02-26-2010, 10:22 AM | #1 |
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New owner, couple of questions.
Hi all, new member here and got a couple of questions on the prs-505.
Bought this today from argos, last one in store here in North Devon. First question, do I need to update the official firmware? I'm assuming not as the only version I can find online is 1.1 and the version pre installed on mine is 1.2 Also if I was to subscribe to a newspaper service ie the guardian, how are the pdf versions of these newspapers going to look? would i be better to convert them in some way? |
02-26-2010, 10:35 AM | #2 |
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The firmware on the device should be the latest one. To verify, find a free ePub book and if it opens then you have the latest.
PDFs do not look the best on a 6" screen. Look at a program called 'Calibre' and use their recipe feature. It may be a way to get the content you want without paying for a subscription. |
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02-27-2010, 07:07 AM | #3 |
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1.1 is the US firmware; 1.2 the UK version. The only difference is the date format.
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02-27-2010, 08:23 AM | #4 |
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Thanks for the replies.
Used calibre to download and install the UK newspapers I was after. Quite impressed with the newspaper experience, better than I thought it would be. |
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