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readyread · 11-13-2010, 03:49 AM

I "installed" v1.9.0.3 on my Sony PRS 505.

My first impressions:
* Firmware starts fast
* Configuration options are great (font types, font sizes and so on)
* I love the zoom options in pdf-mode
* left and right justified text => great!

This firmware really enhances the PRS 505! Thanks for this amazing piece of software!

But while testing the firmware I also found some drawbacks:
* An epub-file takes a minute or two til its loaded
* The value of the battery display jumps nearly with each buttonclick between several stages
* If I turn off the device or simply go to another page I can see the contents of the last page on empty places -> It seems that the sony-firmware clears the screen in a clearer way
* css-styles and paragraphs in an epub-file are ignored
* If I open a pdf-file and switch to landscape and also select the zoom-option "text width" the firmware ends in an endless loop when I skim to the next page. Only the progressbar shows that the display is not frozen but after an hour I didn't like to wait any further so I had to press the reset button because no other buttonpress revitalized my PRS 505. After that the fully loaded battery was empty! Is the powerconsumption of the firmware so high? -> It would be nice if there is something like a "cancel"-button
* When I loaded the same pdf after the reset of my PRS 505 it seems that everything works with the same settings (landscape + zoom on text width). But the problem is that some lines are not readable because they flow out on top or bottom of the viewable area
* Selecting the option "switch back to sony firmware" needs also a manual reset because the hourglass-screen does not disappear even after several minutes

11-13-2010, 03:49 AM	#144
readyread Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS 505	I "installed" v1.9.0.3 on my Sony PRS 505. My first impressions: * Firmware starts fast * Configuration options are great (font types, font sizes and so on) * I love the zoom options in pdf-mode * left and right justified text => great! This firmware really enhances the PRS 505! Thanks for this amazing piece of software! But while testing the firmware I also found some drawbacks: * An epub-file takes a minute or two til its loaded * The value of the battery display jumps nearly with each buttonclick between several stages * If I turn off the device or simply go to another page I can see the contents of the last page on empty places -> It seems that the sony-firmware clears the screen in a clearer way * css-styles and paragraphs in an epub-file are ignored * If I open a pdf-file and switch to landscape and also select the zoom-option "text width" the firmware ends in an endless loop when I skim to the next page. Only the progressbar shows that the display is not frozen but after an hour I didn't like to wait any further so I had to press the reset button because no other buttonpress revitalized my PRS 505. After that the fully loaded battery was empty! Is the powerconsumption of the firmware so high? -> It would be nice if there is something like a "cancel"-button * When I loaded the same pdf after the reset of my PRS 505 it seems that everything works with the same settings (landscape + zoom on text width). But the problem is that some lines are not readable because they flow out on top or bottom of the viewable area * Selecting the option "switch back to sony firmware" needs also a manual reset because the hourglass-screen does not disappear even after several minutes Last edited by readyread; 11-13-2010 at 04:37 AM.