MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Alternatives to the PRS-600 in the UK?

momentblur · 07-26-2010, 01:01 PM

I also am a complete newb at this, having just spent the last couple of weeks looking into buying an ereader as I'm going travelling and want one. So, I'd take my views in that light.

I saw a prs 600 up against a 300 and found the difference in screen quality to be huge, the glare on the 600 worrying me less than the large difference in contrast that was apparent. I definitely would not buy a 600. From what I've read this is not a problem you encounter with any device wear the touch screen tech is placed behind the screen (as far as I can see all devices with stylus' work in this way).

In terms of the bebook one.
This is a device that I've been looking into with quite a bit of interest at the beginning before deciding that the spec and levels of grey displayed seem lower than the competition were offering at the same price. I then discovered that the 2010 version is a hardware upgrade (the hanlin v3+) {please correct me if this is wrong as I'm stilln ot 100%} and therefore displays in 16 levels of grey and has the newer standard speed processor (Can't find spec right now) allowing faster menu navigation and I believe page turns.
The miain point here being that I would be careful where you bought one. If you source it through bebooks website I believe you will recieve a 2010 edition but I believe PLAY are still selling the old model (They are definitely advertising it with the old specs) and others may be.

Sorry I did not mean to be so in depth, I am meanig to start my own thread with a few questions and may link back here when I have as I don't want to write everything twice.

I was drawn to comment on your thread as I thought a couple of people were not being mentioned:

Cool-er lower build quality but great if you want light weight 178g company just folded so no further firmware updates and original menu's etc questionable.

... Writing this at work and just realised I'm meant to be closing.
I'll be back, probably.

Also Hello Mobile read as this is my proper first post.

May they always be as confused and half finished...

07-26-2010, 01:01 PM	#15
momentblur Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: England Device: Kindle 3 3G	I also am a complete newb at this, having just spent the last couple of weeks looking into buying an ereader as I'm going travelling and want one. So, I'd take my views in that light. I saw a prs 600 up against a 300 and found the difference in screen quality to be huge, the glare on the 600 worrying me less than the large difference in contrast that was apparent. I definitely would not buy a 600. From what I've read this is not a problem you encounter with any device wear the touch screen tech is placed behind the screen (as far as I can see all devices with stylus' work in this way). In terms of the bebook one. This is a device that I've been looking into with quite a bit of interest at the beginning before deciding that the spec and levels of grey displayed seem lower than the competition were offering at the same price. I then discovered that the 2010 version is a hardware upgrade (the hanlin v3+) {please correct me if this is wrong as I'm stilln ot 100%} and therefore displays in 16 levels of grey and has the newer standard speed processor (Can't find spec right now) allowing faster menu navigation and I believe page turns. The miain point here being that I would be careful where you bought one. If you source it through bebooks website I believe you will recieve a 2010 edition but I believe PLAY are still selling the old model (They are definitely advertising it with the old specs) and others may be. Sorry I did not mean to be so in depth, I am meanig to start my own thread with a few questions and may link back here when I have as I don't want to write everything twice. I was drawn to comment on your thread as I thought a couple of people were not being mentioned: Cool-er lower build quality but great if you want light weight 178g company just folded so no further firmware updates and original menu's etc questionable. ... Writing this at work and just realised I'm meant to be closing. I'll be back, probably. Also Hello Mobile read as this is my proper first post. May they always be as confused and half finished...