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flamaest · 02-25-2008, 10:55 PM

Hi Folks,

I was playing with a Sony 505 Reader at Fry's Electronics yesterday and I noticed a few interesting things:

Sometimes I like to check out display units because they have taken much abuse and you get to see the most likely failure or fatigue points of the hardware.

I noticed that the top and bottom of the 505 is made of plastic with a fake chrome finish. Although I'm not sure if 500 chrome edges are also plastic, I'd like to say that the hard-right-angles of the 505 plastic covers are places where the fake chrome will start to peel away with age.
Next to the 505 was the 500, also showing it's age, due to months of customers messing with it, did not have any such peeling on it's chrome edges.

The 505 frame, sitting next to a 500, also seemed easier to bend or twist compared to the 500. I must be a weakling, but the 500 seemed much tougher, I could not bend it [testing within reason of course, I wasn't trying to break anything].

The screen contrast was better and the the page refresh faster than the 500.

The page turn buttons on the edge of the 505, next to the number buttons, seemed hard to push due to the inward curve of the aluminum case. It could be my fat fingers, but I couldn't see myself comfortably using these buttons as an everyday page turn option. I like my joystick too much to upgrade.

Just some random observations by a curious fellow.

I'll stick with my 500,
Fabian.

02-25-2008, 10:55 PM	#1
flamaest Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 1044459 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: prs-500	I'll stick with my 500, thank you. Hi Folks, I was playing with a Sony 505 Reader at Fry's Electronics yesterday and I noticed a few interesting things: Sometimes I like to check out display units because they have taken much abuse and you get to see the most likely failure or fatigue points of the hardware. I noticed that the top and bottom of the 505 is made of plastic with a fake chrome finish. Although I'm not sure if 500 chrome edges are also plastic, I'd like to say that the hard-right-angles of the 505 plastic covers are places where the fake chrome will start to peel away with age. Next to the 505 was the 500, also showing it's age, due to months of customers messing with it, did not have any such peeling on it's chrome edges. The 505 frame, sitting next to a 500, also seemed easier to bend or twist compared to the 500. I must be a weakling, but the 500 seemed much tougher, I could not bend it [testing within reason of course, I wasn't trying to break anything]. The screen contrast was better and the the page refresh faster than the 500. The page turn buttons on the edge of the 505, next to the number buttons, seemed hard to push due to the inward curve of the aluminum case. It could be my fat fingers, but I couldn't see myself comfortably using these buttons as an everyday page turn option. I like my joystick too much to upgrade. Just some random observations by a curious fellow. I'll stick with my 500, Fabian.