When should we start seeing 350/650 in stores - Page 7

hgwlackey · 09-10-2010, 03:29 PM

My 350 has shipped!

jswinden · 09-10-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hgwlackey

My 350 has shipped!

Mine shipped too! I just got the email with the FedEx tracking. Should get it next Tuesday, Sept. 14.

Squirsier · 09-10-2010, 04:45 PM

Mine is waiting at Purolator, which I will go pick up in an hour or so - can't wait

JSWolf · 09-10-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

Where did you see that? The USA store says it is still in preorder and mine still hasn't shipped.

https://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...52921666257813

Actually, it now says available and the ship date is September 13.

jswinden · 09-10-2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, it now says available and the ship date is September 13.

That was posted 30 hours ago...things are changing rapidly on the SonyStyle website.

Squirsier · 09-10-2010, 07:21 PM

A little tease...

It is extremely light ; I had to check the shipping box right away to make sure SOMETHING was in it...

Just seen the eReader logo, and the image seems to be a lot sharper.

Calibre won't detect it... yet

More pics coming tomorrow with comparison shots with the PRS-300!

FizzyWater · 09-10-2010, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Squirsier

A little tease...

Congrats!

rebarnmom · 09-10-2010, 08:35 PM

The Sony Pocket 350 edition in silver and both the black and red Touch 650 editions are now listed in the Sony Rewards catalog, although they all say "Temporarily Out of Stock". As soon as I get 10,000 points it's going to go towards the 650 and hopefully they will be in stock then too! Only two thousand more points to go! (Of course, that's as long as they don't muck around with the rewards points redemption rules again!)

Squirsier · 09-10-2010, 08:41 PM

I loaded an ePub, and it's not fully justified. Thank God I got all my eBooks in LRF format! The screen is SHARP, already I find the PRS-300 screen very dull!

More to follow!

Otter · 09-10-2010, 09:36 PM

Congrats Squirsier! Can you tell us if the 350 still has the "library scan" issue?

Enjoy your new toy!

Squirsier · 09-10-2010, 09:50 PM

Well, it already crashed heh I switched the book list by book title and voilà, it hung. I don't know if it is due to the device trying to load all the book cover thumbnails but nothing will work, not even powering it off or connecting to my laptop or because I used the Sony Software to load the books (which also, like it often did with my PRS-300, hung in the middle of transfer, can't wait for Calibre to be updated, NEVER had any issues with it).

Reset button, here I go....

Alright, so a reset did the trick. There's now a progress bar when the device is being loaded! Switched the book view to List and now everything is smooth.

You can select the picture to appear during the device sleep mode, which is nice. Put a nice one of my girlfriend when we went to Las Vegas

You guys are gonna love the screen, especially if you have an older version to compare it to (again, pics coming tomorrow comparing the PRS-300 and 350, outside, supposed to be a sunny day).

I don't think you can change the font type, but what's that? Under the Zoom menu there's a Page Mode option with various choices (Original, Margin Cut, 2 Column Split, 3 Column Split and Full Page)... I wonder if this would affect ePub justification, need to try this out... Aaah nope, it's not. I'm guessing it's for those ePubs justified with huge margins, but I haven't tested this yet...

Any more questions, I'll be up for an hour or so again

Squirsier · 09-10-2010, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Otter

Congrats Squirsier! Can you tell us if the 350 still has the "library scan" issue?

Enjoy your new toy!

What's the "library scan" issue?

dynabook · 09-10-2010, 10:05 PM

ePubs must have justification specified in the CSS. Download and look at zelda's edition of Jerome K. Jerome's "Three Men in a Boat" to see if justification works.
--MH

Squirsier · 09-10-2010, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dynabook

ePubs must have justification specified in the CSS. Download and look at zelda's edition of Jerome K. Jerome's "Three Men in a Boat" to see if justification works.
--MH

Thanks for that!

Confirmed - full justification of ePub works. And so does Margin Cut for those eBooks with "big" margins, it effectively reduce them.

