PRS-650 New Purchase

ronw · 09-15-2010, 04:25 AM

I have just purchased the Sony PRS-650. I had previously used the Kobo.
First impression is that I do not like the screen. The text is nowhere near as crisp as the Kobo. I will start a book tonight and see how I feel after reading a full book. The Kobo also seems to look and feel more like a book. Considering I paid almost twice the price for the Sony I would have thought it would have surpassed the Kobo. How do others feel about the screen on PRS-650, though I suppose if you had always had the Sony you would not have anything to compare it with.

yts06mgr · 09-15-2010, 05:03 AM

Actually I also had a Kobo e-reader and Kobo's page turn was sooo slow and even opening a book took seconds. About the quality of screen, I found PRS-650 actually much better and am very much satisfied with my PRS-650 now. Sorry, no thanks Kobo.

kartu · 09-15-2010, 05:12 AM

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The text is nowhere near as crisp as the Kobo.

That's very very strange, considering 650 has Pearl e-ink and NO touchscreen LAYER (only net of invisible IR beams) corrupting it.

Prash · 09-15-2010, 05:13 AM

Though I dont have any experience here, featurewise, this sony reader does surpass a Kobo hands down.

thymaster · 09-15-2010, 05:25 AM

I have a Kobo and I think it's slow as a moving tortoise. I like the Kobo design and interface better. Very comfortable to hold and easy to navigate. I'm waiting for my 350 and hopefully it's much faster. The built in dictionary and touch screen sold me on a Sony.

The big advantage of Kobo is their bookstore is 10x better and available on more platform then Sony book store.

lord_blackfang · 09-15-2010, 05:25 AM

Pearl worse than Vizplex? Absolutely ridiculous. Maybe you got a faulty 650 or something?

viviena · 09-15-2010, 05:48 AM

Strange. I'll add to the chorus here, and say that for me, the 350's screen is clearly better than the Kobo's. Page turns are also faster. Like Thymaster, I do like the Kobo's interface better -- it's uncluttered and quite intuitive -- but I appreciate the more powerful features of the Sony, as well as the ease of using the touchscreen.

ronw · 09-15-2010, 06:25 AM

Just an update side by side the Kobo is crisper than 650. I also like the kobo to hold but I may feel different about that if I can get a good case for 650
I have a leather folio case for Kobo but Sony could not supply a case. Does anyone know what the 650 cases are like. It's a real pain not having any protection for 650. I want to carry my reader everywhere but without a case are a bit nervous
I agree Kobo is slow to page but found it easy to press page turn a few lines before end of page so that it flicked over just as I was getting to last words.
Anyway I am keeping both readers and time will tell which I use most

kartu · 09-15-2010, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronw

Just an update side by side the Kobo is crisper than 650.

Could you post a photo of it please?

This is pretty much the only report of Pearl screen being worse than Viziplex.

Papi · 09-15-2010, 07:01 AM

He said "crisper"...maybe it's more a case of the font being used.

peitsao · 09-15-2010, 07:57 AM

Can you take notes and highlight text with a Kobo? I have the Sony for this purpose.

bmatt · 09-15-2010, 08:51 AM

After reading this thread I have to beg the question, are you sure it is a 650? I saw another thread with someone thinking they were looking at a 650 in store and from their description it had to be a 600, as far as I know stores don't have the 650 yet. A 600 would definitely be less crisp than a Kobo, thats why I ask.

viviena · 09-15-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by peitsao

Can you take notes and highlight text with a Kobo? I have the Sony for this purpose.

No. That's partly why I was so excited to get the 350. Kobo's UI is quite polished and the software development team appears to be attentive to user feedback, but currently the Kobo is a very basic reader which doesn't even support endnotes. That may be rectified in a future firmware update, in addition to other new features -- PDF reflow, for one, seems a strong possibility.

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Originally Posted by bmatt

as far as I know stores don't have the 650 yet.

Both the 350 and 650 have been available in Australia for almost a week now*. It's probably the same in NZ.

* (In the local Sony Centres, that is. I don't know about orders from the SonyStyle online store.)

igorsk · 09-15-2010, 09:18 AM

Yeah, those antipodeans are lucky bastards!

