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Old 10-30-2008, 01:00 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by wallcraft View Post
Was the issue of the PRS-505's controller ever settled? It is a FPGA, but perhaps it is still the Metronome controller, see Naked PRS-505 pics.
My guess is that Metronome is implemented using FPGA. Sony just didn't bother putting a sticker on the chip. Another hint is that the E-Ink's part number reads 8T125100A and the driver in PRS-505 calls the controller "8-Track". BTW, the driver is copyrighted to E-Ink too.
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