Newbie Looking for advice

TetraKM · 08-19-2008, 01:33 PM

I have read loads on this forum about getting lights to read in darker environments - which to my mind seems obvious i cannot read abook without a decent light so why should this be different.

But my question is this (and I have done a search on the whole forum and am probably missing something)

I want to but a the Sony 505 - basically this seems to be the only one you can actually get in UK that seems to be fairly priced

But I want it to read when i sit in the sun (on holiday or just in the baack garden - just like I do now with my lovely sci fi paperbacks)

Except the sun and me don't agree - I have a bit of a hing about bright sunlit pages and i cannot read them without wearing sunglasses.

So here is the questions (sorry about the waffle but i wanted you to understand where I was coming from)

How clear is the Sony 505 in very sunny and bright daylight? And if you where sunglasses can you still see the screen OK. My sunglasses are usually very dark

- but not roy orbison dark

Over to you
yours tetraKM

16 days and counting and it will be mine - if what you tell me is good news

dordale · 08-19-2008, 01:44 PM

TetraKM--I have no problems reading in the sun. To me, it seems like the Sony 505 is a little better to read in the sun than a paper book.

Have fun with your new toy!!

dordale

WillAdams · 08-19-2008, 02:19 PM

I just finished up my beach vacation on the Outer Banks at Avon, North Carolina, USA and my Sony PRS-505 (in a plastic baggie) did fine and was perfectly readable in the very bright sunlight.

William

Megatron-UK · 08-19-2008, 02:24 PM

Tetra - the contrast outside, in direct sunlight is very good. If you can comfortably read, say, a newspaper with your sunglasses on, then you'll have absolutely no bother at all.

TetraKM · 08-19-2008, 02:28 PM

Thanks Chaps and Chapesses - As the UK is slow to catch on to the revolution and the actual release date is also the date I am jetting off to sunnier climates - I was hoping you would say that - Hoorah 16 days and counting.

I have waited until somebody in the UK released this style of reader - and now it is finally going to happen.

Lets hope I can get it charged and get the books I want to read onto it before I go - looks like I will have to play with the various convertors that are mentioned as A frient has sent me a hunter s thompson book - one of thsoe you always want to read and cannot find anywhere - hoorah!

MickeyC · 08-19-2008, 04:51 PM

I agree with dordale. I've found the 505 very readable out in the sun.

AndiR · 08-20-2008, 05:26 AM

I live in southern Spain and it is pretty much always sunny here and I have no problems at the beach or pool

Regards from Andalucia, Andi

pox67 · 08-20-2008, 08:54 AM

I have a new 505 and have no trouble reading it on the tram to work. You might need to angle the reader so it isn't reflecting straight in your face but it is easy to find a good position.

On another plus side I was happy to find that polarised glasses don't darken the screen like they do with LCDs in laptops/musicplayers/Bank ATMs.

astrodad · 08-20-2008, 10:08 AM

Here are some shots my Reader in full sunlight.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23887

Dr. Drib · 08-20-2008, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jplumey

Here are some shots my Reader in full sunlight.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23887

Naturally, I have to ask what novel are you reading there?

(This idea could perhaps be a new weekly contest, one using obscure works with one photo taken. The first person to correctly name the work in question could win Executive Karma, perhaps.

)

Don

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Naturally, I have to ask what novel are you reading there?

(This idea could perhaps be a new weekly contest, one using obscure works with one photo taken. The first person to correctly name the work in question could win Executive Karma, perhaps.

)

Don

actually that's a great idea, it could be a lot of fun. why don't you start a thread ? perhaps you could "borrow" this photo, if you don't have one handy of your own. we could alternately make it easier by limiting the submissions to books available here, or make it harder by imposing no limits whatsoever. :me rubs hands together in anticipatory glee:

TetraKM · 08-20-2008, 11:17 AM

Of course I never thought of that (sunglasses do do that don't they) - I have four laptops including a tablet PC and I hate them all in daylight. The worst is the IBM which is almost impossible even on a bright dull day (one of those days that looks like it is going to rain and yet seems as bright as a sunny day)

TetraKM · 08-20-2008, 11:19 AM

I think the book is part of the Ender trilogy - probably Enders game although I have never read it

- Luckily Enders name is mentioned in the text

astrodad · 08-25-2008, 10:09 PM

It is, and as you may all know it's not available as an ebook. I literally did scan my own copy in for this one, as I have four lying around.

