PRS-650 Wow PRS-650

Blackadder · 11-08-2010, 08:18 AM

Having had the PRS-600 since last christmas, it started misbehaving over the last month or so. Sticky page turn buttons, screen fade in sunlight and strange battery performance. Add to this the screen reflection/glare annoyance, I had become somewhat fed up with it.

So I emailed the retailer, had a moan and asked for a full refund, which they gave me.

After some thought I decided to go for the PRS-650.

And I can't believe the difference in the screen clarity. It really shows how bad the PRS-600 was.

But one question, I read that the 650 was able to display fully justified text but all the books I've put on it aren't. The right hand edge is not justified.

elemenoP · 11-08-2010, 09:03 AM

I have some library books which are fully justified. It depends on the formatting in the epub file. If you want, you can open the files in Calibre and change the formatting yourself. There are lots of threads here about that.

eP

oh, and congrats! This is my first ereader, but I'm loving the 650.

lack · 11-08-2010, 09:40 AM

I just had to comment on your avatar. Hilarious.

digital_steve · 11-08-2010, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lack

I just had to comment on your avatar. Hilarious.

Wibble!

Blackadder · 11-09-2010, 06:04 AM

Wibble indeed

, I think you beat me to that

Anyway, I managed to apply full justification to the DRM free books using Calibre. Presumably the DRM stuff appears as it was initially created and the 650 doesn't do it automatically.

digital_steve · 11-09-2010, 04:33 PM

I dont think its DRM so much as just specific epubs... you could strip the DRM and trick them out to do what you want, if you want to take the time.

grooks · 11-09-2010, 06:41 PM

If an ebook does not show full justification on your 650, it's because the ebook itself was not made to support full justification.

11-08-2010, 08:18 AM	#1
Blackadder Somewhat bored Posts: 65 Karma: 499999 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Glo hd	Wow PRS-650 Having had the PRS-600 since last christmas, it started misbehaving over the last month or so. Sticky page turn buttons, screen fade in sunlight and strange battery performance. Add to this the screen reflection/glare annoyance, I had become somewhat fed up with it. So I emailed the retailer, had a moan and asked for a full refund, which they gave me. After some thought I decided to go for the PRS-650. And I can't believe the difference in the screen clarity. It really shows how bad the PRS-600 was. But one question, I read that the 650 was able to display fully justified text but all the books I've put on it aren't. The right hand edge is not justified.

11-09-2010, 06:04 AM	#5
Blackadder Somewhat bored Posts: 65 Karma: 499999 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Glo hd	Wibble indeed, I think you beat me to that Anyway, I managed to apply full justification to the DRM free books using Calibre. Presumably the DRM stuff appears as it was initially created and the 650 doesn't do it automatically.

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11-08-2010, 09:03 AM	#2
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I have some library books which are fully justified. It depends on the formatting in the epub file. If you want, you can open the files in Calibre and change the formatting yourself. There are lots of threads here about that. eP oh, and congrats! This is my first ereader, but I'm loving the 650.

11-08-2010, 09:40 AM	#3
lack Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 44088 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Osaka, Japan Device: PRS-650	I just had to comment on your avatar. Hilarious.

11-09-2010, 04:33 PM	#6
digital_steve Muppet Posts: 240 Karma: 442 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tasmania Device: Kobo Aura HD, Sony PRS-650	I dont think its DRM so much as just specific epubs... you could strip the DRM and trick them out to do what you want, if you want to take the time.

11-09-2010, 06:41 PM	#7
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	If an ebook does not show full justification on your 650, it's because the ebook itself was not made to support full justification.

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