Sony PRS-T3 gets its first hands-on (video)

[Lyn2012]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I found this video on You Tube which shows the T3 at its best

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w8napQcFp0c

It looks lovely in this video. If the screen is as white as in the video, (and on Sony's website), when viewed indoors on a cloudy day, then I would buy it instead of the Aura. However, I will be amazed, and happy, if this turns out to be the case.

[samhy]

Thanks for the link, Josieb1.

I really like the integrated cover. The result looks so slick
Now if Sony could offer the same dictionaries worldwide (and put a built-in light), I could buy it.

The integrated light in the cover may be a good idea, but looking at some pictures it's easy to see that said cover has a bulge in the back. So I can't imagine how to fold back that cover. And as Alvina pointed, with the integrated cover one can't add his own clip-on light. To sum up, without seeing one myself, it seems that the reader will have a lighted device with a cover that can't be folded or a device without light whose cover can be folded. I am not that kind of reader but I sincerely hope for Sony that many people are.

Edit: I gave more thoughts to the cover issue and actually it should be possible to clip a light on the front part of the cover in order to have the light on top of the screen when the cover is folded back.

[andreaaaaaa]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

Yes you're right it is the light that's upset most people, personally it's a deal breaker for me,

there you go I guess for most people it's all about the lack of lighting, then they extend this to a more general "hate" or bad feeling about the whole device and even company.

I consider lighting more like an optional in the device, compared to more "core" fundamental characteristics, like the weight and page turn times and resolution, which improved, while screen quality and battery life remained top quality.

Of course it's personal.

[jersysman]

Originally Posted by andreaaaaaa

there you go I guess for most people it's all about the lack of lighting, then they extend this to a more general "hate" or bad feeling about the whole device and even company.

I consider lighting more like an optional in the device, compared to more "core" fundamental characteristics, like the weight and page turn times and resolution, which improved, while screen quality and battery life remained top quality.

Of course it's personal.

I wasn't going to respond to this, but why do you attribute disappointment with hate? Us old Sony users are disappointed that Sony has decided to move in the direction that they are going. This does not mean that this is hatred. Since Sony is going in the direction that they are moving (non-front light) then those of us who desire that light are moving in another direction. This does not mean or imply that we have any hate toward Sony. It does mean that we are disappointed.

[andreaaaaaa]

Originally Posted by jersysman

I wasn't going to respond to this, but why do you attribute disappointment with hate? Us old Sony users are disappointed that Sony has decided to move in the direction that they are going. This does not mean that this is hatred. Since Sony is going in the direction that they are moving (non-front light) then those of us who desire that light are moving in another direction. This does not mean or imply that we have any hate toward Sony. It does mean that we are disappointed.

I oversimplified the concept, I said 'hate' meaning more of an non completely motivated, or sometimes non backed up by facts, bad opinion of the whole device, which seems to me to often start only from the lack of lighting as the only true fact.

[DuskyRose]

Originally Posted by jersysman

I wasn't going to respond to this, but why do you attribute disappointment with hate? Us old Sony users are disappointed that Sony has decided to move in the direction that they are going. This does not mean that this is hatred. Since Sony is going in the direction that they are moving (non-front light) then those of us who desire that light are moving in another direction. This does not mean or imply that we have any hate toward Sony. It does mean that we are disappointed.

Absolutely.

I've been very disappointed in the specs on the new T3. There's not enough new I feel I need to spend money on when I already have the T1 and T2. The things I wanted to see improve haven't been.

For those things, I'm trying out someone else this year.

And it does bode ill when the reviews point out how they're now consistantly behind the times in development, aren't front-lit (which will turn off a lot of people right there), do practically no advertising in the US, and make it hard to even find them to get the hands-on experience that could draw in more customers. How can you sell them when regular customers never see them in the stores? Never see an advertisement for them? Have no idea they're even out there?

I'm disappointed. I think they could have ruled the roost, but somehow, years ago, they just lost interest. It's sad.

