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Vienna01 · 03-18-2010, 03:14 PM

Folks,
I had hoped that Delstar's first update/bug release fixed most of the problems since code freeze. I wonder if they released the update prematurely just to lower the heat. Did they know the update had many problems, do they not do regression testing? I will wait a week or so to see what happens since Walgreens' return policy is 30 days. The Openbook has much that I like.

I have noticed that this discussion has included Pros & Cons of various readers. I bought the Openbook because of its claimed specs. Its $100 price was also attractive but not controlling. My other reader is Sony 500 updated [now needs battery fix]. So that is my mental benchmark.

If the following is off topic too much, my apologies, but you folks seem to have the knowledge that I need to select another reader [I am still hoping for a surprise from Delstar]

I am looking for a reader that costs less than $250, does a decent job with PDFs, does an excellent job rendering EPUBs, allows the user to select 5 or 6 font sizes. I don't need MP3 or video support.I don't need it to provide wireless support like the Kindle. I am not sure on flavor of DRM support, maybe ADE. I like the look of eINK. I also like the look of Openbook's display.

Am I asking too much? Should I get a used Sony 505? Do any of the new Sonys fit my criteria [I suspect the 300's screen size will be a bit small]?
Do I need a larger screen to display PDFs reasonably?

03-18-2010, 03:14 PM	#304
Vienna01 Old Dog Learns New Tricks Posts: 123 Karma: 142 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland USA Device: Sony PRS-500,PocketBook 301, Sony 650	Update May Have Created More Problems Than It Fixed Folks, I had hoped that Delstar's first update/bug release fixed most of the problems since code freeze. I wonder if they released the update prematurely just to lower the heat. Did they know the update had many problems, do they not do regression testing? I will wait a week or so to see what happens since Walgreens' return policy is 30 days. The Openbook has much that I like. I have noticed that this discussion has included Pros & Cons of various readers. I bought the Openbook because of its claimed specs. Its $100 price was also attractive but not controlling. My other reader is Sony 500 updated [now needs battery fix]. So that is my mental benchmark. If the following is off topic too much, my apologies, but you folks seem to have the knowledge that I need to select another reader [I am still hoping for a surprise from Delstar] I am looking for a reader that costs less than $250, does a decent job with PDFs, does an excellent job rendering EPUBs, allows the user to select 5 or 6 font sizes. I don't need MP3 or video support.I don't need it to provide wireless support like the Kindle. I am not sure on flavor of DRM support, maybe ADE. I like the look of eINK. I also like the look of Openbook's display. Am I asking too much? Should I get a used Sony 505? Do any of the new Sonys fit my criteria [I suspect the 300's screen size will be a bit small]? Do I need a larger screen to display PDFs reasonably?