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BrightLight · 03-08-2010, 10:45 AM

Thanks for the note poshm. Yes, the Sony software is awful. I can see now how if their MP3 software was anything like this, how Sony lost pole position in the mobile music market.

I'd kinda been hoping there may have been one or two more fixes in the software since I purchased it, but from what I've seen there is nothing significant. I think we just have to accept that the device/software can be inherently unreliable, and will need a prod in its reset button every now and then, along with a software wipe on the computer.

You are right the Sony does look and feel well built though, which was one of the things that attracted me to it. But I think with the Japanese manufacturer's mentality of obsoleting products very quickly, and introducing a new model, I doubt if there will be much in the way of improving operation and reliability midway through its lifecycle.

The screen on the PocketBook does look to have a much better contrast. (I suspect the 505 does as well). Most of my documents I read are PDF's where I chop the boarders off, and read in landscape mode on the 600. Unfortunately I think going to a 5" screen will be pushing what my eyesight can cope with. Even though the additional features of the folder management do look attractive too.

I'll probably just live with how the Sony is, unless someone makes a 6" device that can read PDFs well, has a fixed variable zoom that carries over from page to page, and doesn't crash (software and hardware) so often.

The haters may not like the iPad, because it is something produced by Apple, but if nothing else, it's going to have to make other manufacturers up their game. And for me at the moment if I could have bigger iPod Touch or iPhone that has the same reliability and easy of use, I'd probably jump ship straight away. Ironically the much larger size of the iPad, will probably mean I work with both the Sony and Apple for a while. e-Ink or not, I can guess which one will give me less hassle based on how stable my iPhone has been.

03-08-2010, 10:45 AM	#3
BrightLight Member Posts: 12 Karma: 46 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone, + iPad	Thanks for the note poshm. Yes, the Sony software is awful. I can see now how if their MP3 software was anything like this, how Sony lost pole position in the mobile music market. I'd kinda been hoping there may have been one or two more fixes in the software since I purchased it, but from what I've seen there is nothing significant. I think we just have to accept that the device/software can be inherently unreliable, and will need a prod in its reset button every now and then, along with a software wipe on the computer. You are right the Sony does look and feel well built though, which was one of the things that attracted me to it. But I think with the Japanese manufacturer's mentality of obsoleting products very quickly, and introducing a new model, I doubt if there will be much in the way of improving operation and reliability midway through its lifecycle. The screen on the PocketBook does look to have a much better contrast. (I suspect the 505 does as well). Most of my documents I read are PDF's where I chop the boarders off, and read in landscape mode on the 600. Unfortunately I think going to a 5" screen will be pushing what my eyesight can cope with. Even though the additional features of the folder management do look attractive too. I'll probably just live with how the Sony is, unless someone makes a 6" device that can read PDFs well, has a fixed variable zoom that carries over from page to page, and doesn't crash (software and hardware) so often. The haters may not like the iPad, because it is something produced by Apple, but if nothing else, it's going to have to make other manufacturers up their game. And for me at the moment if I could have bigger iPod Touch or iPhone that has the same reliability and easy of use, I'd probably jump ship straight away. Ironically the much larger size of the iPad, will probably mean I work with both the Sony and Apple for a while. e-Ink or not, I can guess which one will give me less hassle based on how stable my iPhone has been.