AAARRRGGGHHH!

naseller · 07-02-2008, 08:37 PM

hi
newly arrived. i need help. i have been researching readers and decided to go with the Sony. I had everything under control, all my ducks in a row, and found one one on ebay. Bought it and realized I had bought a 500 and not a 505. I have not opened it. Will I be disappointed? Is there a vast difference betwixt the two? I am bumming...all that work I did. any help vastly appreciated...THANKS!

vivaldirules · 07-02-2008, 08:56 PM

Welcome, naseller. I've had my 500 for almost a year and love it. I've seen a 505 and I like it mainly because the background is a bit whiter than the more grey 500's background, so it's a bit easier to read on a 505. The 505 is also a bit thinner but the same weight as the 500. Aside from those two things, the differences would be pretty inconsequential to me. There's talk of a coming firmware upgrade that might be available only for the 505 and not the 500 but that's not certain and it's hard to know if it will be particularly beneficial or not.

Ervserver · 07-02-2008, 09:31 PM

Hello naseller, I think you'll love the 500

naseller · 07-03-2008, 09:54 AM

thank you both! i am going to take a breath and open this box and see.....for the difference in price, i think i will wait and ask for a Cybook gen3 for my birthday. but thank you so much for your calming help.

Spartacus2112 · 07-03-2008, 10:17 AM

Greetings, naseller. Enjoy the forum!

MickeyC · 07-03-2008, 12:44 PM

Hi naseller and welcome to the Forum. I was all set to get a 500 for my birthday last year when the gift certificate I was expecting turned out to be a new pair of shirts. So I stalled around then got the 505 back in January. I like it a lot but, having fooled around with teh 500 a lot, I don't think you're missing much at all. Enjoy!

tirsales · 07-03-2008, 12:56 PM

I dont know the 505 - but I like the 500 for recreational reading very much

HarryT · 07-03-2008, 01:44 PM

Functionally, the 500 and 505 are very similar. The main difference is the screen - the 500 has a 1st generation eInk screen; the 505 has a 2nd generation "VizPlex" screen which is much better - enormously more readable in low light levels, and virtually immune to the "ghosting" that 1st gen screens suffer from.

The 500 is a very good reader, but the 505 is even better.

07-02-2008, 08:37 PM	#1
naseller Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: unknown	AAARRRGGGHHH! hi newly arrived. i need help. i have been researching readers and decided to go with the Sony. I had everything under control, all my ducks in a row, and found one one on ebay. Bought it and realized I had bought a 500 and not a 505. I have not opened it. Will I be disappointed? Is there a vast difference betwixt the two? I am bumming...all that work I did. any help vastly appreciated...THANKS!

07-02-2008, 08:56 PM	#2
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Welcome, naseller. I've had my 500 for almost a year and love it. I've seen a 505 and I like it mainly because the background is a bit whiter than the more grey 500's background, so it's a bit easier to read on a 505. The 505 is also a bit thinner but the same weight as the 500. Aside from those two things, the differences would be pretty inconsequential to me. There's talk of a coming firmware upgrade that might be available only for the 505 and not the 500 but that's not certain and it's hard to know if it will be particularly beneficial or not.

07-02-2008, 09:31 PM	#3
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Hello naseller, I think you'll love the 500

07-03-2008, 09:54 AM	#4
naseller Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: unknown	thank you both! i am going to take a breath and open this box and see.....for the difference in price, i think i will wait and ask for a Cybook gen3 for my birthday. but thank you so much for your calming help.

07-03-2008, 10:17 AM	#5
Spartacus2112 Evangelist Posts: 468 Karma: 1147 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lawn Giland Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	Greetings, naseller. Enjoy the forum!

07-03-2008, 12:44 PM	#6
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi naseller and welcome to the Forum. I was all set to get a 500 for my birthday last year when the gift certificate I was expecting turned out to be a new pair of shirts. So I stalled around then got the 505 back in January. I like it a lot but, having fooled around with teh 500 a lot, I don't think you're missing much at all. Enjoy!

07-03-2008, 12:56 PM	#7
tirsales MIA ... but returning som Posts: 1,600 Karma: 511342 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Germany Device: PRS-505 and Really not owning a PRS-700	I dont know the 505 - but I like the 500 for recreational reading very much

07-03-2008, 01:44 PM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Functionally, the 500 and 505 are very similar. The main difference is the screen - the 500 has a 1st generation eInk screen; the 505 has a 2nd generation "VizPlex" screen which is much better - enormously more readable in low light levels, and virtually immune to the "ghosting" that 1st gen screens suffer from. The 500 is a very good reader, but the 505 is even better.