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Originally Posted by columbus
I still think the best solution is the DVD Tin. I have had one for some time now, the 505 sits inside in the original cover with a strip of high density foam around the edges to fill & add extra edge protection.
You can read with it in the case (like an ordinary hardback) or remove & read as normal. No case will give protection if it is open when dropped.
The combination of the supplied cover with the tin case provides is IMHO the best (& cheapest - £0.89 - $1.50) cover / case you can get.
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I was thinking of going the way of the DVD tin case because of it's small form factor. It seems like it could protect the screen and it is much cheaper than the armorcase which costs around 35 dollars. 2 dollar or 35 dollar is big difference in price.
I find the armorcase to offer shock protection too, in addition to protecting the screen, not sure of you dropped the 505 within DVD case it would offer the shock protection.
Also since the 505 is in the armorcase when I'm reading, even if I dropped it , I'm pretty safe since the padding of case should protect it and it has handle in case to hold it as I'm reading, using my index finger in case and thumb to turn pages.
DVD tin case is better than no case and is cheaper and should protect the screen , just not sure about shock protection, same Idea would be to put a small hand mirror in a dvd tin and drop it from 5 feet in air, it could break more easily then if it was placed in hard container with plenty of padding on all sides with material that could absorb the shock. The cloth-like material of the armorcase with the extra stiff inserts offer more protection in my opinion . Each person has to decide for themselves how to handle SAFETY concerns. But first poster sounds like they broke their 505 and were thinking of buying the sony 600 and NOW wants a protected way to carry it. So it's good to get as many suggestions as possible and then pick the best one for you , given money and other options in figuring out the cost/benefit standard for you.
Remember that some people in this forum have reported that they broke their 505 or ereader even though the screen still looked good, so shock protection is important in considering a case for the ereader.