08-19-2008, 01:33 PM	#1
TetraKM Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 114 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Sony 505	Newbie Looking for advice I have read loads on this forum about getting lights to read in darker environments - which to my mind seems obvious i cannot read abook without a decent light so why should this be different. But my question is this (and I have done a search on the whole forum and am probably missing something) I want to but a the Sony 505 - basically this seems to be the only one you can actually get in UK that seems to be fairly priced But I want it to read when i sit in the sun (on holiday or just in the baack garden - just like I do now with my lovely sci fi paperbacks) Except the sun and me don't agree - I have a bit of a hing about bright sunlit pages and i cannot read them without wearing sunglasses. So here is the questions (sorry about the waffle but i wanted you to understand where I was coming from) How clear is the Sony 505 in very sunny and bright daylight? And if you where sunglasses can you still see the screen OK. My sunglasses are usually very dark - but not roy orbison dark Over to you yours tetraKM 16 days and counting and it will be mine - if what you tell me is good news

08-20-2008, 05:26 AM	#7
AndiR Rather interested Posts: 104 Karma: 677 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maidenhead Device: Kindle, Sony Ereader, Ipad & iPhone	Same here SUN is OK! I live in southern Spain and it is pretty much always sunny here and I have no problems at the beach or pool Regards from Andalucia, Andi

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08-19-2008, 01:44 PM	#2
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	TetraKM--I have no problems reading in the sun. To me, it seems like the Sony 505 is a little better to read in the sun than a paper book. Have fun with your new toy!! dordale

08-19-2008, 02:19 PM	#3
WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,260 Karma: 3439432 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	I just finished up my beach vacation on the Outer Banks at Avon, North Carolina, USA and my Sony PRS-505 (in a plastic baggie) did fine and was perfectly readable in the very bright sunlight. William

08-19-2008, 02:24 PM	#4
Megatron-UK Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 22 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: uk Device: Sony PRS505	Tetra - the contrast outside, in direct sunlight is very good. If you can comfortably read, say, a newspaper with your sunglasses on, then you'll have absolutely no bother at all.

08-19-2008, 02:28 PM	#5
TetraKM Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 114 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Sony 505	Thanks Chaps and Chapesses - As the UK is slow to catch on to the revolution and the actual release date is also the date I am jetting off to sunnier climates - I was hoping you would say that - Hoorah 16 days and counting. I have waited until somebody in the UK released this style of reader - and now it is finally going to happen. Lets hope I can get it charged and get the books I want to read onto it before I go - looks like I will have to play with the various convertors that are mentioned as A frient has sent me a hunter s thompson book - one of thsoe you always want to read and cannot find anywhere - hoorah!

08-19-2008, 04:51 PM	#6
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	I agree with dordale. I've found the 505 very readable out in the sun.

08-20-2008, 08:54 AM	#8
pox67 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS-505 (stolen), Bebook	I have a new 505 and have no trouble reading it on the tram to work. You might need to angle the reader so it isn't reflecting straight in your face but it is easy to find a good position. On another plus side I was happy to find that polarised glasses don't darken the screen like they do with LCDs in laptops/musicplayers/Bank ATMs.

08-20-2008, 10:08 AM	#9
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	Here are some shots my Reader in full sunlight. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23887

08-20-2008, 11:17 AM	#12
TetraKM Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 114 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Sony 505	Of course I never thought of that (sunglasses do do that don't they) - I have four laptops including a tablet PC and I hate them all in daylight. The worst is the IBM which is almost impossible even on a bright dull day (one of those days that looks like it is going to rain and yet seems as bright as a sunny day)

08-20-2008, 11:19 AM	#13
TetraKM Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 114 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Sony 505	I think the book is part of the Ender trilogy - probably Enders game although I have never read it - Luckily Enders name is mentioned in the text

08-25-2008, 10:09 PM	#14
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	It is, and as you may all know it's not available as an ebook. I literally did scan my own copy in for this one, as I have four lying around.