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View Poll Results: Do you still have a PRS-500?
Yes, and it's still my main e-reader 98 38.58%
Yes, and I also have another newer e-reader 53 20.87%
No, I use a newer Sony model 93 36.61%
No, I read in other ways now 10 3.94%
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Old 08-14-2009, 08:01 PM   #31
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I bought my PRS-500 off of a friend who got it free with her laptop. Since I only paid $50 for it, I'm not too inclined to upgrade to the 505 right now.

I've gotten to play with a 505 in a store, and the only things about it that attract me is the ePub format (which is nice, but not necessary. Calibre converts the files for me), and PDF Re-Flow (no one seems to have nailed disassembly of PDFs quite right).

What would get me to upgrade is if Sony made a new model that had OS X support. Right now, I'm syncing my PRS-500 with Calibre on my Mac, and booting up Windows in VMWare to download ePub books from Google or the Store. That's rather annoying, but I don't do it too often, and frequently the same content is on Project Gutenberg anyway.
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Old 08-14-2009, 08:04 PM   #32
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If Sony does not do an ePub firmware for the 500, they will then be doing a trade-in. What other company would be doing even that much for you?
It's nice that Sony is doing a trade-in option, but we'd still be paying $100 more (at least) for marginal benefits. Then again, this is Sony, so the fact they brought in another media format that's incompatible with their older devices (Hi-MD, MD Uncompressed, UMD for example) is no surprise. But the trade-in concept certainly is a nice bonus.
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Old 08-14-2009, 08:50 PM   #33
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I'd much rather pass along my ole 500 to someone who has no e-reader at all, but if the trade-in is really tempting, who knows?

Man, converting 2 gigs of LRF to some new format, though! Kind of why I waited til now to upgrade, hoping a DRM-free standard would have emerged.

Sure hope ePub is the cat's meow after all.
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Old 08-14-2009, 09:00 PM   #34
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Have the 500, still my main reader. I'm not located in the US so a trade wouldn't really do anything for me. But then, I'm not buying any books from Sony either so it's fine
I am looking for another reader, but my current reader would probably go to my husband and/or do kitchen duty. It is, after all, still perfectly serviceable.
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Old 08-14-2009, 09:35 PM   #35
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Hey, if I can trade my 500 in for a new reader I'll take it all back but I'm sure they'll want that and even more of my money. I've invested a considerable amount of time and money in Sony's format. And this isn't like a format war, they can support multiple formats if they wanted to, there's no reason to just drop support for a format you already own and that you've spent three years encouraging people to use.

Basically, I'd prefer to stick with a company that won't screw me over like this in the future.
Who said they're dropping support for anything? They're switching to EPUB in the shop, but LRF will continue to be supported by all models. Did you see specs for PRS-300 and PRS-600? They clearly state "BBeB" in supported formats list.
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Old 08-14-2009, 09:38 PM   #36
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2all: we don't know if Sony will be doing trade-in, firmware update or something else. I think you shouldn't comment on Sony's decision when they didn't make it yet.
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Old 08-14-2009, 09:40 PM   #37
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Hi,

New to forums and first post, I still own the Sony PRS-500 and since I have not seen or used anything else, unfortunately, not much to compare to. I do enjoy it though.
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:16 PM   #38
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Australia doesn't have a huge ebook market however I'd be able to buy books here in .au easily with a PRS-500 firmware upgrade supporting ADE/EPUB..
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:19 PM   #39
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mine died on day 366 of the one year warranty and Sony told me I was screwed.
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:30 PM   #40
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mine died on day 366 of the one year warranty and Sony told me I was screwed.
It *was* a leap year in 2008... just saying
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:31 PM   #41
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If you go to the Sony website you will find a list of questions in that list they state they will be doing a firmware upgrade for the 500.
Do you have a reference URL?
I found this http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_ro...ase/41343.html:
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Sony will also provide an update path for owners of the first edition Reader, model PRS-500, so early adopters of the Reader will be able to enjoy this benefit as well.
This could merely mean a trade-in offer. But if you have more information, please share it with us. I really desire a firmware upgrade!

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Old 08-14-2009, 10:56 PM   #42
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Holla, I still have my PRS-500. It was my first, it broke my cherry. However, I have moved on because I found bigger is better so I now use my Iliad and DS1000S. I remember the good times with my PRS-500 though and occasionally I read a book on it
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Old 08-14-2009, 11:48 PM   #43
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Hi Bob! I don't think I could ever read a pbook again. I use my 500 everyday. I have to say it's probably the best purchase I've ever made. I am really looking forward to the release of the 300, though. One thing that I always loved about the 500 is how the screen took up most of the device. There's just enough bezel left for the buttons. I wish they would have continued that kind of design. The 300 could be so much smaller.
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Old 08-15-2009, 12:03 AM   #44
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I have a 500 but the screen broke. :-( I have since upgraded to the Kindle and Kindle 2 and never looked back. It think Amazon has had a more solid product but it looks like the 600 and a future wireless Sony Reader may change that.
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Old 08-15-2009, 01:50 AM   #45
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I've ordered an 505
It should arrive today! =D
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