Some of my wants. (I can understand why some people want other things, but they would be a waste for me) Listed from most to least wanted:
- User Replaceable Battery.
- Better handling of large libraries. A nice hierarchical system would be great.
- I'm currently only using a 2GB SD card but it is my understanding that people have had alot of compatibility issues on 2+ cards. So if that is still the case I'd like to see better support of large format cards.
- Prefetching of memory card index and current book to internal memory to save on battery life.
- Increased contrast and resolution. I don't believe the 505's eInk looks bad, but with the purpose of mimicking real paper there is always room for improvement.
- Inline dictionary support would be nice.
- Larger screen if you could limit the overall impact on size and weight.
- Support for HTML and multiple levels of linking so one could use something like the portable wikipedia.
- Lower the weight without affecting quality of build.
- User Replaceable Battery.
Things I don't want (At least not at the cost of well, increasing the cost):
- WiFi and/or Bluetooth. I would rather see an expansion port for those options.
- Backlight or frontlight. Again, while I understand why people want it, I'd rather see it as an accessory.
- Touchscreen. I'm happy with well placed buttons. I'm not happy with increased battery usage and decreased contrast.
Another thing, Sony should just go ahead and hire Kovid. Not to ignore all the other people that have made Calibre possible and not to say I don't have certain issues with the software but the guy deserves it. Sony CalibreConnect 1.0 shipping with the next version of PRS-505 would be a huge improvement.
-MJ