Cell phone charger? - Page 2

pilotbob · 03-27-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I know that on the 500, you had to have a "live" computer at the other end in order to charge, but I thought that the 505 had been changed you it would charge from any USB power source?

No. The change was that you can't charge a flat PRS-500 from USB where as you can with the PRS-505.

Also, people say hooking USB to an off computer will discharge it. I don't think this happened to me. Then again, I have a powered USB hub.

(Then again, I generally don't turn my PC off.)

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tgharold · 03-28-2008, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DrMoze

Maybe it's a firmware issue? (The reader looks for an appropriate connection thru the usb port before allowing it to charge?) Maybe Sony can fix this in a firmware update?

I'm hopeful... but I won't hold my breath. I dislike the idea of carrying around yet another cable. If it would charge off of mini-USB cell phone cables, I'd be a lot happier.

(Fortunately, I'm rarely way from my laptop for more then a day, so it's easy to hook the reader up to charge it using the USB port on the laptop.)

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