The Sony PRS700: the Newest Member of the Sony Reader Family - Page 10

cfc · 10-03-2008, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

Unlike the Kindle the font sizes are not fixed. The smallest font size is determined by the book author and then scaled up from there. The older 505 and prior had 3 levels of fonts sizes (2 up from the default). The 700 have 5 levels which means the largest should be quite a bit bigger but still not an absolute number.

You can program the strokes to be what you want but I am not sure about just touch. The default for just touch is to zoom (increase the font size). I am not sure what other strokes can be recognized or how programmable they are.

Dale

That is one thing I didn't like about my PRS-500, one books large font would be the same size as anothers medium. When I would import Baen books in RTF, I would edit it first to increase the font size. But you can't do that with books from the Sony store.

I think I'll just have to wait to see it in the Sony retail store.

I think another good feature would be if Sony would allow people to browse their bookstore in a normal web browser, purchase a book and download it to be copied onto the reader with the USB cable. When on vacation you could use any available computer to purchase a new book.

For me, I think the most important new features might be considered very minor tweaks.

Carl

revfish · 10-03-2008, 12:42 AM

So I sent this thread to my wife and she replied that now they have one with all the features she wanted so we will be buying the 700 for her and giving her 505 to her 16 y/o sister who has been wanting to get a Reader but can't seem to save up the money. It would be as one heck of a Hanukkah present this year.

I guess we will see what happens. Hell, it may suck. First gen tends to be buggy in most hardware. And yes, I know this is not the first gen Reader but it is the first gen with touch screen and built-in lighting.

Donnageddon · 10-03-2008, 12:55 AM

I do hope the pinch hitter is ok.

Indigo Ink · 10-03-2008, 12:55 AM

So in all probability no dictionary support despite highlighting abilities? Especially since the press release is silent on it

Dave Berk · 10-03-2008, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Indigo Ink

So in all probability no dictionary support despite highlighting abilities? Especially since the press release is silent on it

Even if it's not available in this round, the hardware is all there. I'm sure a firmware upgrade will add the option. Keep posting messages like "I'd have bought it if only it had dictionary support". "Great device, shame about the lack of any dictionary support" and we'll get there

.

Indigo Ink · 10-03-2008, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Berk

Even if it's not available in this round, the hardware is all there. I'm sure a firmware upgrade will add the option. Keep posting messages like "I'd have bought it if only it had dictionary support". "Great device, shame about the lack of any dictionary support" and we'll get there

.

Sony you are loosing a customer.....

Gravitas · 10-03-2008, 03:16 AM

I don't see any reason for me to upgrade from my PRS500...unless the new bookstore offers a significantly wider range of books than I can get from other sources such as fictionwise and only offers them in a format the PRS500 cant use.

Other than that I'll be sticking with my PRS500 as it does exactly what I want it to do.

HarryT · 10-03-2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by InspectorGadget

Did someone say, "Plastic Logic?" My understanding is that their eInk technology is entirely plastic, omitting the thin, fragile glass membranes inside the current Sony screens THAT KEEP !@#$% BREAKING unexpectedly in 10-15 percent of the machines.

Where do you get your figure of "10-15% of machines" from? I'd be astonished if that figure were accurate - Tribble, the German seller for the CyBook Gen3, which some people regard as more fragile than the Sony Reader, tells us that he's seeing failure of rates of under 1% for the machines he's selling. If Sony really have a failure rate more than 10x that of Bookeen, there's something very badly wrong.

BlackVoid · 10-03-2008, 03:44 AM

I'll stick with the 505.
Touch-screen not really useful, I hate fingerprints on my screen. And using the stylus is cumbersome. If you really want annotation capability and more software choices (not just books), the Iliad is the way to go.
Thumb swipe -

You will have a smeared and scratched screen quite soon. No way.

The light is no big deal, it just kills your battery sooner. Easier and cheaper to light it with a normal book-light.

Nice looking device, but I would not even consider it if it was cheaper than the 505.

gwynevans · 10-03-2008, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by doctorow

Why do they not understand? Mac support = more potential customers = bigger market share = more money.

= more support issues = higher support costs = less money. It's not as one-sided as you suggest!

gwynevans · 10-03-2008, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Vaporware

I don't quite understand how 6 side LEDs wouldn't illuminate in total darkness well enough to read, but I reserve judgement for when I see it.

