New Sony model to be called PRS-300 and PRS-600 - Page 17

Shadowplay · 08-01-2009, 06:46 PM

I should have thrown this in much earlier in the thread, but I wanted to mention one small feature I'd like to see. A flush-with-the-case screen.

It might not be practical and might reduce the clarity (which I'd be against), but it would make it so much easier to keep my 505 clean if gunk wasn't getting wedged around the edges of the screen. Maybe it's just me... :P

ProDigit · 08-01-2009, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kazbates

..Bottom line, Sony's salespeople don't know much of anything, but they are anticipating some changes.

At least they have a hunch something is coming; in most stores I go to, I always need to inform the store keepers of a new product that's coming, because they usually know next to squad what the company is going to put into display.
To their amazement, I usually am right, and can preorder the items from their catalog!

That was in Europe, here in US they just reply they don't sell anything that's not on display, or not advertised.
It's perhaps the persons I speak to here, but they seem less helpful in anything outside of their day to day tasks, and are quicker to shove the problem off (my impressions)

Journier · 08-01-2009, 09:12 PM

I really like my 505 because of its clarity and the formats it supports. I also have a 700 witch I need for annotations, and I really like the touch screen. I have always thought... If they could only combine them. Which they are apparently by removing the extra layer for the illumination. Only concerns are, what about a light? Doesn't look like there will be any room for a book light, I have heard that the wedge is not very good. And, maybe they can provide us with the dictionary which is still missing. Don't need wifi, but where is the dictionary!?

komugi · 08-02-2009, 12:05 AM

PRS 600 and PRS 300 available for preorder @ jr.com

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

300 @ 199.99
600 @ 299.99

Wetdogeared · 08-02-2009, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by komugi

PRS 600 and PRS 300 available for preorder @ jr.com

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

300 @ 199.99
600 @ 299.99

Is this site for real?

Andybaby · 08-02-2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Is this site for real?

yeah! its JR music world. big store in manhattan (and probably some other places too)

those prices look good!

soilwork · 08-02-2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by komugi

PRS 600 and PRS 300 available for preorder @ jr.com

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

300 @ 199.99
600 @ 299.99

Thanks for the information. I will add a screen capture just in case it will go down.

According to the website, PRS-600 seems to have dictionary function (eDictionary).
http://www.jr.com/sony/pe/SON_PRS600SC/
This link says
"Built-in Oxford American English eDictionary"

Andybaby · 08-02-2009, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soilwork

According to the website, PRS-600 seems to have dictionary function (eDictionary).
"Built-in Oxford American English eDictionary"

if that's true, 700 users can probably expect a firmware update.

ProDigit · 08-02-2009, 12:41 AM

I can buy my 505 for 275, I'd be interested in what the 600 has to offer extra (save diskspace).
Sony hasn't really been direct by changing their prices, seeing that 4GB of flash should cost less than $15 for them to install in a device (compared to $7 for 512MB).
3 years ago with the release of the 500,512MB of flash was very expensive. I wonder why the extra $25. Wifi? But we lose 2 cardreaders over the 700 (the SD and MMC cardslots).

Perhaps wifi also required for an additional extension battery?
Anyways, there's place enough inside the device to do so.

ProDigit · 08-02-2009, 12:51 AM

Highlights according to the info:
- 512MB memory internal (around 480MB effective user memory,compared to half for the 505)
- 7500 page turns (compared to 8000 on the PRS-500 series)
- Freehand highlighting and annotation
- Built-in Oxford American English eDictionary (=new)
- Intuitive eBook Library software for PC & Mac (God help us!)
- 5 adjustable Font sizes to customize your reading experience (3 on the 505)
- Screen Size: Vizplex 6 inches
- Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels
- Gray Scale: 8-levels gray scale
- 6.9" L x 4.8" W x 4" D (.1" thicker than the 505, but less wide than the 700)
- Weight: 10.1 oz. (9 oz for the PRS505, 10oz for the PRS700)

- Media Formats Supported:
Unsecured Text: EPUB File (Non DRM/ Adobe DRM protected), BBeB Book (Non DRM/ PRS DRM protected), PDF file (Non DRM/ Adobe DRM protected)
- DRM Text: Text file, RTF file, Word file (unsecured) <-(?? Unsecured yet DRM-med word file makes no sense. Is this .doc??)

- Audio: MP3, AAC (Knew it, Sony's proprietary format comes along... .OGG or .WMA would have made more sense,since perhaps people will want to listen to an audio book, but not at 256kbits AAC encoded)
- Image: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP (I doubt .gif will mean animated .gif).

Supplied Accessories:
- USB Cable (again no AC adaptor included, but it seems the same one as the PSP)

Rest seems about the same as the PRS-505

lisreed · 08-02-2009, 01:03 AM

Accessories seem to be different covers. SO they haven't abandoned coveors, just making you buy them separately like amazon does.

Journier · 08-02-2009, 01:24 AM

I went to the site that soilwork posted (thank you, by the way). It states that the 600 will also offer free writing with the included stylus as well as annotation with an onscreen keyboard. If the 700 is upgraded with a firmware upgrade, would it include a free writing app? In addition, I wonder if I could upgrade to a 600 in exchange for my 505. Any thoughts?

