Horrible Sony Product Roll-out - Page 4

grooks · 11-04-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WendyH

So far I am really thrilled with it, except that they had cleared the memory on it before they packed it back in the box, so there were no files on it at all. I know it should have had the user manual etc on it, but I am not sure if anything else should have been on there. Can anyone tell me what theirs had? Did it have any pictures for the standby screen or music or anything? Mine was completely empty. I hate that! I like to save whatever originally was on a device so that if I sell it later I can restore it to how it was when new.

If you are interested I have all of the original files that came with my 650. There was one full book, a few excerpts of other books, 3 pictures, 3 note files as well as the the user manual.

If anyone wants these files I can definitely send.

WendyH · 11-05-2010, 12:29 AM

Thank you, I would love the files! Are you able to email them to me? I can PM you my email address.

rebarnmom · 11-05-2010, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by kilohertz53

I have noticed that the 650 in the on-line Sony Rewards Catalog is listed for the same number of points (17999) as the 350. This is probably a mistake, and pressing the "Add to Cart" button will probably continue to give an out of stock notice until someone gets around to fixing it.

You can always buy a Sony product from a Sony authorized dealer with your Sony Visa card and submit a form to redeem your points for credit on your monthly statement. That's how I plan to pay for my new 350.

I don't have a Sony Card and have been earning all of my points playing the games/puzzles for Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and Sony Pictures TV trivia along with other ways to earn points. I emailed them and they said that I could use my points to purchase a SonyStyle card, but one of the advantages of getting the 650 through Sony Rewards is getting it at the "Jackpot Level" price, which is 15299 pts. If possible, that's the price I want to get my 650 at. Every month I have to start over solving puzzles to get to the "Jackpot" level and I am 7 questions away, hoping this month they will be available when I've hit the Jackpot Level! If not, I keep earning points, but I continue to grow impatient!

gimmeshelter · 11-06-2010, 09:02 AM

I think the Sony website is pretty terrible. I keep going on and dangling before my eyes is a reader with a backlit screen. If I click on this thinking 'stupidly' it'll take me to the appropriate shop to buy one, I end up on the Google search page!!!! Don't get it, also the links generally don't appear to work. So given up on that one. Bah!

envy · 11-07-2010, 12:27 AM

Later today I'm going to take a mini road trip w/ my friend to the Sony Style Store in Tampa. I've been mulling over this for a few weeks now because the store is a hundred miles away.

I mainly want to check out the 650 and decide if I should just get that or the 350.

SeaBookGuy · 11-07-2010, 12:33 AM

Good idea -- you really should see the difference first as it's a truly subjective experience. I went to my local Sony Store before ordering my 650 online (no shipping, no tax).

envy · 11-08-2010, 12:18 AM

So I went to the sony store, and the trip was so worth it.

I decided on the black 650 w/ a red cover w/ a light.

I was thinking about a red one, but the one I was looking at had a deformity; where once you change the page you see a shadow of the text from the last page. So it scared me away from it.

I even used my student discount so I'm happy about that.

elemenoP · 11-08-2010, 09:05 AM

Congrats, Envy! I went into the store thinking I would get a 350, and came out with a 650 as well. I think it's the perfect size!

eP

JSWolf · 11-08-2010, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Aprilbeginnings

Thanks Js.

Actually, it was 7 days twice as the 500 had to go back a second time due to a battery bug in the 500's first ePub firmware update.

Aprilbeginnings · 11-08-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, it was 7 days twice as the 500 had to go back a second time due to a battery bug in the 500's first ePub firmware update.

Ummm, don't say that................. yikes...

rebarnmom · 11-08-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by envy

So I went to the sony store, and the trip was so worth it.

I decided on the black 650 w/ a red cover w/ a light.I was thinking about a red one, but the one I was looking at had a deformity; where once you change the page you see a shadow of the text from the last page. So it scared me away from it.

I even used my student discount so I'm happy about that.

That's the combination that I want to get! That's great that you got a discount. Did you order it online or pick it up at the store?

WendyH · 11-08-2010, 11:29 PM

It's not a deformity and you will find that your black one will do it too. It is ghosting and it happens on all e-ink screens occasionally - the previous page leaves ghosting on the screen, but it disappears after a couple of page turns. It has nothing to do with the colour of the outside of the reader.

envy · 11-09-2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by rebarnmom

That's the combination that I want to get! That's great that you got a discount. Did you order it online or pick it up at the store?

