MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - An Australian review of the PRS-350 and PRS-650

ShellShock · 10-08-2010, 02:13 PM

I'm a bit puzzled by this:

"The key difference between the Sony screens and the Kindle is that the Sony trades some contrast for a touch screen. Unlike the previous model however the trade off is marginal and they have solved the reflectivity issue."

I did not think there was any trade off at all--the Sony 350/650 screen should be as good as the K3.

Also this:

"Sony would however provide a further justification for the premium price and add to the longevity of the device if they managed to enable additional default fonts or embedded font support via software upgrade."

OK the 350/650 do not support additional default fonts (without a firmware hack), but they definitely do support embedded fonts in epubs (and I believe in LRF). Some purchased epubs will come with embedded fonts which one hopes have been carefully chosen to enhance the reading experience--no problem for 350/650. If you are into making your own epubs you can have any font you want.

10-08-2010, 02:13 PM	#4
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,178 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	I'm a bit puzzled by this: "The key difference between the Sony screens and the Kindle is that the Sony trades some contrast for a touch screen. Unlike the previous model however the trade off is marginal and they have solved the reflectivity issue." I did not think there was any trade off at all--the Sony 350/650 screen should be as good as the K3. Also this: "Sony would however provide a further justification for the premium price and add to the longevity of the device if they managed to enable additional default fonts or embedded font support via software upgrade." OK the 350/650 do not support additional default fonts (without a firmware hack), but they definitely do support embedded fonts in epubs (and I believe in LRF). Some purchased epubs will come with embedded fonts which one hopes have been carefully chosen to enhance the reading experience--no problem for 350/650. If you are into making your own epubs you can have any font you want.