PRS-600 My Sony Reader Purchasing Adventure - Page 2

danwdoo · 12-09-2009, 02:04 PM

M-Reader,
I haven't really noticed speed to be an issue with the 505 at all though the 600 was definitely snappy. It may make a difference once I load more books on the 505--especially some larger ones. On buying the 600, just make sure you get it from somewhere with a good return policy (hopefully less in restocking fees!). Many people are really happy with it so it's probably worth trying.

Kelly,
If you aren't happy with your light situation you might try one of the Energizer book lights I use. They are quite bright and the light fills the whole screen wonderfully on my 505. You can see a picture of it here. Only downside is you can't use a rechargeable battery though they last a very long time.

phansen1218 · 12-09-2009, 11:32 PM

Where is Houston is the library? I will be a Texan very soon and will be living just out of Houston. A good book is always nice to find.

m-reader · 12-10-2009, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danwdoo

M-Reader,
I haven't really noticed speed to be an issue with the 505 at all though the 600 was definitely snappy. It may make a difference once I load more books on the 505--especially some larger ones. On buying the 600, just make sure you get it from somewhere with a good return policy (hopefully less in restocking fees!). Many people are really happy with it so it's probably worth trying.

That sounds like a reasonable thing to do. I'll have to check restocking fees and take it from there. Thanks for your advice Danwdoo!

MLDaeni · 12-12-2009, 08:12 PM

Hi danwdoo, my story is very similar to yours! I've received my PRS600
three days ago, and although I think it is not a bad device, I returned it
today.

I wanted a reader for... well, to read books, mostly novels, classics,
philosophy and technical documents of size smaller that A5 (according to
other users testimony, I did not expect the A4 size to work on the device)

I did a lot of testing and the reasons of my decision are as follows:
- The main reason: the screen. I really wanted this to be a non-issue, but
the glare and the reflections ended by getting in my way when reading.
It was my first device, but still, I needed a constant conscious effort to not
see the reflection of my face in the device, all this combined with a sort of
"fuzzy display" due probably to the "through the glass" effect induced by
the screen.
- Second: the PDF viewer do not have two important things: (1) automatic
crop margins and (2) persistent zoom (when switching to the next page).
Without these, each PDF must be prepared with special software like
Adobe Acrobat, pdfcrop, or sopdf, which is time consuming and does not
work as expected all the time. So PDF is pretty much broken, except for
text PDFs, which reflow quite well.

I really wanted to like this device, but a reading device must not
compromise on its main function: the comfort of reading. If not for the
screen, I would have ended keeping the device.

I now think that a good PDF reader, must have a larger size, probably
8" or more. So I will wait for the IREX DR800SG, Plastic Logic and the
other larger devices to arrive next year.

danwdoo · 12-12-2009, 08:43 PM

Hi MLDaeni,
I've had my 505 for several days now and have not regretted my decision once. While the 600 has many desirable features, and I would have especially enjoyed the annotations, the cost in screen readability was just too high for me. I now enjoy reading in bright light or (fairly) dim light and never have problems focusing on the words on the screen. I hope you find a reader that works well for you in the end.

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12-09-2009, 02:04 PM	#16
danwdoo Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 2584958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle PW2	M-Reader, I haven't really noticed speed to be an issue with the 505 at all though the 600 was definitely snappy. It may make a difference once I load more books on the 505--especially some larger ones. On buying the 600, just make sure you get it from somewhere with a good return policy (hopefully less in restocking fees!). Many people are really happy with it so it's probably worth trying. Kelly, If you aren't happy with your light situation you might try one of the Energizer book lights I use. They are quite bright and the light fills the whole screen wonderfully on my 505. You can see a picture of it here. Only downside is you can't use a rechargeable battery though they last a very long time.

12-09-2009, 11:32 PM	#17
phansen1218 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: none	Where is Houston is the library? I will be a Texan very soon and will be living just out of Houston. A good book is always nice to find.

12-12-2009, 08:12 PM	#19
MLDaeni Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Pocketbook 301+	Hi danwdoo, my story is very similar to yours! I've received my PRS600 three days ago, and although I think it is not a bad device, I returned it today. I wanted a reader for... well, to read books, mostly novels, classics, philosophy and technical documents of size smaller that A5 (according to other users testimony, I did not expect the A4 size to work on the device) I did a lot of testing and the reasons of my decision are as follows: - The main reason: the screen. I really wanted this to be a non-issue, but the glare and the reflections ended by getting in my way when reading. It was my first device, but still, I needed a constant conscious effort to not see the reflection of my face in the device, all this combined with a sort of "fuzzy display" due probably to the "through the glass" effect induced by the screen. - Second: the PDF viewer do not have two important things: (1) automatic crop margins and (2) persistent zoom (when switching to the next page). Without these, each PDF must be prepared with special software like Adobe Acrobat, pdfcrop, or sopdf, which is time consuming and does not work as expected all the time. So PDF is pretty much broken, except for text PDFs, which reflow quite well. I really wanted to like this device, but a reading device must not compromise on its main function: the comfort of reading. If not for the screen, I would have ended keeping the device. I now think that a good PDF reader, must have a larger size, probably 8" or more. So I will wait for the IREX DR800SG, Plastic Logic and the other larger devices to arrive next year.

12-12-2009, 08:43 PM	#20
danwdoo Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 2584958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle PW2	Hi MLDaeni, I've had my 505 for several days now and have not regretted my decision once. While the 600 has many desirable features, and I would have especially enjoyed the annotations, the cost in screen readability was just too high for me. I now enjoy reading in bright light or (fairly) dim light and never have problems focusing on the words on the screen. I hope you find a reader that works well for you in the end.