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atze · 11-20-2011, 07:08 AM

After the concerns I had about the page flipping issue, I still went ahead and bought the PRS-T1 at JB HIFI. - I got it for $165.

I turned it on and the configuration wizard started. I got to the date settings when it shut down and tried to restart and shut down and tried to restart... An endless loop by the looks of it. I was still in the shopping centre and was about to go back to JB to get a replacement when I thought of using the reset button.
That worked and the wizard was restarted, continuing where It left off before it went into its reset loop. This time I was able to complete the setup.

I downloaded all the bits and pieces I needed.. Calibre, Sony Reader software, a couple of books from Amazon, ...
I then removed DRM from he mobi files, converted them to epub and loaded the books onto the reader using Calibre. They appear to work fine.
Then, before I did any serious reading I installed the latest Firmware (1.0.02.10280) and started reading one of the books that came with the PRS-T1, 'The Jungle Book.'

I made a point of not using the buttons, but just swiping. No problems, everything appeared to work. I got to page 78, in three sessions and I never experienced the page flipping issue. I used the dictionary to look up words, switched dictionaries and changed the font type and size. All went well.

However, I have set a password on the device and this afternoon I was not able to get the reader going. When prompted for the password, it would not accept any input for '1'. I turned the reader off an on, several times and it still would not work. I then did a reset using the reset button and all of a sudden it worked again.

While it works it is great, but it certainly is a buggy device. So far I can handle the issues. I'll keep you posted on how I go from here.

11-20-2011, 07:08 AM	#100
atze Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Darwin Device: Sony PRS-T1	PRS-T: Bugs and first impressions After the concerns I had about the page flipping issue, I still went ahead and bought the PRS-T1 at JB HIFI. - I got it for $165. I turned it on and the configuration wizard started. I got to the date settings when it shut down and tried to restart and shut down and tried to restart... An endless loop by the looks of it. I was still in the shopping centre and was about to go back to JB to get a replacement when I thought of using the reset button. That worked and the wizard was restarted, continuing where It left off before it went into its reset loop. This time I was able to complete the setup. I downloaded all the bits and pieces I needed.. Calibre, Sony Reader software, a couple of books from Amazon, ... I then removed DRM from he mobi files, converted them to epub and loaded the books onto the reader using Calibre. They appear to work fine. Then, before I did any serious reading I installed the latest Firmware (1.0.02.10280) and started reading one of the books that came with the PRS-T1, 'The Jungle Book.' I made a point of not using the buttons, but just swiping. No problems, everything appeared to work. I got to page 78, in three sessions and I never experienced the page flipping issue. I used the dictionary to look up words, switched dictionaries and changed the font type and size. All went well. However, I have set a password on the device and this afternoon I was not able to get the reader going. When prompted for the password, it would not accept any input for '1'. I turned the reader off an on, several times and it still would not work. I then did a reset using the reset button and all of a sudden it worked again. While it works it is great, but it certainly is a buggy device. So far I can handle the issues. I'll keep you posted on how I go from here.