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Originally Posted by orwell2k
Actually this needs further review...
I didn't check Sony specs because Sony have some kind of Anti-American thing going and won't let me buy one from Australia, Europe, wherever (well, now they have expanded to Canada and UK - wow!).
And even if I do circumvent this absolutely astounding restriction and buy one on eBay or from a rebel reseller that ships to other parts of the world, there is no shop access to buy there crazy LRF format (Sony Connect needs a US credit card - WTF??).
So I read a review ( http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/22423...er-prs505.html) that said: "... eBook readers are unique in that they are not going to live or die by their looks or even technical specifications, so much as their ability to deliver an absorbing reading experience..." I'm wondering how, when I can't actually officially buy the reader or any books to read on the damn thing??
Then the review goes on to say: "... And while a two-second delay turning pages can be accommodated, that leniency does not extend to the menus which can be four pages deep before you get anywhere near the eBook you're after..."
So we have a 2 second delay turning pages - is that right? Well my BeBook pages in about one second flat - menus, books, settings, whatever - so either the review is wrong or the 505 is slow. Which is it? |
Well, I only assumed from the pages they showed on youtube that the bebook had a page refresh (PDF manga) of what? 4 to 7 seconds?
Swapping text pages takes 2 to 3 seconds,count yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NIpGpeq9ZI
I mean it seemed ridiculously slow compared to the Sony reader.
Ofcourse, this could be a setup, and the guy uploading the video might actually slow down the playbackspeed, but I doubt he'd do that...
However if you tell me the 2 to 3 seconds delay is not on your Bebook reader,you might have an upgraded device (or the youtube guy a downgraded version?), or maybe changed some settings to make it refresh a lot faster.
Beneath 1 second seems very reasonable for an e-ink screen!...
I only wrote the text above because on youtube it seemed so clear that simple black and white text was refreshing in about 2 to 3 seconds per page,and you didn't mention that on the review... Then again, if it where so, I'd immediately notice that on my reader,and review the topic....
I don't own the bebook, but have to conclude from what I see on youtube, and read on this forum.
I doubt that I've ever seen the sony take more than 1 second per page...at least not yet...
As far as the reader goes, I think the reader is the only device sold in multiple stores to multiple countries. ebay.. you name it.
Even the kindle you generally only can buy it from Amazon, and to buy from Amazon you need a USA card.
The reader is sold in USA and Japan, and needs a USA bankcard to pay for the books (which is only natural).
The software Sony delivers with the reader is perfectly able to convert a various of (non-drm) extensions to LRF format,so you're not stuck to the standard 5 (or so) filetypes the reader can read without conversion.
Plus the sony store only has about little over 50.000 books available; an average of 20 to 25 books per section. I doubt you'll miss not being able to pay for sony books.
For truth man,the reader is the most sold e-ink ebook reader in the world right now,so it doesn't make sense to say you can't get it (when in fact USA is one of the few countries the reader DOES ship to).
I think it's way harder to get a Bebook in USA than a PDF reader in the rest of the world...