Same old question - Which reader? - Page 2

richman · 07-13-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jetreader

My question to Sony and Kindle owners: do you experience problems if you read your ebooks under the bright sun, say when you are on the beach? With the jebook the brighter the light the better the reading.

At least with my 505 I don't have any problems in the sun, I even was outside last night at 11pm , reading on a bench that had a street lamp above it, and it was easy to read, zoomed on max.

I think on some kindles they had a defect that was uv related, that it would fade under direct sunlight, but if you had that problem, you could send unit back to amazon.

Thanks Harry for the tip on Book Designer, I'll look into it, I would like more options for pdf conversions other than calibre.

PhishStyx · 07-13-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

OK, I'm going to through this out there.

Kindle DX

You don't say where you live, but if in the US I think it would meet your needs.

BOb

Well, he (I'm assuming on gender) put prices in pounds, so I would guess he's in Britain somewhere.

Personally, what I've heard of the Kindle DX tells me that it doesn't hold a penlight to the DR, and Amazon is still restricting them to the US anyway. The DR is very much worth its cost.

I see the DR as being the only true viable choice, regardless of Richman's insistence that it doesn't exist.

The real question is does he pay for the niche product or not, and only the original poster can answer that for himself.

pilotbob · 07-13-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PhishStyx

Personally, what I've heard of the Kindle DX tells me that it doesn't hold a penlight to the DR, and Amazon is still restricting them to the US anyway.

Well, the kindle DX is $300 less than the DR1000S. So, there is that.

BOb

richman · 07-13-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PhishStyx

I see the DR as being the only true viable choice, regardless of Richman's insistence that it doesn't exist.

The real question is does he pay for the niche product or not, and only the original poster can answer that for himself.

Yeah, I guess I spoke with too much authority!

Does sound like the 1000 can do pdf's right!

It's just that for the orginal poster and me the 800 price tag was not worth it. My prs-505 150 and netbook 200 and laptop 300 and itouch 200 I think are reasonable, 1000s 800 dollars doesn't fall in line price wise with my other tech gear. But at 300 dollars I would go for it! The downside for me would be 13 hours battery life of the 1000, my prs-505 has 2 to 3 weeks, and that is one of the major reasons I got it, most of my other tech equipment only has a few hours battery life. It's nice not to have to worry about if I will run our of juice the next few days or weeks.(like I do with all my other tech gear)

HansTWN · 07-13-2009, 07:38 PM

you need, of course, both! A DR1000 and a sony 505, if you are a self respecting techie.

PhishStyx · 07-13-2009, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HansTWN

you need, of course, both! A DR1000 and a sony 505, if you are a self respecting techie.

Don't forget the top of the line laptop.

Sweetpea · 07-14-2009, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by HansTWN

you need, of course, both! A DR1000 and a sony 505, if you are a self respecting techie.

I wish...

madmandegge · 07-14-2009, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by HansTWN

you need, of course, both! A DR1000 and a sony 505, if you are a self respecting techie.

This is very true, I've always been partial to macbooks!

I think I may go for the SmartQ 7, hopefully if I can get along with the LCD it should allow me to do everything I want if I crop the margins on the PDFs I'm viewing.

Watch this space...

Jill74 · 07-14-2009, 10:11 PM

I am very happy with my 505.

yangae · 07-15-2009, 06:37 AM

indeed, the costs of iRex is above my budget, though i must admit they are more than just an e-reader. Perhaps waiting out for newer devices and more choices may be the better option, especially since i lived in singapore.
thanks.

HansTWN · 07-15-2009, 06:42 AM

Love my 505! However, I would like to have a 10" screen for reading the paper every morning, I could read today's paper from Germany or the US. Tried it on the 505, it is possible, but sheer torture. Magazines also would be an option. And I could still read books on it and PDF files without too much trouble. But I am holding out for a reader with WiFi. Maybe the Plastic Logic. My wife would be happy to take the 505 off my hands.

richman · 07-15-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by HansTWN

Love my 505! However, I would like to have a 10" screen for reading the paper every morning, I could read today's paper from Germany or the US. Tried it on the 505, it is possible, but sheer torture. Magazines also would be an option. And I could still read books on it and PDF files without too much trouble. But I am holding out for a reader with WiFi. Maybe the Plastic Logic. My wife would be happy to take the 505 off my hands.

Me too! 10 inch screen would be cool with wi-fi. As to the news sites, have you used calibre to fetch them and load them onto your 505 in morning synch. It works for me, it has table of contents for the papers , so I just click on any story that looks good, and I set it up for font sizes that work for me. Now when I first downloaded them, it did look like mess. So you do have to set it up right, and once I found out about table of contents and could scan stories I thought would be good, all was COOL. At least for now you could read newspapers , but not on 10 inch screen.

mobelby · 07-15-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by richman

Me too! 10 inch screen would be cool with wi-fi.

Sounds like you're the target audience for the supposedly upcoming apple tablet

HansTWN · 07-15-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by richman

Me too! 10 inch screen would be cool with wi-fi. As to the news sites, have you used calibre to fetch them and load them onto your 505 in morning synch. It works for me, it has table of contents for the papers , so I just click on any story that looks good, and I set it up for font sizes that work for me. Now when I first downloaded them, it did look like mess. So you do have to set it up right, and once I found out about table of contents and could scan stories I thought would be good, all was COOL. At least for now you could read newspapers , but not on 10 inch screen.

Tried all that, but the experience wasn't what I am looking for. Have a look at the demo on the Irex website for the newsreader that comes with the DR1000S. That is what I am looking for. However, I do not want to fire up my computer before breakfast and have to sync it to the reader.

As for the apple tablet, I don't think they have an e-reader screen in mind. If it is just a regular LCD tablet I am not interested.

pboss · 07-25-2009, 01:16 AM

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My question to Sony and Kindle owners: do you experience problems if you read your ebooks under the bright sun, say when you are on the beach? With the jebook the brighter the light the better the reading.

I have both KDX and the Sony 505. No issues with sunfading as far as I can tell.

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07-13-2009, 07:38 PM	#20
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	you need, of course, both! A DR1000 and a sony 505, if you are a self respecting techie.

07-14-2009, 10:11 PM	#24
Jill74 Banned Posts: 74 Karma: 410 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NYC Device: Sony Reader 505	I am very happy with my 505.

07-15-2009, 06:37 AM	#25
yangae Yangae Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: None	indeed, the costs of iRex is above my budget, though i must admit they are more than just an e-reader. Perhaps waiting out for newer devices and more choices may be the better option, especially since i lived in singapore. thanks.

07-15-2009, 06:42 AM	#26
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Love my 505! However, I would like to have a 10" screen for reading the paper every morning, I could read today's paper from Germany or the US. Tried it on the 505, it is possible, but sheer torture. Magazines also would be an option. And I could still read books on it and PDF files without too much trouble. But I am holding out for a reader with WiFi. Maybe the Plastic Logic. My wife would be happy to take the 505 off my hands.

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