So how does everyone feel about SONY now? - Page 7

Chiperiu · 10-29-2011, 10:02 AM

Now, folks, speaking of Sony products, I have found that there're virtually no books I can't get on my 505 between the snazzy eBook Applications firmware and my assortment of tools and thingamajigs (thanks to MobileRead, that kind of thing is available for anyone somewhat tech-savvy and willing to get their hands a wee bit dirty) - heck, even the dreaded scanned .pdf works OK enough under landscape mode. The way I knew Sony, they used to build some sturdy powerhouses with enough versatility for the kind of end-user that I am and that's made me buy, consider and suggest Sony products - such as cameras, TV sets, MP3 players or the little Japanese tank in the brown leatherette cover waiting patiently on my desk here, which I nailed second-hand at under 150 US bucks.

Living where I do, it's not easy to get one's hands on the latest gadgets (especially for a niche market that doesn't have a lot of support), but I did get the chance to fiddle with the T1, which I wanted to get as my next reader of choice. Now, I have played with touchscreen eInk devices and I have modded the bejeezus out of my Optimus One, so I figured I knew what to expect, but this doohickey here, well, aside from the crippled, albeit rootable Eclair, the nifty touchscreen and the comfy enough real buttons, let's just say it doesn't look to me like something I'd want to hold on to and treasure for several years to come. I just want a solid device that can display my books as usefully as can be; if it also comes with capabilities I'd like (unlike, say, the MP3 player on my 505), then I expect to be able to use them properly. Unfortunately, neither the rather glitchy T1 nor the still-immature Android OS can offer me that just yet - but, if Sony get their act together and come up with a rock-solid Android eInk reader / tablet contraption, I'll be sorely tempted to get it instead of, say, a Kindle or a Nook. (That is, unless Amazon or B&N pull it off before Sony do, of course; a guy can dream, right?)

Harmon · 10-29-2011, 08:09 PM

After considering the new offerings from Sony, I bought a used Sony 950. After considering the new offerings from Amazon, I decided to stick with my K3. After considering the iPad2, I kept my original iPad. After reading about the iPhone 4S, I still have my iPhone 4.

The Revolution is over and I won.

ShellShock · 10-30-2011, 05:07 AM

I would not buy Sony again as In the past they have been very slow to release firmware updates, if at all. They do not update the firmware with new features, only major bug fixes (except for adding epub support). This does not compare well with Kobo, who are much closer to their community.

David58117 · 10-30-2011, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ShellShock

I would not buy Sony again as In the past they have been very slow to release firmware updates, if at all. They do not update the firmware with new features, only major bug fixes (except for adding epub support). This does not compare well with Kobo, who are much closer to their community.

They have already released a statement that they are focusing their engineers on the matter and requesting the public to email details regarding the crashes...

Pinecone · 10-30-2011, 07:54 AM

As I mention in another thread, I voted by buying two 650s. One for my wife to replace our old PRS-600 and a spare 650, just in case.

Dusty · 10-30-2011, 09:57 AM

I love my new T1.
Just finished my third book last evening, reading the last pages in fading light, something I could not do with my old 300. The print is crisp and clear, a joy to my fading eyesight.

I found that a soft downward swipe on the right hand side flips the pages without fail. I've had no problems with the reader other than an occasional improper swipe or tap that sent me elsewhere. Because of this I bookmark more often, no big whoop.

I have no complaints with the T1 but then I use it simply as a reader. If I want to do anything more complex I use my wife`s iPad, a nice gadget that comes in a distant second to my T1 for reading.

Kai Winters · 10-30-2011, 03:23 PM

Still love my T1 after 3 weeks of heavy use.
However the Sony Reader Library really suxxors. I do not like the synch system. Even after unchecking all the boxes when I plug it in it starts to synch the library. Also if no boxes are checked and you connect to the library and it synchs it removes the books from the reader. Good thing I remembered the page I was on, of the book I am reading.