I wonder if it was just a quick "knock the lights off & look" trial, without waiting long enough for the eyes to adjust? That typically requires at least 20 to 30 minutes - although significantly longer if the viewer was previously in bright sunlight.

Studio717 · 10-03-2008, 04:18 AM

Don't know how similar the 700 screen is to the iPhone's, but with the iPhone it doesn't get dirty, per se, more lightly smugged after a while, though even that doesn't interfere with reading the screen. A quick swipe with a microfiber cleaning cloth and it's as good as new. I would imagine the 700's screen would be similar since they are both capacitive.

I also don't know how the built-in light on the 700 compares with the light wedge Sony sells for the 505, but if they are similar, then reading at night (in near to total darkness) should be no problem at all. I did exactly that for over two hours last night.

gwynevans · 10-03-2008, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackVoid

The light is no big deal, it just kills your battery sooner. Easier and cheaper to light it with a normal book-light.

Nice looking device, but I would not even consider it if it was cheaper than the 505.

It doesn't look as if the light adds (significantly?) to the size of the device, so compared with the cost of a 505 plus the illuminated cover, the 700 seems a reasonable price.

I'd not upgrade from my 505, but if buying new, the 700 would certainly be considered...

Format C: · 10-03-2008, 05:05 AM

Will it be sold in the EU?
I'll have it, if it'll be under 200€...

Dave Berk · 10-03-2008, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Format C:

Will it be sold in the EU?
I'll have it, if it'll be under 200€...

Nope. US only. At least for now. There's always B&H, though.

10-03-2008, 04:18 AM	#147
Studio717 Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 575 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California Device: Various Kindles, iPhone, iPad, Galaxy 10.1	Don't know how similar the 700 screen is to the iPhone's, but with the iPhone it doesn't get dirty, per se, more lightly smugged after a while, though even that doesn't interfere with reading the screen. A quick swipe with a microfiber cleaning cloth and it's as good as new. I would imagine the 700's screen would be similar since they are both capacitive. I also don't know how the built-in light on the 700 compares with the light wedge Sony sells for the 505, but if they are similar, then reading at night (in near to total darkness) should be no problem at all. I did exactly that for over two hours last night. Last edited by Studio717; 10-03-2008 at 04:20 AM.

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10-03-2008, 12:42 AM	#137
revfish The Pastor of Disaster Posts: 202 Karma: 994 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650, Apple iPad 3 64GB Wifi	So I sent this thread to my wife and she replied that now they have one with all the features she wanted so we will be buying the 700 for her and giving her 505 to her 16 y/o sister who has been wanting to get a Reader but can't seem to save up the money. It would be as one heck of a Hanukkah present this year. I guess we will see what happens. Hell, it may suck. First gen tends to be buggy in most hardware. And yes, I know this is not the first gen Reader but it is the first gen with touch screen and built-in lighting.

10-03-2008, 12:55 AM	#138
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	I do hope the pinch hitter is ok.

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Indigo Ink The curious one! Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: India Device: Kindle 3, Nook, Ebookman 901	So in all probability no dictionary support despite highlighting abilities? Especially since the press release is silent on it

10-03-2008, 03:16 AM	#142
Gravitas Muppet Posts: 123 Karma: 107 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nottingham, England, UK Device: Zen Vision :M / Nokia 5800 musicXpress / Sony PRS500	I don't see any reason for me to upgrade from my PRS500...unless the new bookstore offers a significantly wider range of books than I can get from other sources such as fictionwise and only offers them in a format the PRS500 cant use. Other than that I'll be sticking with my PRS500 as it does exactly what I want it to do.

10-03-2008, 03:44 AM	#144
BlackVoid Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 510423 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505	I'll stick with the 505. Touch-screen not really useful, I hate fingerprints on my screen. And using the stylus is cumbersome. If you really want annotation capability and more software choices (not just books), the Iliad is the way to go. Thumb swipe - You will have a smeared and scratched screen quite soon. No way. The light is no big deal, it just kills your battery sooner. Easier and cheaper to light it with a normal book-light. Nice looking device, but I would not even consider it if it was cheaper than the 505.

10-03-2008, 05:05 AM	#149
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