The Sony PRS700: the Newest Member of the Sony Reader Family

[MerLock]

Originally Posted by gwynevans

One other point he makes, which was queried about here... "Use a gesture to change the page — this can be a swipe to the left or right, a tap, or even a swipe up or down! This is totally user-selectable."

I think the tap selection would suite me best but I wonder what would be the touch command for page return. Double tap perhaps?

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by MerLock

I think the tap selection would suite me best but I wonder what would be the touch command for page return. Double tap perhaps?

I think the tap is sensitive to the area of the screen tapped so you might tap near the bottom for forward and near the top for backward.

Dale

[Hughdal]

1 1/2 years with a 500. Yea, I'm ready for an upgrade. Just in time for Christmas too. Suffer the injustice 505 users, you know you want it, just bad timing. I'll miss my 500 though, black cover, dirty and travel worn. It's actually bent from storing in my butt pocket, didn't know a vizplex display could survivie that. I'll be first in line!

Elad

[Mycropht]

I have finally found a video of the thing:

http://vimeo.com/1890432

Also, as I would really like to see some more, I have started a thread for posting links to the PRS-700 videos:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30201

If you find something, share.

[yvanleterrible]

Nice!
There was a dialog box in the video that looked familiar, then it hit me that it looked just like an old aPple dialog box.

[junkml]

With the frontlight, and the configurable page turning, the only thing missing is a dictionary lookup. This is definitely looking like the next device for my wife and I. We love our 500s, but the new features of the 700 will probably suck us in.

[Peto]

Originally Posted by Mycropht

I have finally found a video of the thing:

http://vimeo.com/1890432

Also, as I would really like to see some more, I have started a thread for posting links to the PRS-700 videos:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30201

If you find something, share.

The 700 moves fast. That's nice. It does blink when turning pages, though.

The buttons seem big enough for comfortable left handed reading.
Font size change is fast, but I would like to know if pdf reflow is as crappy as in the 505.

Seems there is no actual reason for the dictionary not to be there already. Double clicking a word brings the dictionary forward. I had that on my X50v and worked like a charm.

The 8 led lights don't show an evenly lighted surface (could be the video). I get a much better illumination with my Mighty Bright Doubleflex. That is something I expected to perform better.

As I said before, there is no actual reason why I should prefer the 700 to the 505, given the use I make of it. However, I understand many of you will love the new features.

[Dave Berk]

Originally Posted by Peto

Font size change is fast, but I would like to know if pdf reflow is as crappy as in the 505.

Given the fact that the PDF reflow is a feature of the Adobe PDF software for the reader, the answer is probably yes.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Peto

Seems there is no actual reason for the dictionary not to be there already. Double clicking a word brings the dictionary forward. I had that on my X50v and worked like a charm.

I believe it is not enough. You need an ebook dictionary configured to respond to this...

[Peto]

Of course. What I mean is that the 700 can take advantage of it straight away, which the 505 could not.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Peto

Of course. What I mean is that the 700 can take advantage of it straight away, which the 505 could not.

I understand this. A bit of misunderstanding
What I mean is that right now there are no dictionaries that would work on prs-700, and when they appear...who knows? maybe when Sony hits 100.000 mark?

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Peto

Of course. What I mean is that the 700 can take advantage of it straight away, which the 505 could not.

It's not that straightforward. Sony would need to define a dictionary format (you need to have a special format for dictionaries to allow efficient lookups) and then provide tools to allow the major publishers of dictionaries - Oxford, Collins, Chambers, Websters, etc - to do the probably considerable work of converting their dictionaries to that new format and pursuade those publishers that it's commercial worth their while to do it.

It's not a 5 minute job.

[Peto]

I understand there are working dictionaries for other readers, like Iliad. The 700 has the search tool to use one of these when adapted to the Reader. This adaptation does not have to be of Sony's doing. But Sony has added the right tool in the 700.

As for how straightforward this could be, I have no idea

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Peto

I understand there are working dictionaries for other readers, like Iliad. The 700 has the search tool to use one of these when adapted to the Reader. This adaptation does not have to be of Sony's doing. But Sony has added the right tool in the 700.

As for how straightforward this could be, I have no idea

Pretty much all the dictionaries out there are in DRM-protected Mobipocket format. Somehow I can't see Mobi being willing to licence that technology to Sony - they have a strict policy of insisting on "exclusivity" when it comes to DRM-provision on a device.

[Peto]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Pretty much all the dictionaries out there are in DRM-protected Mobipocket format. Somehow I can't see Mobi being willing to licence that technology to Sony - they have a strict policy of insisting on "exclusivity" when it comes to DRM-provision on a device.

Well, there goes then the only feature I really like in the 700.