I am going to use Calibre instead at least for a while to see if I prefer it.
I've always used Calibre to change formats, change/add meta data and er umm other things preferring the old Sony reader library for my 300, which I really like to use.

Seems Sony made the new reader much more complicated and user unfriendly than it needed to...

jersysman · 10-30-2011, 05:12 PM

I'm loving using Calibre with my T1. It does everything I need a library management program to do. . . and then some!

vxf · 10-30-2011, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jersysman

I'm loving using Calibre with my T1. It does everything I need a library management program to do. . . and then some!

There is a group of people here whose attitude has always been - 'use Calibre, stop complaining about the Reader Library'. The problem with that is - Calibre won't help if you want to store or backup your annotations, highlights, bookmarks, etc.

For some users - and I am obviously one of those - annotations are important.

jersysman · 10-30-2011, 06:24 PM

That is why I said it does everything that I want a management software to do. No others.

khalleron · 10-30-2011, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vxf

There is a group of people here whose attitude has always been - 'use Calibre, stop complaining about the Reader Library'. The problem with that is - Calibre won't help if you want to store or backup your annotations, highlights, bookmarks, etc.

For some users - and I am obviously one of those - annotations are important.

Perhaps you'd like to suggest that to the Calibre developers.

Shopaholic · 10-31-2011, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellShock

I would not buy Sony again as In the past they have been very slow to release firmware updates, if at all. They do not update the firmware with new features, only major bug fixes (except for adding epub support). This does not compare well with Kobo, who are much closer to their community.

Oh Please! That's because their device is shoddy to begin with. They keep having to release bandaid patch after bandaid patch. ffft! I'd much rather have a better device to begin with that I can choose to deal with it's specfic issues or not.

Constantly having to deal with updates and fixes to things that shouldn't be 'broken' in the first place is a PITA. No thank you! Sending out fixes to things that should have been done properly in the first place isn't good customer service. It's shoddy workmanship & poor implementation of a product.

ring0_event · 10-31-2011, 08:53 AM

Shopaholic, the T1 is already bit shoddy for me, as reflowed PDFs don't work well (page turns are crazy slow, unusably so). What are the odds Sony will fix this in a firmware update? The x50 series handled reflowed PDFs very well...

sabredog · 10-31-2011, 10:06 AM

I purchased my ereader to read ebooks not PDF. Surely if PDF functionality is so important it is worth buying a bigger screened tablet for that purpose?

ring0_event · 10-31-2011, 10:10 AM

PDF functionality for articles and essays (which have no graphics) is very important to me. Since the x50 handled PDFs so well, I think the right question is, why Sony didn't do so good a job with the T1?

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10-29-2011, 10:02 AM	#91
Chiperiu Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bucharest, RO Device: Sony PRS-505	Now, folks, speaking of Sony products, I have found that there're virtually no books I can't get on my 505 between the snazzy eBook Applications firmware and my assortment of tools and thingamajigs (thanks to MobileRead, that kind of thing is available for anyone somewhat tech-savvy and willing to get their hands a wee bit dirty) - heck, even the dreaded scanned .pdf works OK enough under landscape mode. The way I knew Sony, they used to build some sturdy powerhouses with enough versatility for the kind of end-user that I am and that's made me buy, consider and suggest Sony products - such as cameras, TV sets, MP3 players or the little Japanese tank in the brown leatherette cover waiting patiently on my desk here, which I nailed second-hand at under 150 US bucks. Living where I do, it's not easy to get one's hands on the latest gadgets (especially for a niche market that doesn't have a lot of support), but I did get the chance to fiddle with the T1, which I wanted to get as my next reader of choice. Now, I have played with touchscreen eInk devices and I have modded the bejeezus out of my Optimus One, so I figured I knew what to expect, but this doohickey here, well, aside from the crippled, albeit rootable Eclair, the nifty touchscreen and the comfy enough real buttons, let's just say it doesn't look to me like something I'd want to hold on to and treasure for several years to come. I just want a solid device that can display my books as usefully as can be; if it also comes with capabilities I'd like (unlike, say, the MP3 player on my 505), then I expect to be able to use them properly. Unfortunately, neither the rather glitchy T1 nor the still-immature Android OS can offer me that just yet - but, if Sony get their act together and come up with a rock-solid Android eInk reader / tablet contraption, I'll be sorely tempted to get it instead of, say, a Kindle or a Nook. (That is, unless Amazon or B&N pull it off before Sony do, of course; a guy can dream, right?)

