Which reader has little or no extraneous bezel?

WigglePig · 09-15-2009, 05:31 AM

Hi all,

I have been using a Sony PRS505 and rather like it but I find one irritating thing:
There is way too much bezel! This makes the devices I have seen, including the Sony 300, bigger (wider and longer) than it needs to be and makes it difficult to carry in a pocket.

Are there any reader devices out in the market which have minimal bezel, maybe with buttons on the edge of the unit?

Tra

Piggly

emellaich · 09-15-2009, 05:51 AM

To minimize the bevel look for a touch screen model. The upcoming plastic logic unit looks most promising in this regard. However, we will have to wait and see whether the screen clarity is good, or if it suffers from the same glare problem as on the touch-screen Sony.

WigglePig · 09-15-2009, 07:07 AM

Hiho,

I'm not really interested in touchscreen readers, to be honest, and the Plastic Logic reader is HUUUGE! Nice piece of hardware, but hardly pocket-sized!

Specifically, what I'm looking for is something like the 505 in functionality but without all the real estate at the bottom. I'm pretty sure the readers could be made to be not much wider and longer than the display itself, placing the necessary buttons on the side, or even on the back. This way, I could easily slip a 5" display unit in my pocket.

Tra

Meh.

HarryT · 09-15-2009, 09:20 AM

The CyBook Opus is probably the best in that regard at present. You can comfortably carry it in a pocket (in its carrying pouch, of course).

emellaich · 09-15-2009, 10:29 AM

If you check out the E-book Reader matrix:
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix

You can see the dimensions on the various 5" models. It looks like the smallest are the pocketbook and the Hanlin V5 (the Astak EZReader PocketPro and the Bebook Mini).

MLH

Crowl · 09-17-2009, 05:26 PM

Interesting to see what would enhance portability for some people compared with others, for me the narrower the device the better since that seems to be the limiting factor for me in a jacket pocket.

Sweetpea · 09-18-2009, 10:18 AM

I'd look at the Txtr. Most readers have a rather large bottom bezel. The Txtr only has a side bezel (where you can hold the device).

Only problem, it's not out yet...

09-15-2009, 05:31 AM	#1
WigglePig %20ErrorParse$$#0fh%20 Posts: 65 Karma: 480922 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: At home. Dur! Device: KindleKB (fixed battery!) and a new Kobo Glo!	Which reader has little or no extraneous bezel? Hi all, I have been using a Sony PRS505 and rather like it but I find one irritating thing: There is way too much bezel! This makes the devices I have seen, including the Sony 300, bigger (wider and longer) than it needs to be and makes it difficult to carry in a pocket. Are there any reader devices out in the market which have minimal bezel, maybe with buttons on the edge of the unit? Tra Piggly __________________ Meep. Now reduced for extra reflow.

09-15-2009, 07:07 AM	#3
WigglePig %20ErrorParse$$#0fh%20 Posts: 65 Karma: 480922 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: At home. Dur! Device: KindleKB (fixed battery!) and a new Kobo Glo!	Hiho, I'm not really interested in touchscreen readers, to be honest, and the Plastic Logic reader is HUUUGE! Nice piece of hardware, but hardly pocket-sized! Specifically, what I'm looking for is something like the 505 in functionality but without all the real estate at the bottom. I'm pretty sure the readers could be made to be not much wider and longer than the display itself, placing the necessary buttons on the side, or even on the back. This way, I could easily slip a 5" display unit in my pocket. Tra Meh. __________________ Meep. Now reduced for extra reflow.

09-15-2009, 09:20 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,663 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	The CyBook Opus is probably the best in that regard at present. You can comfortably carry it in a pocket (in its carrying pouch, of course). __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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09-15-2009, 05:51 AM	#2
emellaich Wizard Posts: 1,017 Karma: 3630887 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Palm=> Ebookman=> IPaq=> Axim=> Cybook=> Kindle 2=>IPAD 1 & Kindle 3SO	To minimize the bevel look for a touch screen model. The upcoming plastic logic unit looks most promising in this regard. However, we will have to wait and see whether the screen clarity is good, or if it suffers from the same glare problem as on the touch-screen Sony.

09-15-2009, 10:29 AM	#5
emellaich Wizard Posts: 1,017 Karma: 3630887 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Palm=> Ebookman=> IPaq=> Axim=> Cybook=> Kindle 2=>IPAD 1 & Kindle 3SO	If you check out the E-book Reader matrix: http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix You can see the dimensions on the various 5" models. It looks like the smallest are the pocketbook and the Hanlin V5 (the Astak EZReader PocketPro and the Bebook Mini). MLH

09-17-2009, 05:26 PM	#6
Crowl Wizard Posts: 1,186 Karma: 1007430 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Blackberry, iPad, PlayBook, Kindle 3, Kindle Paperwhite	Interesting to see what would enhance portability for some people compared with others, for me the narrower the device the better since that seems to be the limiting factor for me in a jacket pocket.


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