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gPerry · 07-13-2009, 05:26 AM

Hi everyone, just want to introduce myself.

I just took the plunge and bought a prs-505 in blue, but the actual specifics are a bit complicated, so I thought I should come here and clear up a few things. I don't actually have the device in hand yet, so some bits may be a bit fuzzy, it'll be another day or two before I get the actual device.

Basically, I'm British, but on an extended holiday in China. My wife bought the reader for me from TaoBao, the chinese equivalent of ebay. I assume the reader will have a US firmware, because the blue one isn't available in the UK to my knowledge (have checked SonyStyle, Waterstones, Play.com, Amazon). We asked the seller not to modify the firmware, as most auctioneers advertise hacked versions to support Chinese language.

Anyway, here are my questions:

Firmware: what would be the best firmware to install? I understand there are various firmware versions floating around, and the latest may not necessarily be the best. I will mainly using it in the UK, hopefully using UK based eBook stores. I may want to apply some of the hacks that are available.
Font hacks: Although not a big reader, my wife may at some point want to read chinese language ebooks. I understand there are various font hacks available - which one do the forumites recommend? I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty, having hacked chinese language support into most of the devices she uses.
Fonts: I've previously worked as a freelance graphic designer, so I have licenced copies of many nice fonts. Does anyone have any opinions as to the best choice of font for eBook reading? I've always been fond of the Adobe fonts, Myriad and Mystral.
Formats: I already have a bunch of ebooks in LIT format, and I'm setting up calibre while I await delivery. What would be the best format to convert to on the reader - LRF, EPUB or PDF?

That's all for now. I'm sure I have more questions when I get my hands on the reader. I hope people won't be put of from replying by the massive obelisk first post. Thanks in advance for your help.

07-13-2009, 05:26 AM	#1
gPerry Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony prs-505	New PRS-505 owner - it's a bit complicated Hi everyone, just want to introduce myself. I just took the plunge and bought a prs-505 in blue, but the actual specifics are a bit complicated, so I thought I should come here and clear up a few things. I don't actually have the device in hand yet, so some bits may be a bit fuzzy, it'll be another day or two before I get the actual device. Basically, I'm British, but on an extended holiday in China. My wife bought the reader for me from TaoBao, the chinese equivalent of ebay. I assume the reader will have a US firmware, because the blue one isn't available in the UK to my knowledge (have checked SonyStyle, Waterstones, Play.com, Amazon). We asked the seller not to modify the firmware, as most auctioneers advertise hacked versions to support Chinese language. Anyway, here are my questions: Firmware: what would be the best firmware to install? I understand there are various firmware versions floating around, and the latest may not necessarily be the best. I will mainly using it in the UK, hopefully using UK based eBook stores. I may want to apply some of the hacks that are available. Font hacks: Although not a big reader, my wife may at some point want to read chinese language ebooks. I understand there are various font hacks available - which one do the forumites recommend? I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty, having hacked chinese language support into most of the devices she uses. Fonts: I've previously worked as a freelance graphic designer, so I have licenced copies of many nice fonts. Does anyone have any opinions as to the best choice of font for eBook reading? I've always been fond of the Adobe fonts, Myriad and Mystral. Formats: I already have a bunch of ebooks in LIT format, and I'm setting up calibre while I await delivery. What would be the best format to convert to on the reader - LRF, EPUB or PDF? That's all for now. I'm sure I have more questions when I get my hands on the reader. I hope people won't be put of from replying by the massive obelisk first post. Thanks in advance for your help. Last edited by gPerry; 07-13-2009 at 05:32 AM.