Sony Digital Paper DPT-S1 Owner's Thread

[abend]

Originally Posted by digiflash

Turn pages? What do you exactly mean? You are able to swipe left or right in order to browse through the pages

I meant not to swipe but just touching

[allochi]

I don't think it make sense to have a "touch to turn" function with the DPT-S1, the screen is big and you can easily accidentally touch any part of it. swipe is better.

The things that I would love to have in the the Sony are:

- Crop function (or at least zooming without the black bar and with the ability to highlight text, and save the level of zooming)
- Bookmarks list in the side bar (just like the tabs)

These that I miss most.

[zizi86]

I see that DPT-S1 has reduced price on amazon.com. The price now is 699$.

[88%]

Originally Posted by desk7

I'd like to buy Sony digital paper and I'm from Italy. What eshop do you suggest? I've found this shop http://www.bhphotovideo.com. Do you know it? Is it reliable?
Are there other reliable eshops that ships to Europe?
Thanks

I'm not in Europe, but I bought mine through bhphotovideo.com.

[Ghitulescu]

Originally Posted by desk7

I'd like to buy Sony digital paper and I'm from Italy. What eshop do you suggest? I've found this shop http://www.bhphotovideo.com. Do you know it? Is it reliable?
Are there other reliable eshops that ships to Europe?
Thanks

You have to add the import tax - which is not at all small, I reckon to be around 30% if not 40%.

BH Photo is a very respected eshop in the US. I am not sure about its deals with EU.

[rkomar]

Originally Posted by Ghitulescu

You have to add the import tax - which is not at all small, I reckon to be around 30% if not 40%.

BH Photo is a very respected eshop in the US. I am not sure about its deals with EU.

There is also some US law against shipping devices with batteries internationally, or at least there was. It's possible that BH Photo won't be able to ship the device to the EU.

[Aurinko]

Originally Posted by Ghitulescu

You have to add the import tax - which is not at all small, I reckon to be around 30% if not 40%.

BH Photo is a very respected eshop in the US. I am not sure about its deals with EU.

My Sony DPT-S1 slipped through the customs. I figure this was because of the slim packaging, light weight and the description on the package; "digital paper." I wonder what they imagined that meant!

Generally I'm happy to pay taxes and by no means condone tax-evasion. On the other hand paying hundreds of euros extra for a device that isn't available in my country, rendering warranty arrangements highly inconvenient (if not impossible) in context of both money- and time-resources, isn't amongst my primary sources of joy either.

I also bought my unit from an individual on Yahoo Japan auctions, which was a bit risky in and by itself. It was a bit cheaper than from BHPhoto and the transaction was successful. As pointed out, BHPhoto seems like a respectable business, so I personally wouldn't worry purchasing from them. There is also Taobao, but I have no experience shopping there.

Always when buying from Internet auction sites analyze the seller's user profile and feedback, and - if possible - their communication style. Then put that in proper context and your expectations should become more realistic and risk assessment more accurate.

To those of you who for whatever reason are considering getting a Japanese unit I can say this: All you need is the English manual and average short-term memory. I certainly don't have a problem using mine (I don't know Japanese). It may help if you can read katakana, but in the end there are not many places to go around in the UI - it doesn't matter what the text says, but what happens after you push buttons. There are also apps for smart devices that allow you to take photos of text and the app interprets it using OCR and gives you a translation (just equip yourself with some common sense and good sense of humor when deciphering some of the translations).

[10basetom]

Has anyone put Android on theirs yet? I'm wondering what the experience is like overall and if it's worth the price. Searching large PDFs and some other operations are painfully slow on this device, so maybe there are Android apps that are faster.

[gardas1]

Just got the Sony DPT-S1; quite happy up to now, but wondering whether the screen won't get scratched with all the writing?

Thanks!

[T.W.G]

I've put a matt (= non glare) screen protector foil on it after receiving the DPT-S1. Best option :-)

Surprisingly it was available in Germany: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've bought a few things from bhvideo.com a few years ago without any problems. If I need a new Sony DPT-S1 I would instantly buy it from bhvideo.com.

[Ghitulescu]

Originally Posted by T.W.G

Surprisingly it was available in Germany:

All accesoires are available in Germany, the device itself lacks

[Aurinko]

Originally Posted by gardas1

Just got the Sony DPT-S1; quite happy up to now, but wondering whether the screen won't get scratched with all the writing?

Writing, no. I have mostly used the hard felt tip and I haven't noticed any traces of use on the screen. I don't know about the other tips.

I'd imagine that the materials have been chosen so that the screen surface is harder than the tips. This logic may not necessarily hold if you mix tips and screens from different vendors.

Do not let harder materials make contact with the screen. Be especially cautious with the USB cable as you need to take off the cover to expose the micro-USB port - the connector's shield will scratch the screen.

[abend]

Hello all,

Sometimes it is difficult to turn pages when files are around 1,5 MB and more.
The process is so slow.

does anyone know how to solve the problem?
I need turning without delay (related with my work)

Will be grateful any help.
Thank you

[Aurinko]

Originally Posted by abend

Sometimes it is difficult to turn pages when files are around 1,5 MB and more.
The process is so slow.

does anyone know how to solve the problem?
I need turning without delay (related with my work)

I don't know how the Sony manages/utilizes memory, but I think it's at least worth a shot to try if switching workspaces would reallocate the memory for the files open in that workspace. If that is the case, chances are that working with smaller workspaces (i.e. less file tabs) would make the device choke less.

Another factor is whether the pages contain text or graphics. In case of graphics, I'd look into possibility to convert the file to grayscale prior to transferring it to the Sony, and if other aspects of the image quality could be reduced to take some load off the device.

Also, internal memory is faster than reading from microSD.

[mrpotts]

Has anybody had difficulty charging? I have since it was out of the box and I called Sony in September 2015 to document it. Now, I am almost up to a year and called again saying I am still having charging issues and concerned about losing my notes. They said they would replace it and gave me a claim number.

I am getting my notes off the device now. (I finally got a charge in it again after two days of trying) Is there an easier way to get your notes off this device other then 'Send' each note one at I time to your WebDev account? (Box.com for me).

Thanks,
Phil