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onebadhank · 02-26-2011, 04:50 AM

My PRS-650 has given me problems since I got it in late December. I have only gotten more than 2 days on a charge twice. Both of those times the battery went from half charge to no charge in the blink of an eye. Also the reader swaps colors. The words turn white and the background turns black. It then prints the pages on top of each other instead of wiping for page turns. I called Sony and they said I wasn't charging it properly as if you need a physics degree to charge one of these. They neglected to log the call so when I called back again it was past 30 days and they claimed it was my first contact. Because of this they replaced the unit with a Refurbished unit instead of a new one. And to top it off the refurb has the message "Test Mode Available" in the upper left corner all the time except in sleep mode. This makes it difficult to read the first few words.
Anyone else experiencing any of this?

02-26-2011, 04:50 AM	#1
onebadhank Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Sony PRS-650BC	Colors reverse and battery loses charge My PRS-650 has given me problems since I got it in late December. I have only gotten more than 2 days on a charge twice. Both of those times the battery went from half charge to no charge in the blink of an eye. Also the reader swaps colors. The words turn white and the background turns black. It then prints the pages on top of each other instead of wiping for page turns. I called Sony and they said I wasn't charging it properly as if you need a physics degree to charge one of these. They neglected to log the call so when I called back again it was past 30 days and they claimed it was my first contact. Because of this they replaced the unit with a Refurbished unit instead of a new one. And to top it off the refurb has the message "Test Mode Available" in the upper left corner all the time except in sleep mode. This makes it difficult to read the first few words. Anyone else experiencing any of this?