Edit : Also used Calibre to convert an ePub to ePub with fully justified text and this also worked! Altho the font sizes of LRF suits me better than ePub ; small is too small, medium is too big. I'll have to experiment with Calibre to find a good middle ground!

AlexBell · 09-11-2010, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by monkpalmer

I got a 650. I'm afraid I didn't look at the 350s.

A few other Australian retailers are supposed to be carrying them: Angus&Robertsons, Harvey Norman, I think .... Though I don't know what the retail situation is like in The Alice :-)

Angus & Robertsons in Launceston is not selling Sonys, though they do sell Kobos. I'll call Harvey Normans tomorrow, but I haven't seen any other reports that they will be selling them - though they do sell the IRiver.

Regards, Alex

09-10-2010, 07:21 PM	#96
Squirsier Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 51156 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2, Colour	It's In! A little tease... It is extremely light ; I had to check the shipping box right away to make sure SOMETHING was in it... Just seen the eReader logo, and the image seems to be a lot sharper. Calibre won't detect it... yet More pics coming tomorrow with comparison shots with the PRS-300!

09-10-2010, 10:05 PM	#103
dynabook Techno-geek Posts: 225 Karma: 1116651 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: PRS-T1 (Black), PRS-T3S (Black), Kobo Aura ONE	ePubs must have justification specified in the CSS. Download and look at zelda's edition of Jerome K. Jerome's "Three Men in a Boat" to see if justification works. --MH Last edited by dynabook; 09-10-2010 at 10:06 PM. Reason: spelling

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hgwlackey Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 9550 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee, USA Device: Kindle Touch, HTC Thunderbolt	My 350 has shipped!

09-10-2010, 04:45 PM	#93
Squirsier Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 51156 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2, Colour	Mine is waiting at Purolator, which I will go pick up in an hour or so - can't wait

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rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	The Sony Pocket 350 edition in silver and both the black and red Touch 650 editions are now listed in the Sony Rewards catalog, although they all say "Temporarily Out of Stock". As soon as I get 10,000 points it's going to go towards the 650 and hopefully they will be in stock then too! Only two thousand more points to go! (Of course, that's as long as they don't muck around with the rewards points redemption rules again!)

09-10-2010, 08:41 PM	#99
Squirsier Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 51156 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2, Colour	I loaded an ePub, and it's not fully justified. Thank God I got all my eBooks in LRF format! The screen is SHARP, already I find the PRS-300 screen very dull! More to follow!

09-10-2010, 09:36 PM	#100
Otter Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 79 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fairfax, Va Device: PRS-500, PRS-505, PRS-650, ipod Touch, ipad 2, NC, Kindle Scribe	Congrats Squirsier! Can you tell us if the 350 still has the "library scan" issue? Enjoy your new toy!

09-10-2010, 09:50 PM	#101
Squirsier Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 51156 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2, Colour	Well, it already crashed heh I switched the book list by book title and voilà, it hung. I don't know if it is due to the device trying to load all the book cover thumbnails but nothing will work, not even powering it off or connecting to my laptop or because I used the Sony Software to load the books (which also, like it often did with my PRS-300, hung in the middle of transfer, can't wait for Calibre to be updated, NEVER had any issues with it). Reset button, here I go.... Alright, so a reset did the trick. There's now a progress bar when the device is being loaded! Switched the book view to List and now everything is smooth. You can select the picture to appear during the device sleep mode, which is nice. Put a nice one of my girlfriend when we went to Las Vegas You guys are gonna love the screen, especially if you have an older version to compare it to (again, pics coming tomorrow comparing the PRS-300 and 350, outside, supposed to be a sunny day). I don't think you can change the font type, but what's that? Under the Zoom menu there's a Page Mode option with various choices (Original, Margin Cut, 2 Column Split, 3 Column Split and Full Page)... I wonder if this would affect ePub justification, need to try this out... Aaah nope, it's not. I'm guessing it's for those ePubs justified with huge margins, but I haven't tested this yet... Any more questions, I'll be up for an hour or so again

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