Buy a backup Sony 505 before they're extinct?

RCR · 09-12-2009, 07:21 AM

I love my Sony 505 so much. It's still working perfectly after 20 months. But they are no longer made, and the number of outlets having them in stock is shrinking.

Should I buy a backup while they are still available or just pray my current device lives forever?

HarryT · 09-12-2009, 07:24 AM

I wouldn't buy a "backup". If you just leave it in a drawer, unused, for a year or two, if and when you do come to want to use it, the battery is going to be dead.

Bilbo1967 · 09-12-2009, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I wouldn't buy a "backup". If you just leave it in a drawer, unused, for a year or two, if and when you do come to want to use it, the battery is going to be dead.

Although, if you use an SD card for storage, you could alternate between the two and keep them both OK in that way.

Personally, I wouldn't buy a back-up of something I already have as I would always be worried that something better comes out at some point in the future.

Who are you? · 09-12-2009, 08:06 AM

No, don't hog the 505s, let someone else have it.

goldilocks · 09-12-2009, 08:38 AM

I thought about getting another 505. My local Target had 5 left - now down to 1. Never lowered the price! I decided to watch the new the new readers coming out. For now, I still have my 505 and am enjoying reading on it very much!

MickeyC · 09-12-2009, 09:10 AM

I agree with Bilbo1967. Besides, although you may not care for the 300 or 600, either one would make a very decent substitute till something better came along. I've had my 505 for 21 months and am as hooked on it as you are but could live with a 300.

vivaldirules · 09-12-2009, 12:53 PM

I'm curious, is it the high resolution screen of the 505 that makes you covet it more than the cheaper 300 or the more capable 600?

HarryT · 09-12-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I'm curious, is it the high resolution screen of the 505 that makes you covet it more than the cheaper 300 or the more capable 600?

The resolution (in pixels) of all three devices is identical.

vivaldirules · 09-12-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The resolution (in pixels) of all three devices is identical.

Yes, I misspoke. I meant the fact that the apparent resolution (clarity) of the 505 is higher than the other devices.

Vesper · 09-12-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Yes, I misspoke. I meant the fact that the apparent resolution (clarity) of the 505 is higher than the other devices.

Apparently, 300 has the same type of the screen, with same clarity, but smaller. And 600 has less contrast, but is same size.

DrS

Superlucky · 09-12-2009, 10:54 PM

I feel the same as RCR. I refuse to sacrifice screen clarity, so the 600 is out of the question. The 300's screen is good, but it's too small and doesn't have expandable memory. Right now the 505 is the only device that meets my needs, so it's easy to get paranoid about what will happen if mine breaks or dies.

AnemicOak · 09-12-2009, 11:08 PM

Any US folks looking for a 505, or a backup 505, check Target. I just got back from one and they had the 505 on clearance for $237

Dylrob · 09-13-2009, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Superlucky

I feel the same as RCR. I refuse to sacrifice screen clarity, so the 600 is out of the question. The 300's screen is good, but it's too small and doesn't have expandable memory. Right now the 505 is the only device that meets my needs, so it's easy to get paranoid about what will happen if mine breaks or dies.

Well there are other brands using the exact same screen. And an increasing number of those support ePub, which Sony is switching their own store over to by the end of this year.

Superlucky · 09-13-2009, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylrob

Well there are other brands using the exact same screen. And many support ePub, which Sony is switching their own store over to by the end of this year.

I've read over and over again on these forums that the 505 (and now the 300) is unsurpassed when it comes to screen quality. Everybody uses eInk, but it doesn't look the same on every device.

HarryT · 09-13-2009, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Superlucky

I've read over and over again on these forums that the 505 (and now the 300) is unsurpassed when it comes to screen quality. Everybody uses eInk, but it doesn't look the same on every device.

I really must disagree with you. Every 6" device uses the same screen, made on the same production line in the same factory by the same company (PVI in Taiwan). They really are all identical. How many other 6" devices have you compared side-by-side with your PRS-505?

09-12-2009, 07:21 AM	#1
RCR Addict Posts: 334 Karma: 992487 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7	Buy a backup Sony 505 before they're extinct? I love my Sony 505 so much. It's still working perfectly after 20 months. But they are no longer made, and the number of outlets having them in stock is shrinking. Should I buy a backup while they are still available or just pray my current device lives forever?

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I wouldn't buy a "backup". If you just leave it in a drawer, unused, for a year or two, if and when you do come to want to use it, the battery is going to be dead.

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Who are you? Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 300001 Join Date: May 2009 Device: 505	No, don't hog the 505s, let someone else have it.

09-12-2009, 08:38 AM	#5
goldilocks Addict Posts: 344 Karma: 1222222 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Florida Device: Sony PRS-505	I thought about getting another 505. My local Target had 5 left - now down to 1. Never lowered the price! I decided to watch the new the new readers coming out. For now, I still have my 505 and am enjoying reading on it very much!

09-12-2009, 09:10 AM	#6
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	I agree with Bilbo1967. Besides, although you may not care for the 300 or 600, either one would make a very decent substitute till something better came along. I've had my 505 for 21 months and am as hooked on it as you are but could live with a 300.

09-12-2009, 12:53 PM	#7
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I'm curious, is it the high resolution screen of the 505 that makes you covet it more than the cheaper 300 or the more capable 600?

09-12-2009, 10:54 PM	#11
Superlucky Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 5952 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-350	I feel the same as RCR. I refuse to sacrifice screen clarity, so the 600 is out of the question. The 300's screen is good, but it's too small and doesn't have expandable memory. Right now the 505 is the only device that meets my needs, so it's easy to get paranoid about what will happen if mine breaks or dies.

09-12-2009, 11:08 PM	#12
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Any US folks looking for a 505, or a backup 505, check Target. I just got back from one and they had the 505 on clearance for $237

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