Thread: USB Charging (PRS500 model)
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Old 05-24-2007, 02:06 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by RWood
Yet on a PC the Sony driver must be installed for the USB charging to work.

The PSP charger I have seen is rated at 5.4 V which is within the range (limits) of the Sony Reader charger. I also use the iGo Juice charger which works from the wall outlet, the car adapter, and an airplane power connection.
So the Reader accepts a MAC to charge its battery because it's not possible to install Connect on it. But if it is a PC it wants to see the Connect software in order to charge the battery. So who at Sony came with this brilliant idea?
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