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sirmaru · 12-19-2007, 05:19 PM

The following are the contributors to the S L O W processing of the Sony PRS 505:

1. It takes too long to move the cursor or to open a new page if it is not the very next page.

2. There is no search function.

I downloaded an NIV Bible from the Sony eBook Store to the PRS 505 and brought it to Bible Study. I found the cursor moving VERY SLOW from line to line. I especially found it died in the Psalms Book since there were 150 chapters which the cursor had to move through at the beginning.

I can only conclude that the firmware needs an upgrade, the processor needs an upgrade and the database software needs an upgrade.

If I just use it to read a book from one page to the next, it serves the purpose. Personally, I read on my PC most books and will only use the Reader if I have to babysit for my daughter or wait in a doctor's office. If I have to go to Bible Study again, I'll just have to bring my NIV Thinline Large Print Bible. The Sony PRS 505 just doesn't cut it for that purpose.

12-19-2007, 05:19 PM	#15
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Sony 505 REAL SLOW problems. The following are the contributors to the S L O W processing of the Sony PRS 505: 1. It takes too long to move the cursor or to open a new page if it is not the very next page. 2. There is no search function. I downloaded an NIV Bible from the Sony eBook Store to the PRS 505 and brought it to Bible Study. I found the cursor moving VERY SLOW from line to line. I especially found it died in the Psalms Book since there were 150 chapters which the cursor had to move through at the beginning. I can only conclude that the firmware needs an upgrade, the processor needs an upgrade and the database software needs an upgrade. If I just use it to read a book from one page to the next, it serves the purpose. Personally, I read on my PC most books and will only use the Reader if I have to babysit for my daughter or wait in a doctor's office. If I have to go to Bible Study again, I'll just have to bring my NIV Thinline Large Print Bible. The Sony PRS 505 just doesn't cut it for that purpose.