Andybaby · 08-02-2009, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Journier

I went to the site that soilwork posted (thank you, by the way). It states that the 600 will also offer free writing with the included stylus as well as annotation with an onscreen keyboard. If the 700 is upgraded with a firmware upgrade, would it include a free writing app? In addition, I wonder if I could upgrade to a 600 in exchange for my 505. Any thoughts?

I hope the 700 would, that would be great. but a few people have said that the touch screen isn't sensittive enough for anything but chicken scratch, but time will tell.

SolRaven · 08-02-2009, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Is this site for real?

JR??? That's where I bought my first reader, why? Because J&R Music World (their original name) have a rock solid reputation.

Ea · 08-02-2009, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProDigit

I don't believe the 505 is made of aluminum.

I could be wrong.

I'm afraid you are. The front and back are aluminium, and the top and bottom pieces are also metal (I don't know what

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crowl

The look of the 600 is starting to grow on me after seeing it for a day or so now, but I still think it would be a better device for the simple addition of two nicely-sized next/prev buttons on the right part of the frame.

No-no, the left part of the frame

It's not easy to make everybody happy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by soilwork

Thanks for the information. I will add a screen capture just in case it will go down.

According to the website, PRS-600 seems to have dictionary function (eDictionary).
http://www.jr.com/sony/pe/SON_PRS600SC/
This link says
"Built-in Oxford American English eDictionary"

With dictionary functionality, it's looking better and better.

08-01-2009, 09:12 PM	#243
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	505 + 700 = 600? I really like my 505 because of its clarity and the formats it supports. I also have a 700 witch I need for annotations, and I really like the touch screen. I have always thought... If they could only combine them. Which they are apparently by removing the extra layer for the illumination. Only concerns are, what about a light? Doesn't look like there will be any room for a book light, I have heard that the wedge is not very good. And, maybe they can provide us with the dictionary which is still missing. Don't need wifi, but where is the dictionary!?

08-02-2009, 12:51 AM	#250
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	Highlights according to the info: - 512MB memory internal (around 480MB effective user memory,compared to half for the 505) - 7500 page turns (compared to 8000 on the PRS-500 series) - Freehand highlighting and annotation - Built-in Oxford American English eDictionary (=new) - Intuitive eBook Library software for PC & Mac (God help us!) - 5 adjustable Font sizes to customize your reading experience (3 on the 505) - Screen Size: Vizplex 6 inches - Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels - Gray Scale: 8-levels gray scale - 6.9" L x 4.8" W x 4" D (.1" thicker than the 505, but less wide than the 700) - Weight: 10.1 oz. (9 oz for the PRS505, 10oz for the PRS700) - Media Formats Supported: Unsecured Text: EPUB File (Non DRM/ Adobe DRM protected), BBeB Book (Non DRM/ PRS DRM protected), PDF file (Non DRM/ Adobe DRM protected) - DRM Text: Text file, RTF file, Word file (unsecured) *<-(?? Unsecured yet DRM-med word file makes no sense. Is this .doc??)* - Audio: MP3, AAC (Knew it, Sony's proprietary format comes along... .OGG or .WMA would have made more sense,since perhaps people will want to listen to an audio book, but not at 256kbits AAC encoded) - Image: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP (I doubt .gif will mean animated .gif). Supplied Accessories: - USB Cable (again no AC adaptor included, but it seems the same one as the PSP) Rest seems about the same as the PRS-505 Last edited by ProDigit; 08-02-2009 at 01:02 AM.

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08-01-2009, 06:46 PM	#241
Shadowplay Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 1096228 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Oasis	I should have thrown this in much earlier in the thread, but I wanted to mention one small feature I'd like to see. A flush-with-the-case screen. It might not be practical and might reduce the clarity (which I'd be against), but it would make it so much easier to keep my 505 clean if gunk wasn't getting wedged around the edges of the screen. Maybe it's just me... :P

08-02-2009, 12:05 AM	#244
komugi Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 254 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Surface Pro 3, HTC 10, Kobo Aura H2O	PRS 600 and PRS 300 available for preorder @ jr.com http://www.jr.com/brand/sony/n/71891/ 300 @ 199.99 600 @ 299.99

08-02-2009, 12:41 AM	#249
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	I can buy my 505 for 275, I'd be interested in what the 600 has to offer extra (save diskspace). Sony hasn't really been direct by changing their prices, seeing that 4GB of flash should cost less than $15 for them to install in a device (compared to $7 for 512MB). 3 years ago with the release of the 500,512MB of flash was very expensive. I wonder why the extra $25. Wifi? But we lose 2 cardreaders over the 700 (the SD and MMC cardslots). Perhaps wifi also required for an additional extension battery? Anyways, there's place enough inside the device to do so.

08-02-2009, 01:03 AM	#251
lisreed Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 1301 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upstate NY Device: Nook GlowLight 3	Accessories seem to be different covers. SO they haven't abandoned coveors, just making you buy them separately like amazon does.

08-02-2009, 01:24 AM	#252
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	I went to the site that soilwork posted (thank you, by the way). It states that the 600 will also offer free writing with the included stylus as well as annotation with an onscreen keyboard. If the 700 is upgraded with a firmware upgrade, would it include a free writing app? In addition, I wonder if I could upgrade to a 600 in exchange for my 505. Any thoughts?

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