10-29-2011, 08:09 PM	#92
Harmon King of the Bongo Drums Posts: 1,630 Karma: 5927225 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Excelsior! (Strange...)	After considering the new offerings from Sony, I bought a used Sony 950. After considering the new offerings from Amazon, I decided to stick with my K3. After considering the iPad2, I kept my original iPad. After reading about the iPhone 4S, I still have my iPhone 4. The Revolution is over and I won.

10-30-2011, 05:07 AM	#93
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,178 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	I would not buy Sony again as In the past they have been very slow to release firmware updates, if at all. They do not update the firmware with new features, only major bug fixes (except for adding epub support). This does not compare well with Kobo, who are much closer to their community.

10-30-2011, 07:54 AM	#95
Pinecone Guru Posts: 902 Karma: 1660722 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Device: PRS-650, PRS-600, PRS-350	As I mention in another thread, I voted by buying two 650s. One for my wife to replace our old PRS-600 and a spare 650, just in case.

10-30-2011, 09:57 AM	#96
Dusty Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 500076 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada Device: sony 300, T1	I love my new T1. Just finished my third book last evening, reading the last pages in fading light, something I could not do with my old 300. The print is crisp and clear, a joy to my fading eyesight. I found that a soft downward swipe on the right hand side flips the pages without fail. I've had no problems with the reader other than an occasional improper swipe or tap that sent me elsewhere. Because of this I bookmark more often, no big whoop. I have no complaints with the T1 but then I use it simply as a reader. If I want to do anything more complex I use my wife`s iPad, a nice gadget that comes in a distant second to my T1 for reading.

10-30-2011, 03:23 PM	#97
Kai Winters Lover of Books Posts: 218 Karma: 1073074 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern NY Device: iPhone 7+	Still love my T1 after 3 weeks of heavy use. However the Sony Reader Library really suxxors. I do not like the synch system. Even after unchecking all the boxes when I plug it in it starts to synch the library. Also if no boxes are checked and you connect to the library and it synchs it removes the books from the reader. Good thing I remembered the page I was on, of the book I am reading. I am going to use Calibre instead at least for a while to see if I prefer it. I've always used Calibre to change formats, change/add meta data and er umm other things preferring the old Sony reader library for my 300, which I really like to use. Seems Sony made the new reader much more complicated and user unfriendly than it needed to...

10-30-2011, 05:12 PM	#98
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	I'm loving using Calibre with my T1. It does everything I need a library management program to do. . . and then some!

10-30-2011, 06:24 PM	#100
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	That is why I said it does everything that I want a management software to do. No others.

10-31-2011, 08:53 AM	#103
ring0_event Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 39918 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle3 (3G), PRS-950 (x2), PRS-T1	Shopaholic, the T1 is already bit shoddy for me, as reflowed PDFs don't work well (page turns are crazy slow, unusably so). What are the odds Sony will fix this in a firmware update? The x50 series handled reflowed PDFs very well...

10-31-2011, 10:06 AM	#104
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	I purchased my ereader to read ebooks not PDF. Surely if PDF functionality is so important it is worth buying a bigger screened tablet for that purpose?

10-31-2011, 10:10 AM	#105
ring0_event Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 39918 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle3 (3G), PRS-950 (x2), PRS-T1	PDF functionality for articles and essays (which have no graphics) is very important to me. Since the x50 handled PDFs so well, I think the right question is, why Sony didn't do so good a job with the T1?