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Originally Posted by wn0x
I am under the impression the PRS-505 screen is the 6" version of the same screen on the PRS-300 (Pocket Edition), which is 5".
Is the contrast on the PRS-505 as good as the PRS-300 (Pocket Edition)?
If so, I would gladly purchase the older product. As I near 50, readability is becoming more important than any other feature.
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I'm a decade older than you, and agree with you about readability. I own both the 300 and the 505. There's no discernible difference between the two on that point, as far as I can tell.
I suggest you think a little more about the 300. It is more portable than the 505, and if you intend to buy books from Sony, it seems to me that the 505 has more problems with the newer version of Reader Library. In fact, right now, RL freezes when I connect my 505 to it. I question whether the presence of flash card slots on the 505 is all that important. Both devices hold tons of reading material.
The 300 fits easily into a jacket pocket, and some pants pockets, particularly cargo pockets. So if you plan to take the device with you, you may be more likely to take the 300 than the 505.
I am at the point where I need to use reading glasses to read comfortably. If you are at the same point then I believe you will find the smallest font on the 300 sufficient for your needs. But if you don't exactly need reading glasses, and want to read the device without them, it might be that you will need to set the font at the medium setting. If this is the case, go with the 505, because you will need the extra acreage to keep the pages from being too short - i.e., from containing too few words.
So my advice to you is to take a look at the 300 and see if you can read comfortably at the small font setting. If so, buy the 300. Otherwise, go with the 505.