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ccpraveen · 07-26-2009, 01:11 AM

Hi all

I am relatively new here, and I guess fire-dragons wont start breathing down my neck if I reveal my naivete in this section of the forum about the suave 505.

I got couple of questions. One I asked elsewhere, but that being an intro section, didn't get answered, so venturing out here, at the right section.

Its my understanding that when the 505 originally came into existence almost two years back, its pdf re-flowing abilities were poor but then Sony came up with the update which fixed it. Now I thought that PDF renders equally well in 700 and 505, if not for the slower page turn on 505 because of the less powerful CPU.

Is the scenario as I thought it is? Or is the PDF rendering of 505 including page re-flow and others sub par compared to 700? Please clarify. PDF is a major factor for me, and if 505 is inferior as far as PDF is concerned compared to 700, I should think about buying the costlier 700. I do not mind the slower page turn, but if the actual display is comfortable as much as the 700, I will go ahead with 505.

Here is the second doubt. This is for all readers in general and not limited to 505. See, I have this graphical kind of memory. Which means I actually remember the page, than I actually remember the words. So, in a book, if I was to check back for a certain phrase, I will go back and start looking at the PART OF THE PAGE where I saw it. Like, left bottom, right middle, left topmost, right towards the top etc. Trying to read books in a pda never gave me that luxury. Each time I go back, the actual text will be at a different location, reasons being altered font and font size as well as different formatting and justification.

In the sony 505, as long as the font size, font family, formatting etc are all fixed, do we get to read the same line at the exact same spot over and over again? Or do the sentences move all over the page every time you open the book? This is not a major concern, but just another figment of my bibliophilic paranoia.

Hope I didn't irk too many wise ones with my rather lengthy babble. Expecting the answers from the learned and experienced....

With warm regards

Dave

07-26-2009, 01:11 AM	#1
ccpraveen Site: tinyurl.com/bukworm Posts: 23 Karma: 78 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, Bluefire Reader	Two doubts from a potential 505 buyer Hi all I am relatively new here, and I guess fire-dragons wont start breathing down my neck if I reveal my naivete in this section of the forum about the suave 505. I got couple of questions. One I asked elsewhere, but that being an intro section, didn't get answered, so venturing out here, at the right section. Its my understanding that when the 505 originally came into existence almost two years back, its pdf re-flowing abilities were poor but then Sony came up with the update which fixed it. Now I thought that PDF renders equally well in 700 and 505, if not for the slower page turn on 505 because of the less powerful CPU. Is the scenario as I thought it is? Or is the PDF rendering of 505 including page re-flow and others sub par compared to 700? Please clarify. PDF is a major factor for me, and if 505 is inferior as far as PDF is concerned compared to 700, I should think about buying the costlier 700. I do not mind the slower page turn, but if the actual display is comfortable as much as the 700, I will go ahead with 505. Here is the second doubt. This is for all readers in general and not limited to 505. See, I have this graphical kind of memory. Which means I actually remember the page, than I actually remember the words. So, in a book, if I was to check back for a certain phrase, I will go back and start looking at the PART OF THE PAGE where I saw it. Like, left bottom, right middle, left topmost, right towards the top etc. Trying to read books in a pda never gave me that luxury. Each time I go back, the actual text will be at a different location, reasons being altered font and font size as well as different formatting and justification. In the sony 505, as long as the font size, font family, formatting etc are all fixed, do we get to read the same line at the exact same spot over and over again? Or do the sentences move all over the page every time you open the book? This is not a major concern, but just another figment of my bibliophilic paranoia. Hope I didn't irk too many wise ones with my rather lengthy babble. Expecting the answers from the learned and experienced.... With warm regards Dave