader - my favourite reading program on PocketBook - you can set fonts, margins, justification, line spacing, space between paragraphs, first line indent and many other formatting things.

For CoolReader you can have css file with overrides for any formatting element for each supported file format separately.

As I said, everything is configurable.
The device does not need to be hacked to configure or install fonts, or third-party programs. Those programs need to be made specifficaly for PocketBook 602, 603, 902, 903.


On the other hand, Sony T1 has Android, so there are many programs automatically available for it when you root it. At the moment there are many programs that do not work yet.

[ring0_event]

I have a T1, and I have one complaint: reflowed text PDF page turns are *awfully slow*, so if PDF support is important, think twice before getting a T1. However, I should also say that the EPUB reading experience on my T1 has been great so far. I've never used Pocketbook readers, so I cannot compare.
Now the T1 has been rooted, but I've not done this yet. It's possible this could address the PDF page turn issue, but I don't know that.

[Tony1988]

Originally Posted by kacir

I do not have PB 602, I have an earlier 5 inch model PB360.
I am not aware of any systematic problems on PB602.

ON PB602 everything is configurable.
You can install fonts, dictionaries, themes, [a few] third-party programs such as coolreader or improved FBReader.

You can configure the GUI of the device (with the above mentioned themes), you can configure even button functions.

The device supports many, many formats: CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, FB2, FB2.ZIP, HTML, PDF, PRC (Mobipocket), RTF, TCR, TXT, MOBI
You can use hierarchical directories and also "favorites" (similar to collections but hierarchical)
The device has Text-To-Speech in many languages.

Some supported formats, such as epub can be displayed by several reading programs that are available.

For FBReader - my favourite reading program on PocketBook - you can set fonts, margins, justification, line spacing, space between paragraphs, first line indent and many other formatting things.

For CoolReader you can have css file with overrides for any formatting element for each supported file format separately.

As I said, everything is configurable.
The device does not need to be hacked to configure or install fonts, or third-party programs. Those programs need to be made specifficaly for PocketBook 602, 603, 902, 903.


On the other hand, Sony T1 has Android, so there are many programs automatically available for it when you root it. At the moment there are many programs that do not work yet.

This all sounds good. I have seen the device ( as well as the 603 which probably wont be here for awhile) it looks like a very solid reader.

I think I may pick one up.

[kacir]

Originally Posted by Tony1988

This all sounds good. I have seen the device ( as well as the 603 which probably wont be here for awhile) it looks like a very solid reader.

I think I may pick one up.

There will be 612 model available in a few weeks (do not hold your breath, PB is known for not-always-keeping delivery date promises).
612 has touch but doesn't have 3G (mobile phone data module that is not approved for USA market)

[Tony1988]

Originally Posted by kacir

There will be 612 model available in a few weeks (do not hold your breath, PB is known for not-always-keeping delivery date promises).
612 has touch but doesn't have 3G (mobile phone data module that is not approved for USA market)

Yeah I know about the 612. The touch is for the stylus only, correct?? Otherwise its exactly like the 602?

[kacir]

Originally Posted by Tony1988

Yeah I know about the 612. The touch is for the stylus only, correct?? Otherwise its exactly like the 602?

Yes. That is my understanding.