I went to the store to get it.

@ Wendy, I totally understand that. I was just saying that because of the issues I experienced that particular reader. It became embedded in my mind to associate Red w/ trouble.

As for the "ghosting", it didn't go away, it was on every page.

Aprilbeginnings · 11-23-2010, 03:59 PM

anybody know if the charger unit for the prs-500 will work with the prs 650..... they are sending me a red prs-650 woooooooooooo hoooo

I called sony and the gal said it would be compatible, but I read a review somewhere that the prs 600 wasn't compatible with the 650 charger so i am ???????? I don't want to charge via the computer and usb if I need to, yet can't complain if they are giving me a new reader........ looking for jackets now too and see there are not many choices right now.

Okay checked the specs on the chargers now and then.. the only difference between mine then is the output is 2000 ma instead of the new which is 1500 ma... everything else is exactly the same, unless of course the plug has a difference................

elcreative · 11-23-2010, 05:24 PM

Sorry April... 505 uses barrel connector plug but 650 doesn't, it uses micro-USB...

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Originally Posted by Aprilbeginnings

anybody know if the charger unit for the prs-500 will work with the prs 650..... they are sending me a red prs-650 woooooooooooo hoooo

I called sony and the gal said it would be compatible, but I read a review somewhere that the prs 600 wasn't compatible with the 650 charger so i am ???????? I don't want to charge via the computer and usb if I need to, yet can't complain if they are giving me a new reader........ looking for jackets now too and see there are not many choices right now.

Okay checked the specs on the chargers now and then.. the only difference between mine then is the output is 2000 ma instead of the new which is 1500 ma... everything else is exactly the same, unless of course the plug has a difference................

11-23-2010, 03:59 PM	#59
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	anybody know if the charger unit for the prs-500 will work with the prs 650..... they are sending me a red prs-650 woooooooooooo hoooo I called sony and the gal said it would be compatible, but I read a review somewhere that the prs 600 wasn't compatible with the 650 charger so i am ???????? I don't want to charge via the computer and usb if I need to, yet can't complain if they are giving me a new reader........ looking for jackets now too and see there are not many choices right now. Okay checked the specs on the chargers now and then.. the only difference between mine then is the output is 2000 ma instead of the new which is 1500 ma... everything else is exactly the same, unless of course the plug has a difference................ Last edited by Aprilbeginnings; 11-23-2010 at 04:11 PM.

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11-05-2010, 12:29 AM	#47
WendyH Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 5846 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS-650	Thank you, I would love the files! Are you able to email them to me? I can PM you my email address.

11-06-2010, 09:02 AM	#49
gimmeshelter Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: France Device: sony prs505	I think the Sony website is pretty terrible. I keep going on and dangling before my eyes is a reader with a backlit screen. If I click on this thinking 'stupidly' it'll take me to the appropriate shop to buy one, I end up on the Google search page!!!! Don't get it, also the links generally don't appear to work. So given up on that one. Bah!

11-07-2010, 12:27 AM	#50
envy Brown Eyed Girl Posts: 44 Karma: 186 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Prs 600, Nook, Sony prs 350	Later today I'm going to take a mini road trip w/ my friend to the Sony Style Store in Tampa. I've been mulling over this for a few weeks now because the store is a hundred miles away. I mainly want to check out the 650 and decide if I should just get that or the 350.

11-07-2010, 12:33 AM	#51
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Good idea -- you really should see the difference first as it's a truly subjective experience. I went to my local Sony Store before ordering my 650 online (no shipping, no tax).

11-08-2010, 12:18 AM	#52
envy Brown Eyed Girl Posts: 44 Karma: 186 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Prs 600, Nook, Sony prs 350	So I went to the sony store, and the trip was so worth it. I decided on the black 650 w/ a red cover w/ a light. I was thinking about a red one, but the one I was looking at had a deformity; where once you change the page you see a shadow of the text from the last page. So it scared me away from it. I even used my student discount so I'm happy about that.

11-08-2010, 09:05 AM	#53
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Congrats, Envy! I went into the store thinking I would get a 350, and came out with a 650 as well. I think it's the perfect size! eP

11-08-2010, 11:29 PM	#57
WendyH Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 5846 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS-650	It's not a deformity and you will find that your black one will do it too. It is ghosting and it happens on all e-ink screens occasionally - the previous page leaves ghosting on the screen, but it disappears after a couple of page turns. It has nothing to do with the colour of the outside of the reader.