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Old 02-02-2010, 07:52 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by garbanzo View Post
has sony updated the firmware on their readers since they switched over to epub? if not, do they intend to?

i keep reading here how their epub support on the sony devices is not as good as it could be, and that the format offers features that are not fully utilized by the firmware.

i ask because i want to amass a library of classics in anticipation of getting a 300 in a few weeks, and i'm not sure if i should get them in lrf, which obviously works great but is now 'outdated', or epub, which seems to have some quirks.

thanks!
Arguably the PRS-500 firmware upgrade was in parallel with the switchover to EPUB in their store (it added EPUB functionality and a few other things - it behaves like a PRS-505 now except with a slightly slower refresh rate and the early model slight ghosting effect).
If you can get a book in LRF, that would be preferable displaywise, but maybe not future compatible. Your choice.
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