More bells and whistles for Sony readers

[harrynewman]

Personally I can't understand why someone would buy one of the new readers.

They pretty much abandoned the last two versions. Despite the abundance of people here complaining publicly about a lack of firmware updates, and many people trying to get a reasonable answer from Sony support, they still didn't fix glaring problems with the original firmware.

They won't get any more money from me until they show that they are going to look after their existing customers better.

Originally Posted by harrynewman

Personally I can't understand why someone would buy one of the new readers.

They pretty much abandoned the last two versions. Despite the abundance of people here complaining publicly about a lack of firmware updates, and many people trying to get a reasonable answer from Sony support, they still didn't fix glaring problems with the original firmware.

They won't get any more money from me until they show that they are going to look after their existing customers better.

I think Sony's answers to customer feedback is PRS-350 and PRS-650.
By the way, glare issue is not something you can fix by a firmware update.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by yts06mgr

By the way, glare issue is not something you can fix by a firmware update.

Glaring problems, not glare issues. Different definitions.

Glaring \Glar"ing\, a.
Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring
crime. -- Glar"ing*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]

Glare \Glare\ (gl[^a]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glared; p. pr. &
vb. n. Glaring.] [OE. glaren, gloren; cf. AS. gl[ae]r
amber, LG. glaren to glow or burn like coals, D. gloren to
glimmer; prob. akin to E. glass.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To shine with a bright, dazzling light.
[1913 Webster]

Originally Posted by dwanthny

Glaring problems, not glare issues. Different definitions.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glare
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/e...m_en_gb0336880
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=...4be7f9c98ae18c

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by yts06mgr

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glare
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/e...m_en_gb0336880

Thanks for the links. It doesn't change the fact that he wasn't talking about glare issues.

Originally Posted by dwanthny

Thanks for the links. It doesn't change the fact that he wasn't talking about glare issues.

Thanks for a very helpful explanation. Just what did he mean by "glaring problems"?

[Graham]

Originally Posted by yts06mgr

Thanks for a very helpful explanation. Just what did mean by "glaring problems"?

A "glaring" problem is a problem that is very obvious. It stands out, as if lit up.

Graham

Originally Posted by Graham

A "glaring" problem is a problem that is very obvious. It stands out, as if lit up.

Graham

Wow, really? It really makes sense...WTF.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by Graham

A "glaring" problem is a problem that is very obvious. It stands out, as if lit up.

The typical two glaring problems people have complained about forever is the fact that Sony's ADE implementation doesn't allow a choice of full or left justification and there is no way to turn off the page numbers in the right margin.

[jamadams]

Originally Posted by yts06mgr

I think Sony's answers to customer feedback is PRS-350 and PRS-650.

Thats exactly my point.

[kartu]

You know guys, there are "pocket books" in the wilds, with frequent firmware updates. Guess what, they aren't even remotely as stable as Sony's.

So there is no need in "firmware updates" unless one has to fix something, right?

Now I could accept enabling justification in epub's as a fix, but other than that, what else could you complain about?

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by kartu

Now I could accept enabling justification in epub's as a fix, but other than that, what else could you complain about?

Sony's reader seem to be the only ones where you can't have epub and pdf library books on the device at the same time. Sony acknowledges it on their help page but doesn't offer a solution.

[luqmaninbmore]

Originally Posted by kartu

You know guys, there are "pocket books" in the wilds, with frequent firmware updates. Guess what, they aren't even remotely as stable as Sony's.

So there is no need in "firmware updates" unless one has to fix something, right?

Now I could accept enabling justification in epub's as a fix, but other than that, what else could you complain about?

Being able to use both PDF and Epub library books at the same time. You accusation against the Pocketbooks is false. My PB360 is extremely stable. Stability issues come in when you try the beta firmwares, but those are *beta* firmwares. Sony has had its share of issues with firmware as well: witness the number of PRS-500 users who experienced heavy battery drain after having Sony upgrade their firmwares for epub compliance or the number of people complaining about their devices becoming bricks on this very forum.

Luqman

[deltop]

Zero problems here with my PRS-505. And since I stay far away from pdf on 6 inch or smaller devices I'm perfectly happy to give the new Sony's a try. I'm just looking for a new epub reader with fast screen turns, no glare and a Pearl screen. Oh and of course full justification.

If Sony don't step up next month I may well be looking at ordering a Kindle 3, but since that'll mean converting my epubs to mobi I'd really rather not go down that route.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore

Being able to use both PDF and Epub library books at the same time.

That is a problem.

Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore

Sony has had its share of issues with firmware as well: witness the number of PRS-500 users who experienced heavy battery drain after having Sony upgrade their firmwares for epub compliance

First Sony was upgrading an antiquated device and it was more than a firmware upgrade, but I get your point. The good news was that Sony upgraded these old devices and acknowledged/fixed their upgrade mistake on their own dime.

Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore

or the number of people complaining about their devices becoming bricks on this very forum.

I don't know about the rest, but the PRS-505 is the device with the most complaints in this area and I have never heard of a single time that one 505 had to be sent back because the user couldn't resolve what they perceived as their device being bricked.