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Hiro11 · 08-01-2007, 08:32 AM

Hi everyone.

Just got my eReader after utilizing the $50 Sony Card deal. I installed the Connect software and updated the eReader firmware. I had also bought the $10 Silk Pagoda .lrf DVD.

I imported a bunch of books to Connect and and bought some stuff from the Connect store using my $50 credit. I then stole one of my wife's 2gig SD cards and put a bunch of music and picture on the reader. All said and done, I've:
- listened to a bunch of albums (great-sounding player on this thing)
- put about 100 books on the reader and read about 100 pages of one
- changed the orientation to horizontal and started a slideshow
- etc.

All for about $65. Can't complain about that.

The best part is that I've done this all without looking at a manual, having anything crash or finding anything to complain about. I was also concerned that reading on the thing would seem weird in the beginning, but I've been surprised by how "natural" it seems in the early going.

In the initial going, I'd have to say "great job, Sony". I was concerned with Sony's rep for buggy, poorly desinged software, but Connect seems pretty good (I run XP SP2). We'll see how it holds up as I build the library (I've got, for example, about 100 gigs of music).

Now, if we could just get a simple, foolproof way to resize and reflow A4 PDFs and easily create .lrf files from RSS feeds...we'd be in good shape. The existing solutions seems tricky and far from guaranteed... Get on it, Sony!

08-01-2007, 08:32 AM	#1
Hiro11 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	New cheapskate PRS-500 owner Hi everyone. Just got my eReader after utilizing the $50 Sony Card deal. I installed the Connect software and updated the eReader firmware. I had also bought the $10 Silk Pagoda .lrf DVD. I imported a bunch of books to Connect and and bought some stuff from the Connect store using my $50 credit. I then stole one of my wife's 2gig SD cards and put a bunch of music and picture on the reader. All said and done, I've: - listened to a bunch of albums (great-sounding player on this thing) - put about 100 books on the reader and read about 100 pages of one - changed the orientation to horizontal and started a slideshow - etc. All for about $65. Can't complain about that. The best part is that I've done this all without looking at a manual, having anything crash or finding anything to complain about. I was also concerned that reading on the thing would seem weird in the beginning, but I've been surprised by how "natural" it seems in the early going. In the initial going, I'd have to say "great job, Sony". I was concerned with Sony's rep for buggy, poorly desinged software, but Connect seems pretty good (I run XP SP2). We'll see how it holds up as I build the library (I've got, for example, about 100 gigs of music). Now, if we could just get a simple, foolproof way to resize and reflow A4 PDFs and easily create .lrf files from RSS feeds...we'd be in good shape. The existing solutions seems tricky and far from guaranteed... Get on it, Sony!