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Old 08-02-2009, 06:29 AM   #256
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I can buy my 505 for 275, I'd be interested in what the 600 has to offer extra (save diskspace).
Your next post goes on to list the specs from the J&R site, but you seem to be missing a few key points. First, the 600 includes a touchscreen. That right there is enough to warrant the extra $25 price increase over the 505. Along with that, you get highlighting/notes and a dictionary. Plus it still includes the SD/MSPro card slots. The 600 is pretty much the 700 without the light.

Also, I have no idea why you're calling AAC a Sony-proprietary format. It's an MPEG-approved audio format (basically the successor to MP3), so IMHO including it makes way more sense than using WMA (talk about proprietary) or OGG (talk about zero market penetration). And supporting 'unsecured' Word means that it won't read password-protected Word files, which get used a fair bit in certain industries.

Finally, as has been pointed out by several people already, the body of the 505 most certainly is aluminum. But considering you can't tell the difference between metal and plastic, I shouldn't be surprised that you've missed so much else.
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PRS 600 and PRS 300 available for preorder @ jr.com

http://www.jr.com/brand/sony/n/71891/

300 @ 199.99
600 @ 299.99

Didn't get it exactly right, but I was close...
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If anyone read the terms for the Google/Sony Reader giveaway, the retail price for the prize is $290. Since that'll most likely be a 600, I'm guessing the 300 will be in the $200ish range.
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Old 08-02-2009, 07:15 AM   #258
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Also, I have no idea why you're calling AAC a Sony-proprietary format. It's an MPEG-approved audio format (basically the successor to MP3), so IMHO including it makes way more sense than using WMA (talk about proprietary) or OGG (talk about zero market penetration). And supporting 'unsecured' Word means that it won't read password-protected Word files, which get used a fair bit in certain industries.
Absolutely! A small consumer electronics company in California named after a popular fruit (can't remember the exact name) make a small music player they call the iPod. The preferred format for that has always been AAC, and all music ever sold on the iTMS has been AAC - recently all DRM free (now there is an idea..!)
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Your next post goes on to list the specs from the J&R site, but you seem to be missing a few key points. First, the 600 includes a touchscreen. That right there is enough to warrant the extra $25 price increase over the 505. Along with that, you get highlighting/notes and a dictionary. Plus it still includes the SD/MSPro card slots. The 600 is pretty much the 700 without the light.

Also, I have no idea why you're calling AAC a Sony-proprietary format. It's an MPEG-approved audio format (basically the successor to MP3), so IMHO including it makes way more sense than using WMA (talk about proprietary) or OGG (talk about zero market penetration). And supporting 'unsecured' Word means that it won't read password-protected Word files, which get used a fair bit in certain industries.

Finally, as has been pointed out by several people already, the body of the 505 most certainly is aluminum. But considering you can't tell the difference between metal and plastic, I shouldn't be surprised that you've missed so much else.
Yeah, copied what the website had to offer.
Forgot the touchscreen.
AAC is from Sony, and you basically only find it in Sony gear, (or perhaps in Macs).
There's no gadget I have that plays back AAC (save my first generation MD).
I'd not really say it makes more sense than wma.
WMA has superior sound quality in the lower than 64kbit bitrates, and is often used to encode audio books very compact (32, 44, and 48!

The only thing I knew was that AAC had higher bitrate encodings.
As far as AAC being the successor to MP3, far from!
I believe .ogg is much more like that! In fact, .ogg is open source, meaning that it's free to add, and superior in soundquality to MP3.
On average .ogg is 3/2nd the size per quality from mp3 (160kbit mp3 sounds very close to 112kbits .ogg).
I believe more devices out there play back .ogg than .aac (save perhaps Mac/Apple gear like iphones etc... I have very few knowledge of those devices).
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*edit* These links no longer point to specs for any *new* Sony eBook reader.

Just to make it one click easier to see the specs.

Sony PRS300-SC Reader Pocket Edition - Silver (Also in pink)

Sony PRS600-SC Reader Touch Edition - Silver (Also in red)
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A $200 reader - I think that's great. And a third reader like the 505 but with a touchscreen for $300. Smart moves, Sony!
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Old 08-02-2009, 09:27 AM   #263
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Yeah, copied what the website had to offer.
Forgot the touchscreen.
AAC is from Sony, and you basically only find it in Sony gear, (or perhaps in Macs).
There's no gadget I have that plays back AAC (save my first generation MD).
I'd not really say it makes more sense than wma.
WMA has superior sound quality in the lower than 64kbit bitrates, and is often used to encode audio books very compact (32, 44, and 48!
It helps to read up on things before you post, else you make yourself look foolish.
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Old 08-02-2009, 09:30 AM   #264
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A $200 reader - I think that's great. And a third reader like the 505 but with a touchscreen for $300. Smart moves, Sony!
definitely ! these both look very promising. and with the 200$ price i think a lot of the people who were hesitating will try it out much more easily.

excellent investigating, komugi !
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A $200 reader - I think that's great. And a third reader like the 505 but with a touchscreen for $300. Smart moves, Sony!
I agree! I would even consider updating my 700 to the 600 just to have dictionary look-up (if a firmware update isn't available for my 700). The light source with the 700 is okay, but not something that I use that often, so I certainly wouldn't miss it.
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I agree! I would even consider updating my 700 to the 600 just to have dictionary look-up (if a firmware update isn't available for my 700). The light source with the 700 is okay, but not something that I use that often, so I certainly wouldn't miss it.
you know, i'm feeling that way myself. particularly since i also like the idea of scribble notes and exporting them to my computer.
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you know, i'm feeling that way myself. particularly since i also like the idea of scribble notes and exporting them to my computer.
As long as they get that darn Sync to work properly!
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i've never tried it so far, i don't use the sony software at all.
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