JSWolf · 09-15-2010, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thymaster

I have a Kobo and I think it's slow as a moving tortoise. I like the Kobo design and interface better. Very comfortable to hold and easy to navigate. I'm waiting for my 350 and hopefully it's much faster. The built in dictionary and touch screen sold me on a Sony.

The big advantage of Kobo is their bookstore is 10x better and available on more platform then Sony book store.

But you can buy ePub from Kobo and use with a Sony. So no loss there.

09-15-2010, 04:25 AM	#1
ronw Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auckland NZ Device: kobo	New Purchase I have just purchased the Sony PRS-650. I had previously used the Kobo. First impression is that I do not like the screen. The text is nowhere near as crisp as the Kobo. I will start a book tonight and see how I feel after reading a full book. The Kobo also seems to look and feel more like a book. Considering I paid almost twice the price for the Sony I would have thought it would have surpassed the Kobo. How do others feel about the screen on PRS-650, though I suppose if you had always had the Sony you would not have anything to compare it with.

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09-15-2010, 05:03 AM	#2
yts06mgr Nameless Being	Actually I also had a Kobo e-reader and Kobo's page turn was sooo slow and even opening a book took seconds. About the quality of screen, I found PRS-650 actually much better and am very much satisfied with my PRS-650 now. Sorry, no thanks Kobo.

09-15-2010, 05:13 AM	#4
Prash Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 387 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore, India Device: K3W, LG OG-E970, Utopia Apad	Though I dont have any experience here, featurewise, this sony reader does surpass a Kobo hands down.

09-15-2010, 05:25 AM	#5
thymaster Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 34074 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kobo Aura Edition 2	I have a Kobo and I think it's slow as a moving tortoise. I like the Kobo design and interface better. Very comfortable to hold and easy to navigate. I'm waiting for my 350 and hopefully it's much faster. The built in dictionary and touch screen sold me on a Sony. The big advantage of Kobo is their bookstore is 10x better and available on more platform then Sony book store.

09-15-2010, 05:25 AM	#6
lord_blackfang Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 80 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: PRS-600	Pearl worse than Vizplex? Absolutely ridiculous. Maybe you got a faulty 650 or something?

09-15-2010, 05:48 AM	#7
viviena Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 520610 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canberra, Australia Device: Currently Kobo Clara HD and Aura One, iPad	Strange. I'll add to the chorus here, and say that for me, the 350's screen is clearly better than the Kobo's. Page turns are also faster. Like Thymaster, I do like the Kobo's interface better -- it's uncluttered and quite intuitive -- but I appreciate the more powerful features of the Sony, as well as the ease of using the touchscreen.

09-15-2010, 06:25 AM	#8
ronw Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auckland NZ Device: kobo	Just an update side by side the Kobo is crisper than 650. I also like the kobo to hold but I may feel different about that if I can get a good case for 650 I have a leather folio case for Kobo but Sony could not supply a case. Does anyone know what the 650 cases are like. It's a real pain not having any protection for 650. I want to carry my reader everywhere but without a case are a bit nervous I agree Kobo is slow to page but found it easy to press page turn a few lines before end of page so that it flicked over just as I was getting to last words. Anyway I am keeping both readers and time will tell which I use most

09-15-2010, 07:01 AM	#10
Papi Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 547600 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Paris Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kindle NT, PRS-650	He said "crisper"...maybe it's more a case of the font being used.

09-15-2010, 07:57 AM	#11
peitsao Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 32760 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Allegheny Mountains Device: Kobo mini, PW3,NookST	Can you take notes and highlight text with a Kobo? I have the Sony for this purpose.

09-15-2010, 08:51 AM	#12
bmatt Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	After reading this thread I have to beg the question, are you sure it is a 650? I saw another thread with someone thinking they were looking at a 650 in store and from their description it had to be a 600, as far as I know stores don't have the 650 yet. A 600 would definitely be less crisp than a Kobo, thats why I ask.

09-15-2010, 09:18 AM	#14
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Yeah, those antipodeans are lucky bastards!