01-06-2009, 04:50 PM | #16 |
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Probably as much a question of space as weight, I should think.
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01-06-2009, 05:05 PM | #17 |
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Thanks NatCh, your comments and photos confirmed what I saw when I visited a Sony Store and brought my own PRS-500. I did bring a memory stick with the same MR LRF downloaded book for evaluation.
The ergonomics and menus are superior to both the 500 and the 505. As you so rightfully said, it is an alternative, not a replacement, for the 505. Both are excellent choices. |
01-06-2009, 05:32 PM | #18 |
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Thanks for the review! I'm not so in love with the loss of contrast, given my 505 feels just adequate.
5xx units get slammed? Only by Kindle owners, in my experience! |
01-06-2009, 07:47 PM | #19 | |
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If I might be as bold as to comment...
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Keeping that in mind, there is one thing that I will say and that is that I believe I understand what seems to be the problem here. From what I've read the 700 screen has glare and requires a more.. let's say "conscious" approach on the user's part to avoid being affected by it; if we don't forget about that "fact" (and I use the word loosely as I have no first person experience with the device) I think it's safe to say that we can't expect there to exist " identical lighting and angle conditions", for the reading angle of one will greatly differ from the other. I'm not saying the 700 screen is as crisp as the 5xxs one but I believe it is an important item to bear in mind when taking pictures. After all, if one requires the user to have it tilted at -insert angle here- and the other uses a different one, clearly a comparison keeping "angling" constant won't be as faithful to the real deal as it otherwise might. Just my two cents... good review btw |
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01-06-2009, 07:54 PM | #20 |
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When readers get to be like solar calculators energy wise, I'll trade my 500. But for now the 700 is a pretty good offering.
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01-07-2009, 12:24 AM | #21 | |
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I wish I could say that was what I was thinking at the time that I took the photos, but I can't. However, I can say that I took the photo of the 700 in each set first, and then swapped it for the 500 -- I didn't think it out, I just happened to do it that way. But in effect, I took the best pic I could manage of the 700 and then replicated the positioning, lighting, angle, and such for the 500 pic. Something I should have touched on specifically in the review is that while I did notice that the 700 wasn't as clear and contrasty as the 500 when I first started using it, I really stopped noticing it after a couple of days. I also stopped noticing the extra consciousness (to use your word) that it required to deal with the glare. By the end of the two weeks, all that had faded firmly into the background, but I was impressed anew by the clarity of the 500's screen when I switched back. |
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01-07-2009, 03:03 AM | #22 | |
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On my cybook, if I tried to read 5 hours a day (2 lighted plus several unlighted), I'd run out of power in two days or less. (I definately used up the battery in two days of waiting (for a relative) at a hospital, including talking to lots of doctors.) I think I use up the total number of page turns available, although I also think I'm getting fairly poor performance out of the unit. I actually get about the same reading time (at roughly the same page rate and screen size) on my Rocket with the backlight set at minimum. I've fairly often run completely out of power (unit freezes in the middle of the book), and easily run battery down to 40%. I don't think I read as fast as Derek, but I'm clicking thru pages fairly fast. At least the Rocket warned me when power got low. My normal pattern is to add a bunch of books to the SD card, and then read 5 or 6 or maybe more before going back and finding others to add. Probably about half and half new books and re-reads, and I keep 15-30 books on the card. I end up charging about three times before I connect to the computer to add and delete books again. The annoying thing is I don't have a convenient plug to my bed, so I can't put it on the charger when I'm finished reading in bed. |
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01-07-2009, 03:40 AM | #23 |
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Thanks for a great review .
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01-07-2009, 05:28 AM | #24 | |
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And it would seem that it's been successful, at last. I was hesitating between a 505 and a 700, and I'm leaning more and more towards the 700. Thanks for the review, Natch ! |
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01-07-2009, 07:18 AM | #25 |
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you can see one in person (and probably two) at the next paris apéro.
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01-07-2009, 07:35 AM | #26 | |
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In this case, you are a Bad Queen ! You haven't updated your profile We'll see if she can wait until then. She has a birthday party planned in the middle of the month. |
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01-07-2009, 07:38 AM | #27 | |
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01-07-2009, 05:47 PM | #28 |
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The two most important features are clarity and contrast. Is anyone in doubt about this? And prepared to sacrifice these two for the sake of some bells and whistles? I want clear-looking black text on a white background. Forget these other diversions.
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01-07-2009, 06:17 PM | #29 | |
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There really is not a "right" answer on this sort of thing, it comes down to individual needs and preferences, which are going to vary from individual to individual. The best we're going to get is whether or not it's right for you. You and I both may be in the "not the best fit" category for the 700's feature set, but that doesn't mean that it's not the best fit for someone else. |
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01-07-2009, 07:28 PM | #30 |
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I for one, I can never Not Read my PRS 700, in any lighting condition from complete Dark to daylight.
that is a 505 users way of thinking Bookbinder. |
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