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Originally Posted by JSWolf
And to be on topic, if my 505 broke, I'd be considering another 505 or maybe a V3. But then, it depends when it broke. Because if other devices were due out soon enough, I'd look into Plastic Logic, and Astak with there rebadged V3.
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Last time Iread,the Plastic Logic reader was pushed back to Q2 2009.
So that'll be another 1/2 years waiting untill..
Just mentioning..
I've decided I'm going to wait until the Sony PRS-700 comes out, and then make a decision.
Battery life sure is going to be one of the main factors determening wether I'd go for a 700 or not, but I don't really have my hopes up high.
the Leds consume lot battery, just like the audioplayer, batteries will not last an 8hour day with leds on.
But maybe leds off will do well in battery life.
Also batteries have gone down in price a LOT lately,I mean a similar battery as the on in the PRS-505 can be bought for $10 ($15 with shipping included).
So I hope sony upgraded the battery in their newer 700,or maybe even thought of equipping it with 2 battery compartments. (which would be a great idea, but most likely not be a feat. implied in the 700)
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but that is based on a history of incompatibility I have had with Sony products. In fact, I have a sony Discman that will mount as a mass storage device, but it will not allow me to transfer music to and from it via the mass storage mounting.
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I understand that part about Sony; that is one of the reasons Sony can keep up with the market so well, to keep everything within the 'sony club'.
They rarely offer compatibility with other then their products, even things like opensource products,like eg: .ogg music support, which costs them way less than mp3 licence fees, they would not think of using...
Many times this has steered me away from buying a Sony product, however,I think they are learning from their daughter company Aiwa, which is just the opposite, and produces products that are very compatible (but also lower quality).
The reader has enough support to read non-sony pages.
Also, peering at a 5" backlit display really can strain your eyes... E-ink is a lot more gentle to the eyes, and although there are 5" readers out there with 800x600 resolution,that are good for text files, they do not display larger pdf files very well..
I just wanted to mention that..