PRS-900 Full circle, or my return to the Daily Edition - Page 2

Keef · 05-01-2010, 12:10 PM

I have a couple of comment;

First off the Sony Daily Reader has come down in price to $349. So that is a $50 reduction in price. As other have said, the price includes the nice cover and carrying case. I did not check as as many other readers as you did. I figured I would rather stick with a more popular E Reader due to the amount of users, and support. Who knows if these company's who make these other E readers will be in business in the next 2 years.

I did not like the back cover of the Nook as it felt loose and rubbery. I also did not like the smaller screen and a very small area to type. Not to mention the bug issues that still are around in the latest version.

In regards to the I Pad, the $499 price is the bare basic version which I would never want. If you want wifi plus 3G the basic version is $629. You can buy a small Sony note book now in that price range. Plus the I Pad is too big for me.

I had the same problem with the dictionary when I first purchased it. I found the settings button (when tech support walked me through) and confirmed I had the dictionary turned on. Then I also realized that the dictionary shows up on the bottom of the screen, not in front of the work where you tapped.

As I said on another thread, if I focus on the glare issue on my I phone it can distract me. I have found so far on the Sony Daily Reader that with just moving the screen a little, the annoying glare goes away. So the glare issue is not much of a problem for me. Yes the Kindle reader is a little easier to read, but the Daily Reader is still readable, so it's not an issue for me. I am sure Sony will have a new E Reader with in the next year with a screen that has less glare, but the 900 is good enough for me. I love it. I also am glad I could engrave my name at the button and put one of my favorite saying underneath my name.

jboardman · 05-01-2010, 07:14 PM

My dictionary lookup is working just fine... I just wasn't double tapping the word I wanted to look up fast enough. And I guess my fat little fingers don't do the job as well as the stylus does! All AOK with the Sony PRS900! I'm still in love.

sagiquarion · 05-11-2010, 03:49 PM

Jack,

Have you had a chance to compare the prs900 to the bebook neo/boox60 and/or the irex800? Those devices are very close in function but from what I understand the boox and irex do not offer anything close to the slick dictionary look up as on the 900. I guess I'll try to find a cheap prs900 on ebay. That is the only way I'm going to be able to tolerate the screen annoyance.

05-01-2010, 07:14 PM	#17
jboardman Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 62 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SW Michigan Device: kindle, sony PRS900, Irex Iliad	Problem Fixed... cockpit error! My dictionary lookup is working just fine... I just wasn't double tapping the word I wanted to look up fast enough. And I guess my fat little fingers don't do the job as well as the stylus does! All AOK with the Sony PRS900! I'm still in love.

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05-01-2010, 12:10 PM	#16
Keef Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Sony Daily Reader	I have a couple of comment; First off the Sony Daily Reader has come down in price to $349. So that is a $50 reduction in price. As other have said, the price includes the nice cover and carrying case. I did not check as as many other readers as you did. I figured I would rather stick with a more popular E Reader due to the amount of users, and support. Who knows if these company's who make these other E readers will be in business in the next 2 years. I did not like the back cover of the Nook as it felt loose and rubbery. I also did not like the smaller screen and a very small area to type. Not to mention the bug issues that still are around in the latest version. In regards to the I Pad, the $499 price is the bare basic version which I would never want. If you want wifi plus 3G the basic version is $629. You can buy a small Sony note book now in that price range. Plus the I Pad is too big for me. I had the same problem with the dictionary when I first purchased it. I found the settings button (when tech support walked me through) and confirmed I had the dictionary turned on. Then I also realized that the dictionary shows up on the bottom of the screen, not in front of the work where you tapped. As I said on another thread, if I focus on the glare issue on my I phone it can distract me. I have found so far on the Sony Daily Reader that with just moving the screen a little, the annoying glare goes away. So the glare issue is not much of a problem for me. Yes the Kindle reader is a little easier to read, but the Daily Reader is still readable, so it's not an issue for me. I am sure Sony will have a new E Reader with in the next year with a screen that has less glare, but the 900 is good enough for me. I love it. I also am glad I could engrave my name at the button and put one of my favorite saying underneath my name.

05-11-2010, 03:49 PM	#18
sagiquarion Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: bebook neo, PRS-900 DE	Jack, Have you had a chance to compare the prs900 to the bebook neo/boox60 and/or the irex800? Those devices are very close in function but from what I understand the boox and irex do not offer anything close to the slick dictionary look up as on the 900. I guess I'll try to find a cheap prs900 on ebay. That is the only way I'm going to be able to tolerate the screen annoyance.

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