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Modern Bear · 05-31-2009, 03:35 AM

Well I finally decided and got my wife a PRS 700 for her birthday. I was going to get a 505 because I had looked at both in a Borders store and the 700 looked horrible. It had a very dark screen that seemed like I was looking at the screen through green water. I figured it can't be that bad and that something must have been wrong with their demo model so I went to another Borders store in the area. The one on demo there looked a lot better. Not as bright and with as much contrast as the 505 but definitely readable. I really like the touchscreen features and how it is faster than the 505. It should be able to handle her PDFs from school as long as they aren't scanned image ones, plus she can highlight and add notes with it. We also discovered Baen's free library which is awesome.

I also downloaded Calibre and was messing with that. I have read a number of times that the Sony software is pretty bad so I am wondering do you even need to use it at all? How many people here just use Calibre alone?

Also has anyone purchased Sony's extended warranty? I was considering a 2 year one that is supposed to offer accident protection but I am wondering if it's worth the cost or if Sony actually honors these warranties. We are pretty careful with our stuff but accidents can happen no matter how hard you try to avoid them.

I am also considering a M-edge case for it but also was wondering what other good alternatives were out there. Mostly it need to protect the reader while in a bag/backpack and maybe offer some cushioning if she has an oopsie.

Thanks for any answers or advice you all can offer.

05-31-2009, 03:35 AM	#1
Modern Bear Member Posts: 17 Karma: 48 Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York, USA Device: Sony PRS 505 & 700	Brand new PRS 700 Well I finally decided and got my wife a PRS 700 for her birthday. I was going to get a 505 because I had looked at both in a Borders store and the 700 looked horrible. It had a very dark screen that seemed like I was looking at the screen through green water. I figured it can't be that bad and that something must have been wrong with their demo model so I went to another Borders store in the area. The one on demo there looked a lot better. Not as bright and with as much contrast as the 505 but definitely readable. I really like the touchscreen features and how it is faster than the 505. It should be able to handle her PDFs from school as long as they aren't scanned image ones, plus she can highlight and add notes with it. We also discovered Baen's free library which is awesome. I also downloaded Calibre and was messing with that. I have read a number of times that the Sony software is pretty bad so I am wondering do you even need to use it at all? How many people here just use Calibre alone? Also has anyone purchased Sony's extended warranty? I was considering a 2 year one that is supposed to offer accident protection but I am wondering if it's worth the cost or if Sony actually honors these warranties. We are pretty careful with our stuff but accidents can happen no matter how hard you try to avoid them. I am also considering a M-edge case for it but also was wondering what other good alternatives were out there. Mostly it need to protect the reader while in a bag/backpack and maybe offer some cushioning if she has an oopsie. Thanks for any answers or advice you all can offer.