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brookman · 02-18-2010, 03:50 AM

Hello,

Today my Sony PRS 505 went FUBAR when I slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk. Here's the result

Well, it looks like there's no way to repair it. It even doesn't boot properly anymore.
That's the reason I need a new one.

I really liked the 505 and mostly used it for reading manga. The screen resolution (600x800) and grey levels (8) were a little to low though. Very small fonts were not very easily readable.

Many of the newer readers have 16 grey levels. I'm not sure how much this improves readability for small fonts. Probably I also need a device with higher resolution. I don't care about size/weight and features like touchscreen, wifi, 3g, bluetooth and mp3/speakers. Maybe I don't know what I'm missing, but the most important things for me are screen resolution and grey levels. A long battery life would be nice too.

Any suggestion for a good device to read manga and books (no pdfs/newspaper)?

Thanks for you help!

Edit: The iRex DR800SG looks very well suited for my needs. What do you think?

02-18-2010, 03:50 AM	#1
brookman n00b Posts: 19 Karma: 88 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Switzerland Device: Sony PRS-505, iRex DR800SG	Need a new ebook reader Hello, Today my Sony PRS 505 went FUBAR when I slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk. Here's the result Well, it looks like there's no way to repair it. It even doesn't boot properly anymore. That's the reason I need a new one. I really liked the 505 and mostly used it for reading manga. The screen resolution (600x800) and grey levels (8) were a little to low though. Very small fonts were not very easily readable. Many of the newer readers have 16 grey levels. I'm not sure how much this improves readability for small fonts. Probably I also need a device with higher resolution. I don't care about size/weight and features like touchscreen, wifi, 3g, bluetooth and mp3/speakers. Maybe I don't know what I'm missing, but the most important things for me are screen resolution and grey levels. A long battery life would be nice too. Any suggestion for a good device to read manga and books (no pdfs/newspaper)? Thanks for you help! Edit: The iRex DR800SG looks very well suited for my needs. What do you think? Last edited by brookman; 02-18-2010 at 04:05 AM.