[lems1995]

Originally Posted by jersysman

I wasn't going to respond to this, but why do you attribute disappointment with hate? Us old Sony users are disappointed that Sony has decided to move in the direction that they are going. This does not mean that this is hatred. Since Sony is going in the direction that they are moving (non-front light) then those of us who desire that light are moving in another direction. This does not mean or imply that we have any hate toward Sony. It does mean that we are disappointed.

Why do you threathen,Sony ? good luck to you.if you find happiness elsewhere.
I bought yesterday prs-t3 139€, i hope to have it on this monday.

I am more interested in better resolution, le easy in use of software, the weight device, lookup with wiki and google etc..

Sorry for my poor english.

[faithbw]

I have to admit that the e-reader brings the "purdy" in that video. I'm still going to resist buying it (dh has put restriction on buying any more gadgets for now) but it does look nice.

[samy2]

A really nice change:
You can now switch between the last book, and the four recent books. Thats really nice because i'm often reading more than one book parallel.

[Salgueiros]

Originally Posted by jersysman

I wasn't going to respond to this, but why do you attribute disappointment with hate? Us old Sony users are disappointed that Sony has decided to move in the direction that they are going. This does not mean that this is hatred. Since Sony is going in the direction that they are moving (non-front light) then those of us who desire that light are moving in another direction. This does not mean or imply that we have any hate toward Sony. It does mean that we are disappointed.

I think you should be careful when you generalize with the "us old Sony users" thing.

I AM a old Sony user, and i am very satisfied with the company and the products. I do like that they have an idea and stick to it despite the whiners. As said previsouly, lighting is an extra, and i value immensely more the core qualities of a reader, and i think in that field, Sony has been great, because their ereaders are the best quality products i have ever tried and used. So stop the "we" thing, ok?

[Kaitou Ace]

Originally Posted by Salgueiros

I think you should be careful when you generalize with the "us old Sony users" thing.

I AM a old Sony user, and i am very satisfied with the company and the products. I do like that they have an idea and stick to it despite the whiners. As said previsouly, lighting is an extra, and i value immensely more the core qualities of a reader, and i think in that field, Sony has been great, because their ereaders are the best quality products i have ever tried and used. So stop the "we" thing, ok?

Stating why we, and yes, there are enough of us, who are disappointed with Sony, to use "we," are switching away is a normal reaction. You seem to be taking this very personally for some reason.

I'm also an old Sony user. I've had the PRS 500, 505, 700, 600, 650 and T1. I've been with Sony since the start. I returned the 700 and 600 and stuck with the 505 until the 650 came out. At that point Sony listened to users, and fixed their stupid touch layer, which was glossy, and diminished text clarity.

I left them at the T2. I find a light as a necessity, and I don't see why "not having a light" is a big feature. After all, when I put my T1 next to my kobo Glo with the light off, the difference negligible. I don't think there are many people for whom a must have feature is "not having a light." You can always just keep it off and use a clip on light if needed. And because of that all that will happen is that the Sony market share will shrink. Again.

And I think Sony thinks like you do, and dismisses any such feedback as "whining" and that's why they aren't long for this market. For PS4, they listened to user feedback. Microsoft didn't and has been backpedaling since. But they're Microsoft, they can afford to do it.

[Salgueiros]

Originally Posted by Kaitou Ace

Stating why we, and yes, there are enough of us, who are disappointed with Sony, to use "we," are switching away is a normal reaction. You seem to be taking this very personally for some reason.
.

I do take personally when i am implicitly included in a group i don't want to be.

[Salgueiros]

Originally Posted by Kaitou Ace

I left them at the T2.

I am so glad you did and stop whining about them in sony specific threads...

[ersott]

Hands on:

http://allesebook.de/e-book-reader/s...tworten-33971/

[Kaitou Ace]

Originally Posted by Salgueiros

I am so glad you did and stop whining about them in sony specific threads...

Wow you're just trolling all over the place here... Tell you what, you run a forum, you tell me where I can and cannot post, k?


And the "we" only included those Sony users who switched out, your honor is safe m'lady.