Sony PRS-T1 specs! - Page 13

Klein Nijenhuis · 08-29-2011, 10:33 AM

Does anybody now the sizes of the device?

Dulin's Books · 08-29-2011, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by EatingPie

I dropped my PRS-500 on the tile floor, and it dented the top-right corner. The screen functioned perfectly for years afterward, as did the Reader's bezel; the dent never interfered with holding or using the device.

If it was "high impact" plastic, I'm curious what would have happened. My Reader denting absorbed the impact. Wouldn't high impact plastic just shatter?

-Pie

2 years ago I dropped my PB 360 to the brick hearth

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still use it all the time.

thread is here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...hlight=dropped

Dulin's Books · 08-29-2011, 11:41 AM

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cme · 08-29-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Klein Nijenhuis

Does anybody now the sizes of the device?

should be about 172 x 110 x 9 mm. I compared the images of prs-650 and prs-t1 to get those numbers.

more information in german here: http://cme.at/e-book-reader/leak-son...ezifikationen/ and a comparison to the prs-650: http://cme.at/datenblatt-2/sony-2/so...&h=sony&r=5007

JSWolf · 08-29-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

And what do you suppose the odds are they upgraded the ADE so it'll read B&N ebooks without hacking?

I'm hoping Sony has upgraded ADE so it will have hyphenation support.

JSWolf · 08-29-2011, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cme

should be about 172 x 110 x 9 mm. I compared the images of prs-650 and prs-t1 to get those numbers.

more information in german here: http://cme.at/e-book-reader/leak-son...ezifikationen/ and a comparison to the prs-650: http://cme.at/datenblatt-2/sony-2/so...&h=sony&r=5007

http://translate.google.com/translat...ifikationen%2F

http://translate.google.com/translat...ony%26r%3D5007

The two links using Google Translate.

RockdaMan · 08-29-2011, 01:29 PM

Does this work with the 3G Kindle?

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Originally Posted by jj2me

Probably true for most people for a Sony and other non-Kindle services.

But for the combination of a Kindle and Calibre, it's really nice. E.g., start up Calibre, it churns away to produce the day's magazines and newspapers you specified and e-mails them to your free @ kindle.com address. No need to have your Kindle turned on then. The Kindle e-mail service waits until later, when at your convenience, you turn on your Kindle and then it delivers your magazines and newspapers.

I'm posting this OT Kindle wireless response to correct information I gave you in a long-ago post where I agreed with you, when I was just getting familiar with Calibre's automatic wireless delivery. I thought then that a Kindle had to be on at the same time as when Calibre was working. So the only difference seemed to be plugging in vs. turning on wireless. But I was wrong about the need for a synchronized connection.

Right now, I'm at my computer and started Calibre, watched it assemble all my Monday magazines and newspapers, and then quit Calibre. My Kindle is somewhere else, turned off. Later on, when I turn it on, it'll get all that content delivered automagically. A real nice convenience IMHO. But it only applies to Calibre set up to do the free Kindle delivery. (Thank you Calibre for being so wonderful.)

Barty · 08-29-2011, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Phogg

They do however, go into an antenna embedded in the side molding. You simply incorperate the antenna into the aesthetic trim.

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I guess they're all gun shy about the death grip problem now

RockdaMan · 08-29-2011, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

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Sorry, curious...are the first three or four words in that sentence grammatically correct?

EatingPie · 08-29-2011, 01:41 PM

A Tough Sell

Multiple posts on the plastic being cost related, but the current gen was hampered by cost. Sony users gladly pay the "Apple Tax"

but see it from a new user's perspective.

The PRS350 is still available at Target online (link).

It prices at $179 USD. If you get the same page I did, at the bottom are related readers, including the Amazon Kindle, multiple larger display models priced at $139. I'm no Kindle user, but even I thought "no brainer, I'm picking the Kindle."

That's why it's a tough sell. Even a die-hard Sony fan, who loves his 350, decided on the Kindle when seeing prices side-by-side. Imagine the reaction new buyers have!

I'm sure that plastic saves a significant amount of money. It's a bummer, but inevitable. Really, I'm surprised if anyone new to e-Readers even considered a Sony after seeing the price difference.

