Mobile Tech Reviews the PRS 700

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Gaurnim

Yep, looking at the video review, it seems like a very good product.
Maybe if it had come earlier I might have bought it instead of my Cybook.
Now, after getting used to a crystal clear screen, I don't think I would make the jump without some extensive testing first.

i confess i'm a bit worried about the screen... and worried also that sony will make a 705 only one year from now with all the good features of the 700, plus the screen of the 505... but i think the ergonomy is really important in a liseuse as well and that plus the other added features of the 700 bring it much closer to my eb1150 (which i love, despite its flaws) than any other current model. this is why i think i'll take the chance... i hope i'm not too disappointed !

if i get it, i'll show it to you at the next apéro in january.

[HarryT]

Given the fact that Sony have released a new device every autumn for the last three years, the expectation that there will another one next autumn too is a very reasonable one .

[Liviu_5]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i confess i'm a bit worried about the screen... and worried also that sony will make a 705 only one year from now with all the good features of the 700, plus the screen of the 505... but i think the ergonomy is really important in a liseuse as well and that plus the other added features of the 700 bring it much closer to my eb1150 (which i love, despite its flaws) than any other current model. this is why i think i'll take the chance... i hope i'm not too disappointed !

if i get it, i'll show it to you at the next apéro in january.

Actually as a former very satified owner of Ebk1150 - I just moved on to the 770, but my father in law still loves the Ebk - I have to say that yes, the 700 can be viewed as a much improved version. It is almost as fast and the touch has more options, though I miss the previous book button

It is very nice outside - I read 2 hours easily outside, true, winter and all, so the sun was not that strong so I cannot say how it will look in the summer but I expect to be nice. Did not really notice glare - it may be some, but not annoying so far at least .

In bright indoor light it looks also very nice, while in dimmer light it needs the sidelights, but I love those, they give an "eerie" feeling to reading which at night is quite nice.

I cannot say that there are conditions in which I can comfortably read a paper book without light and not read on the 700 without light. True in dim light, paper is crisper, but it's still not that comfortable to read at least for me, so I would still some bright light.

It's hard to say after all the people trashing the 700, but personally I think that the difference in speed/ergonomics between the 700 and 505 is so huge and for me having paper-like display is not that important since after all I still can and do read print books happily.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Liviu_5

Actually as a former very satified owner of Ebk1150 - I just moved on to the 770, but my father in law still loves the Ebk - I have to say that yes, the 700 can be viewed as a much improved version. It is almost as fast and the touch has more options, though I miss the previous book button

It is very nice outside - I read 2 hours easily outside, true, winter and all, so the sun was not that strong so I cannot say how it will look in the summer but I expect to be nice. Did not really notice glare - it may be some, but not annoying so far at least .

In bright indoor light it looks also very nice, while in dimmer light it needs the sidelights, but I love those, they give an "eerie" feeling to reading which at night is quite nice.

I cannot say that there are conditions in which I can comfortably read a paper book without light and not read on the 700 without light. True in dim light, paper is crisper, but it's still not that comfortable to read at least for me, so I would still some bright light.

It's hard to say after all the people trashing the 700, but personally I think that the difference in speed/ergonomics between the 700 and 505 is so huge and for me having paper-like display is not that important since after all I still can and do read print books happily.

thank you so much for that information !!! it's the first time i hear a direct comparison between the eb1150 and the sony 700 (not surprising, right ? why would somebody compare two such different liseuses ? ) and i feel really much more encouraged now. i do place a lot of importance on the display and i am disappointed that the 700 is inferior to the 550 for that, but i've really noticed that despite the terrible screen of my eb1150 i still find it very comfortable and agreeable to use, because of the ergonomy. this seems to be a somewhat neglected factor sometimes !

so, i think i've made up my mind.

probably, if sony does make a 750 next year with a better display, i'll try to sell my 700 and buy the new one. but i'll be glad to have it for this year, i think.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

however, if i find that the 700 doesn't suit me, i will try to sell it and probably buy a 505 instead.

Wait.. am I reading this right? Miss Zelda is getting a 700? I thought you were seduced by that free CyBook you had.

BOb

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Wait.. am I reading this right? Miss Zelda is getting a 700? I thought you were seduced by that free CyBook you had.

BOb

it's only free until i have to give it back. and actually i really do like it, and i think bookeen is going to continue to do some really great things. but the new features on the sony 700 bring it much closer to my eb1150, which is naturally my gold standard for liseuses. also, i can get the sony in dollars (in fact, i *have* to get it in dollars), of which i have some left over from previous travel, which are not worth being changed into euros (very bad exchange rate at the moment). this means i can get it without spending any "real" money, whereas if i bought (for example) a cybook, i would have to spend actual real euros from my bank account which could technically be spent on food and rent and such. you see the dilemma.

of course, i might still change my mind. i'm notoriously indecisive.

[Liviu_5]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

but the new features on the sony 700 bring it much closer to my eb1150, which is naturally my gold standard for liseuses.

Many people complain about the screen of the 700 and I agree that compared to 505 it is not so crisp - though to my mind it preserves the eink feel and characteristics - but if you used the Ebk1150, you will have a hard time to use a machine so comparatively slow as the 505.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Liviu_5

Many people complain about the screen of the 700 and I agree that compared to 505 it is not so crisp - though to my mind it preserves the eink feel and characteristics - but if you used the Ebk1150, you will have a hard time to use a machine so comparatively slow as the 505.

honestly, i've used the cybook, which i imagine is about the same speed as the 505, and i don't mind the comparative slowness very much when reading (maybe a bit more when navigating in my library...). it's more a question of ergonomy, and features which i use on my eb1150 which aren't available on another liseuse (search, annotation, etc.).

[astra]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

liseuse

??

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by astra

??

liseuse : generic term for an electronic reading device. prettier than "device". less controversial than "ereader" (or rather, possibly equally controversial, depending on who you ask, but in a different way).

[astra]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

liseuse : generic term for an electronic reading device. prettier than "device". less controversial than "ereader" (or rather, possibly equally controversial, depending on who you ask, but in a different way).

It is not in English, is it?
It is not web/geek slang.

[igorsk]

Yes, it's zelda-speek.

[astra]

Originally Posted by igorsk

Yes, it's zelda-speek.

I thought so

[zelda_pinwheel]

technically it's french.

[Sonist]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

liseuse : generic term for an electronic reading device. prettier than "device". less controversial than "ereader" (or rather, possibly equally controversial, depending on who you ask, but in a different way).

Heh, just wait until GW starts pronouncing it as "lais:uz"