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CO'Neil · 04-19-2008, 10:36 PM

Well, I certainly have gotten more hours of entertainment out of my 500 than any other toy I can recall since Legos, when I was four years old.

Sony's "eBook Library" connection software is the buggiest thing I ever do run on my home computer, hanging every so often and taking its time to scan the 2gig memory chip prior to file transfers. And the 500 does once in a while need a hard re-boot or just decide to do so itself for some reason.

But overall, rather to my surprise, the dang thing still ain't broke! Maybe it won't, either, and I'll have to buy a 505 to go along with it, just to check out the "improved" screen contrast.

I'll be impressed if Sony does stay in the e-reader game at all over the long term, since I figured their real goal was mainly a chunk of the DRM market and the spectacular Kovid Goyal software has, for me, blown that out of the water. Over the years though I've bought a few Sony one-off products like the ICF-2010 and SW-1 that remain fun to play with even now.

For sure, if they do stop production, I'd need a spare or two at least.

04-19-2008, 10:36 PM	#27
CO'Neil Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 154 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: upstate NY Device: PRS500	good ole 500 Well, I certainly have gotten more hours of entertainment out of my 500 than any other toy I can recall since Legos, when I was four years old. Sony's "eBook Library" connection software is the buggiest thing I ever do run on my home computer, hanging every so often and taking its time to scan the 2gig memory chip prior to file transfers. And the 500 does once in a while need a hard re-boot or just decide to do so itself for some reason. But overall, rather to my surprise, the dang thing still ain't broke! Maybe it won't, either, and I'll have to buy a 505 to go along with it, just to check out the "improved" screen contrast. I'll be impressed if Sony does stay in the e-reader game at all over the long term, since I figured their real goal was mainly a chunk of the DRM market and the spectacular Kovid Goyal software has, for me, blown that out of the water. Over the years though I've bought a few Sony one-off products like the ICF-2010 and SW-1 that remain fun to play with even now. For sure, if they do stop production, I'd need a spare or two at least.