-Pie

cme · 08-29-2011, 01:49 PM

I don't think the plastic is a big problem. I don't see huge haptic differences in the prs-650 and b&n nook for example. Both have their own feeling, but I wouldn't say one is better than the other.

However: If the PRS-T1 has that glossy body, I think Sony will have problems selling that thing. Not only will this be a fingerprint-magnet, but every lightsoruce around you will reflect perfectly on that gloss.

Hopefully the gloss was only added for those marketing photos and isn't actually present on the device itself. But I doubt it ... :-/

revmike · 08-29-2011, 02:08 PM

I've yet to see a new ereader come along that is tempting for me to buy, this one included. My "old" Sony 505 continues to do exactly what I bought it for... to read books. My only complaint against Sony is that their software does not work on tablet PC's. So I have to use ADE to read my books on my HP Slate 500.

jj2me · 08-29-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RockdaMan

Does this work with the 3G Kindle?

Free delivery by Amazon over wi-fi. Not free over 3G.

To get free over 3G, you'd have to set up your PC as a Calibre content server. That wouldn't be automatic delivery, but rather would be you fetching the desired content.

EDIT: I have the 3G Kindle, but free @ kindle.com will wait until I get within wi-fi range, though this may be because of my Amazon setting of $0.00 for "Maximum Personal Document Charge".

Hellmark · 08-29-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinecone

Exactly. I prop mine up when reading in restaurants.

I prop my 505 all the time. Part of why I love the cover that it comes with.

Dulin's Books · 08-29-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RockdaMan

Sorry, curious...are the first three or four words in that sentence grammatically correct?

well.... that depends. if "massively too large" is being used as a compound adjective then no, it should be "The massively too large picture that occupied this space previously was deleted by a moderator.".

However, its become common usage to name a thing with adjectives so that "Massively too large picture" would be a single compound noun. In that case the sentence is grammatically correct although adding a helping verb ("was" deleted or "has been" deleted) would be more commonly acceptable.

at least, that's my take on it.

/hijack

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EatingPie Blueberry! Posts: 888 Karma: 133343 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500 (RIP); PRS-600 (Good Riddance); PRS-505; PRS-650; PRS-350	A Tough Sell Multiple posts on the plastic being cost related, but the current gen was hampered by cost. Sony users gladly pay the "Apple Tax" but see it from a new user's perspective. The PRS350 is still available at Target online (link). It prices at $179 USD. If you get the same page I did, at the bottom are related readers, including the Amazon Kindle, multiple larger display models priced at $139. I'm no Kindle user, but even I thought "no brainer, I'm picking the Kindle." That's why it's a tough sell. Even a die-hard Sony fan, who loves his 350, decided on the Kindle when seeing prices side-by-side. Imagine the reaction new buyers have! I'm sure that plastic saves a significant amount of money. It's a bummer, but inevitable. Really, I'm surprised if anyone new to e-Readers even considered a Sony after seeing the price difference. -Pie Last edited by EatingPie; 08-29-2011 at 01:43 PM.

08-29-2011, 01:49 PM	#191
cme reader Posts: 89 Karma: 1245680 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: PRS-650	I don't think the plastic is a big problem. I don't see huge haptic differences in the prs-650 and b&n nook for example. Both have their own feeling, but I wouldn't say one is better than the other. However: If the PRS-T1 has that glossy body, I think Sony will have problems selling that thing. Not only will this be a fingerprint-magnet, but every lightsoruce around you will reflect perfectly on that gloss. Hopefully the gloss was only added for those marketing photos and isn't actually present on the device itself. But I doubt it ... :-/ Last edited by cme; 08-29-2011 at 01:54 PM.

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Klein Nijenhuis Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 91530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Onyx Boox	Does anybody now the sizes of the device?

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revmike Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 5282 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: hanford, ca Device: Sony Readers 505 \ T-2, Nook Glowlight Plus 7.8	I've yet to see a new ereader come along that is tempting for me to buy, this one included. My "old" Sony 505 continues to do exactly what I bought it for... to read books. My only complaint against Sony is that their software does not work on tablet PC's. So I have to use ADE to read my books on my HP Slate 500.