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johnnytruant · 11-29-2011, 04:03 PM

Hi all. Considering a PRS-T1 after my long-serving iLiad has sadly started to die.

Couple of things I couldn't resolve in the shop today, perhaps someone here can help.

1. Power down. Seems hard to turn off. I'd expect a long press on the power button would do it, but that didn't seem to work. Ideally I'd rather not navigate Am I missing something?

2. Off-screen. I like the idea of having the cover of the book I'm reading on the screen when it's off, but the demo one today didn't do it. The book which was loaded on there had a cover on the listings page, but it could just be a demo non-feature.

3. Power-up behaviour. One of the things I like about my iLiad is that I turn it on and it automatically opens my last-read book at the page I was at. Can the Sony be cajoled into doing this?

4. I'm assuming it plays nice with linux+calibre, no need for the Sony software? I do have a Windows machine if I really need to.

Any answers or advice much appreciated.

11-29-2011, 04:03 PM	#1
johnnytruant Member Posts: 23 Karma: 149 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: iRex iLiad, Aura HD	some questions PC World couldn't answer Hi all. Considering a PRS-T1 after my long-serving iLiad has sadly started to die. Couple of things I couldn't resolve in the shop today, perhaps someone here can help. 1. Power down. Seems hard to turn off. I'd expect a long press on the power button would do it, but that didn't seem to work. Ideally I'd rather not navigate Am I missing something? 2. Off-screen. I like the idea of having the cover of the book I'm reading on the screen when it's off, but the demo one today didn't do it. The book which was loaded on there had a cover on the listings page, but it could just be a demo non-feature. 3. Power-up behaviour. One of the things I like about my iLiad is that I turn it on and it automatically opens my last-read book at the page I was at. Can the Sony be cajoled into doing this? 4. I'm assuming it plays nice with linux+calibre, no need for the Sony software? I do have a Windows machine if I really need to. Any answers or advice much appreciated.