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Patricia · 09-06-2009, 04:16 PM

I've just gone back to my 500, after six months of not using it. (My 505 has screen controller problems and has been sent back to Sony for replacement or repair.)
The screen is much darker than the newer vizplex one used on the 505. It won't read EPub. And the PDF is not as good as the 505.
If I had never seen anything better, then I would probably still be happy with the 500. But the 505 is a much better reader, in my opinion. I've seriously been wondering about buying a second one, because the Sony 300 and 600 are not quite what I want.

09-06-2009, 04:16 PM	#19
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I've just gone back to my 500, after six months of not using it. (My 505 has screen controller problems and has been sent back to Sony for replacement or repair.) The screen is much darker than the newer vizplex one used on the 505. It won't read EPub. And the PDF is not as good as the 505. If I had never seen anything better, then I would probably still be happy with the 500. But the 505 is a much better reader, in my opinion. I've seriously been wondering about buying a second one, because the Sony 300 and 600 are not quite what I want.