MR at Sony Daily Edition press conference - Page 4

Mr. Goodbar · 08-27-2009, 11:40 PM

Probably similar to the iLiad situation. I believe that was why it was the only 8 inch device. It was a custom size only for them, although as mentioned above it's now an available size from pvi

wallcraft · 08-27-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sonict72

Sony does not make screen. PVI does. They sell four models - 5 inches, 6 inches, 8 inches, and 9.7 inches. There is no 7 inch diagonal screen.

There is a 2nd manufacturer, LG, but I agree that this is not a previously announced screen size. I have convinced myself that this is a wide-screen variant of the standard 6" screen, i.e. 600x800 for 6" becomes 600x1024 for 7" diagonal. Not everyone is convinced, and we won't know for sure until someone at Sony (or PVI) tells us.

astra · 08-28-2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

The 8" screen doesn't appear to have the right aspect ratio to match the photos of the Sony. More than likely it's some kind of custom size screen they're doing for Sony.

Second to it.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-28-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by wallcraft

There is a 2nd manufacturer, LG, but I agree that this is not a previously announced screen size. I have convinced myself that this is a wide-screen variant of the standard 6" screen, i.e. 600x800 for 6" becomes 600x1024 for 7" diagonal. Not everyone is convinced, and we won't know for sure until someone at Sony (or PVI) tells us.

i am pretty sure sony is using custom screens from lg for the daily edition, at least.

ProDigit · 08-28-2009, 10:59 AM

Yeah,photo's can be deceiving...
They can actually scale the 7" device, to make it look as wide as the 6" device...
So you can't really trust that...

If the proportion of height and width are in a 1:1 ratio, we could say that the 7" device does appear to have a longer screen.
But it takes very little for a photo editor to just stretch the picture and make it appear as if the device is longer.

astra · 08-28-2009, 01:28 PM

There was a 10 minutes interview, with someone from Sony I think. you can definitely see that the reader is disproportionally long.

Journier · 08-29-2009, 05:55 PM

I was wondering... Do we know anything about paying for the 3G connection. Will it be absorbed with price of books or the device with free service, or will customers have to pay a subscription? I would not consider paying 400.00 for a device if I have to pay for the wireless connect on top of that since that is the only reason to purchase that device. For that reason, I would just purchase the Kindle DX or the potential Plastic Logic device to read periodicals instead of the new Sony.

Mr. Goodbar · 08-29-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Journier

I was wondering... Do we know anything about paying for the 3G connection. Will it be absorbed with price of books or the device with free service, or will customers have to pay a subscription? I would not consider paying 400.00 for a device if I have to pay for the wireless connect on top of that since that is the only reason to purchase that device. For that reason, I would just purchase the Kindle DX or the potential Plastic Logic device to read periodicals instead of the new Sony.

They indicated it would be free access to the sony bookstore. We'll have to wait and see if they eventually open it up to more sites like the kindle and if they do, weather we'll have to pay for it.

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08-27-2009, 11:40 PM	#46
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	Probably similar to the iLiad situation. I believe that was why it was the only 8 inch device. It was a custom size only for them, although as mentioned above it's now an available size from pvi

08-28-2009, 10:59 AM	#50
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	Yeah,photo's can be deceiving... They can actually scale the 7" device, to make it look as wide as the 6" device... So you can't really trust that... If the proportion of height and width are in a 1:1 ratio, we could say that the 7" device does appear to have a longer screen. But it takes very little for a photo editor to just stretch the picture and make it appear as if the device is longer.

08-28-2009, 01:28 PM	#51
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	There was a 10 minutes interview, with someone from Sony I think. you can definitely see that the reader is disproportionally long.

08-29-2009, 05:55 PM	#52
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	I was wondering... Do we know anything about paying for the 3G connection. Will it be absorbed with price of books or the device with free service, or will customers have to pay a subscription? I would not consider paying 400.00 for a device if I have to pay for the wireless connect on top of that since that is the only reason to purchase that device. For that reason, I would just purchase the Kindle DX or the potential Plastic Logic device to read periodicals instead of the new Sony.

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