Sony PRS 505 vs iRex 2nd Edition

tovarish · 11-03-2009, 02:56 AM

I am in the market to buy a reader and have narrowed down to these two. The iRex in theory has a bigger screen and more gray level so could be better for reading but I have a 505 on borrow and it looks great for reading except for mangas where I think the resolution is not high enough for reading a full page.

What do you guys suggest.

tovarish

gwynevans · 11-03-2009, 07:31 AM

What do you expect to be reading the most - if you need technical PDFs, for instance, then you're going to be saving up for the iRex. If you just want to read normal fiction, then the Sony should be fine, although there are a number of people reading mangas on them, so may search the forum & see if there any any tips to help with viewing them on a 505.

tovarish · 11-03-2009, 08:33 AM

I wont be reading any technical documents. Fiction and Comics are consume most of my reading desires.
I have managed to copy comics (mangas) to the 505 i have on borrow using calibre so that is no problem but I would like to know if people have experienced reading comics with both of them and compared the two.
The irex would be an easy buy (i dont care about the price difference) with all its features but I am not sure if the hardware and software experience is good enough (slow, buggy, prone to resets etc.)

gwynevans · 11-03-2009, 02:36 PM

Here are a few links to check, some of which have a number of samples suitable for the 505 just in case there are different results from different tools.

11-03-2009, 02:56 AM	#1
tovarish Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2004 Device: HTC Touch Pro2	Sony PRS 505 vs iRex 2nd Edition I am in the market to buy a reader and have narrowed down to these two. The iRex in theory has a bigger screen and more gray level so could be better for reading but I have a 505 on borrow and it looks great for reading except for mangas where I think the resolution is not high enough for reading a full page. What do you guys suggest. tovarish

11-03-2009, 02:36 PM	#4
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	Here are a few links to check, some of which have a number of samples suitable for the 505 just in case there are different results from different tools. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59817 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57570 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11261

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11-03-2009, 07:31 AM	#2
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	What do you expect to be reading the most - if you need technical PDFs, for instance, then you're going to be saving up for the iRex. If you just want to read normal fiction, then the Sony should be fine, although there are a number of people reading mangas on them, so may search the forum & see if there any any tips to help with viewing them on a 505.

11-03-2009, 08:33 AM	#3
tovarish Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2004 Device: HTC Touch Pro2	I wont be reading any technical documents. Fiction and Comics are consume most of my reading desires. I have managed to copy comics (mangas) to the 505 i have on borrow using calibre so that is no problem but I would like to know if people have experienced reading comics with both of them and compared the two. The irex would be an easy buy (i dont care about the price difference) with all its features but I am not sure if the hardware and software experience is good enough (slow, buggy, prone to resets etc.)