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ReaderAtFargo · 01-02-2008, 02:58 PM

I own both readers, the Sony PRS-505 for my wife and the iLiad for me. There is no place for comparison here, the iLiad is simply much better. It comes with the price, of course...

a) iLiads handles large files (books with many pages) much better that PRS-505. It takes much more time for PRS-505 to turn a page of a large book, up to 15 sec sometimes! That could be very frustrating (my wife doesn't curse but, boy, one of those days...).

b) there is an apparent bug in the Sony PRS-505 software. In pdf files created with MS Word 2007, all pages after page 1000 are...blank.

c) shame on Sony, their technical support is nowhere to be compared with the technical support of the much smaller Dutch company. I guess, Sony is just interested in getting your money for a half-baked product (they had to meet a deadline for the Christmas 2007 shopping season) and then you're on your own.

01-02-2008, 02:58 PM	#1
ReaderAtFargo eBookLover Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: PRS-505, iLiad	iLiad vs. Sony PRS-505 I own both readers, the Sony PRS-505 for my wife and the iLiad for me. There is no place for comparison here, the iLiad is simply much better. It comes with the price, of course... a) iLiads handles large files (books with many pages) much better that PRS-505. It takes much more time for PRS-505 to turn a page of a large book, up to 15 sec sometimes! That could be very frustrating (my wife doesn't curse but, boy, one of those days...). b) there is an apparent bug in the Sony PRS-505 software. In pdf files created with MS Word 2007, all pages after page 1000 are...blank. c) shame on Sony, their technical support is nowhere to be compared with the technical support of the much smaller Dutch company. I guess, Sony is just interested in getting your money for a half-baked product (they had to meet a deadline for the Christmas 2007 shopping season) and then you're on your own.