PRS-505 Battery life starting to go fast

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Originally Posted by adityadubey

1. It has a touch screen. There were complaints about the glare due to the touchscreen on the 600, but in the 650 they use infra-red, so no additional layer on the screen and no glare.
2. It uses a later version (Pearl) of e-ink which gives you better contrast and display.
3. I did read somewhere that the page turns are faster, but don't have a 505 to compare.


I found this review on youtube to be quite useful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35yB4...F16EAA&index=9

Wow is that screen clear. Where do you read about the technology and the info you described? I would like to understand the infrared and the pearl screen.

[adityadubey]

The link below is probably a good comparison for Pearl v/s the older screens. Since this is my first reader I really don't have a reference point, all I can state is that the screen on the 650 looks great

http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...ens-overrated/

Here's about the optical touchscreen technology

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-20021924-82.html

And the fact that you don't really need to touch the screen is true, even the lightest of touches works like a dream , here's another video where you can see the reviewer making page turns by lightly brushing her scarf on the screen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgz78e9rx-A

[rkomar]

Originally Posted by adityadubey

And the fact that you don't really need to touch the screen is true, even the lightest of touches works like a dream , here's another video where you can see the reviewer making page turns by lightly brushing her scarf on the screen

Strange. I thought that it was using infrared sensors. I wouldn't expect the scarf to be warmer or colder than ambient conditions. I wonder how it works.

[SeaBookGuy]

At first (maybe as they call the model "Touch" ?) I was really giving it a good swipe, but a few inadvertent page turns from barely touching the screen with a smaller quick swipe made me realize how sensitive it can be.

I had a two-column per page PDF that was a nightmare on the 505 -- either squint at the tiny Small font, or go to Medium, which shuffled the text between columns quite a bit. The 650's "quadrant" feature means I can easily read each page, with just a couple of extra turns.

[adityadubey]

Originally Posted by rkomar

Strange. I thought that it was using infrared sensors. I wouldn't expect the scarf to be warmer or colder than ambient conditions. I wonder how it works.

I don't think temprature has anything to do with it, its more optical with a grid of infrared beams spanning the screen which then register the location whenever any object impedes their path. The CNET link above has an illustrative picture.

[adityadubey]

Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

At first (maybe as they call the model "Touch" ?)

I know what you mean, but OTOH I guess calling it 'Caress' would be a touch too corny.

[rkomar]

Originally Posted by adityadubey

I don't think temprature has anything to do with it, its more optical with a grid of infrared beams spanning the screen which then register the location whenever any object impedes their path. The CNET link above has an illustrative picture.

I should have read your earlier response more carefully. Thanks for being patient with me.

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Originally Posted by adityadubey

The link below is probably a good comparison for Pearl v/s the older screens. Since this is my first reader I really don't have a reference point, all I can state is that the screen on the 650 looks great

http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...ens-overrated/

Here's about the optical touchscreen technology

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-20021924-82.html

And the fact that you don't really need to touch the screen is true, even the lightest of touches works like a dream , here's another video where you can see the reviewer making page turns by lightly brushing her scarf on the screen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgz78e9rx-A

Thanks everyone, this information and links really explained it all.

So do you still have to use Calibre to make larger fonts like I have to with the 505? The large size isn't large enough on the Sony 505. The video said you have 6 size options on the 650. Are they sufficient for you?

[SeaBookGuy]

I read most books in Small, and a few in Medium; the other sizes seem huge! The option for margin cropping helps fit more characters-per-screen as well.