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Liviu_5 · 11-19-2006, 11:09 PM

Finally I managed to convince my 4 1/2 year old son to come with me at the Sony store near my house (at Westchester mall in White Plains, NY), and they had 4 on display; I have not seen any Reader at any of the 3 area Borders that we visit quite often, so I was eager to visit the Sony store but...

Since they had some cool screens with animated movies, I managed about 10 minutes of play with one of the readers and I liked it. It reminded me of my Ebks1150, though more elegant, and presumably nicer in sunlight, but in the bright store lights it was similar in the feel of the screen. The page turn was ok and the pixel color change during turning was not annoying, the 3rd or 4th time you did not notice it. I have not counted the number of words on the screen, but I felt they were about 170 like on my Nokia so more than the 100 that Ebk manages, which correlates well with the pixel size (800x600 Sony, 800x480 Nokia, 448x318 Ebk)

Also I noticed that other people were giving the reader a look, so I think it will sell ok to stay in production for a while and maybe get a new version too.
It's not PSP3 that almost caused a riot in NYC and had quite a lot of stores around here posting big signs "WE DO NOT CARRY PSP3", but it should do better than the Librie.

Personally I do not care that much about eink vs lcd, and while more battery time is nice, the 4-5 hrs that Nokia gives me are good enough; I do not buy encrypted books, so what is important is the size, the feel, the navigation, the ergonomics and in all Sony is nice but not revolutionary.

For the moment I am happy with my 2 devices, but when Ebk goes down I will probably buy a Sony or something similar, though Ebk1150 has the extraordinary fast navigation going for it. I would not trade a Sony for my Nokia though since it's not pocketable; also personally I like more the Nokia screen since it gives me a really beautiful reading experience, but that's a matter of taste. Overall I feel the Sony Redaer is a good device, and worth buying if you do not have an ereading device that you are happy with.

Liviu

11-19-2006, 11:09 PM	#1
Liviu_5 Books and more books Posts: 917 Karma: 69499 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: White Plains, NY, USA Device: Nook Color, Itouch, Nokia770, Sony 650, Sony 700(dead), Ebk(given)	Finally I got to see a Sony Reader and it's nice Finally I managed to convince my 4 1/2 year old son to come with me at the Sony store near my house (at Westchester mall in White Plains, NY), and they had 4 on display; I have not seen any Reader at any of the 3 area Borders that we visit quite often, so I was eager to visit the Sony store but... Since they had some cool screens with animated movies, I managed about 10 minutes of play with one of the readers and I liked it. It reminded me of my Ebks1150, though more elegant, and presumably nicer in sunlight, but in the bright store lights it was similar in the feel of the screen. The page turn was ok and the pixel color change during turning was not annoying, the 3rd or 4th time you did not notice it. I have not counted the number of words on the screen, but I felt they were about 170 like on my Nokia so more than the 100 that Ebk manages, which correlates well with the pixel size (800x600 Sony, 800x480 Nokia, 448x318 Ebk) Also I noticed that other people were giving the reader a look, so I think it will sell ok to stay in production for a while and maybe get a new version too. It's not PSP3 that almost caused a riot in NYC and had quite a lot of stores around here posting big signs "WE DO NOT CARRY PSP3", but it should do better than the Librie. Personally I do not care that much about eink vs lcd, and while more battery time is nice, the 4-5 hrs that Nokia gives me are good enough; I do not buy encrypted books, so what is important is the size, the feel, the navigation, the ergonomics and in all Sony is nice but not revolutionary. For the moment I am happy with my 2 devices, but when Ebk goes down I will probably buy a Sony or something similar, though Ebk1150 has the extraordinary fast navigation going for it. I would not trade a Sony for my Nokia though since it's not pocketable; also personally I like more the Nokia screen since it gives me a really beautiful reading experience, but that's a matter of taste. Overall I feel the Sony Redaer is a good device, and worth buying if you do not have an ereading device that you are happy with. Liviu