Sony PRS-505/LC Blue Digital Book Reader
Experience the joy of reading a variety of your favorite books?all stored digitally in one compact device. The slimmer, redesigned Reader Digital Book lets you carry a stack of books in one hand. The Reader Digital Book holds about 160 eBooks or hundreds more with optional removable memory cards. Its portable size makes it the perfect travel companion, allowing you to read a variety of books whenever and wherever you want. With thousands of eBook titles available at The eBook Store from Sony, you can choose to download new releases, classics and popular book titles as well as view other document formats such as Adobe PDF10, RTF, TXT, BBeB and Microsoft Word. Its long battery life lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns, and the amazing paper-like screen technology is easy on the eyes. Screen Size - Approx. 6 Measured Diagonally; Resolution - Approx. 170 Pixels Per Inch; Gray Scale - 8-Level Grey Scale Up to 7,500 page turns on full charge Audio and picture playback Dual SD Card and Memory Stick(R) Pro Duo Expansion Slot Mountable USB Drive Charges via USB Unit Dimensions (Approx.) - 6.9 x 4.8 x 0.3 (175 x 122 x 8mm) / Weighs 9 ounces Includes Tan Soft Case, USB Cable, Quick Start(TM) Guide, CD-ROM Limited Warranty - Labor- 90 days from the date of purchase; Parts- 1 Year from the date of purchaseProduct Details
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Amost perfect
I was familiar with the Sony 505 before I purchased this unit. Both my son and daughter-in-law have them. He uses his while traveling. She uses hers at home.
I read reviews of the newer Sony reader (700) and decided to buy the 505 instead because it provides better contrast. You can do a web search and find photo comparisons if you are interested.
I bought the unit for my wife, an avid reader, for the following reasons: (1) You can increse the font size. Her corrected vision is such that reading paperbacks is difficult due to the font size. (2) You don't have to hold the book open. She has arthritis and holding hardbacks and paperbacks open agravates it. (3) Add to that the ability to store hundreds of books in such a small lightweight package and it was almost a no brainer.
The only issue is that it would be nice to be able to flag read books and have them appear on a submenu so that she can easily see the books she has not read and yet be able to look at all the titles by an author so she doesn't forget and order the same book again.
Other than that ... perfect.
Assisted reading for the impaired.. Cool Tool!
Seems to function well, took a bit to figure it out. The only irk so far is safely removing hardware, it doesn't want to. Keeps prompting to try later as if it is doing something in background without being evident.
Reads clearly and without strain to hands or eyes. Picked up the illuminated cover to go with it and it is very sound and functional. Transfer of downloaded files from Sony to computer is easy and transfer to device is fluid.
PDF file transfer from Adobe went well. Music on SD card works.
Should be no problem adding photos or music to Reader.
Device is a pleasure to hold and is visually appealing unlke some other oddball devices out there which shall go unnamed.
Has changed the way I study completely!
As a surgery resident, I find that fitting in time to read can be extremely difficult. Carrying a heavy textbook around is impossible. With the Sony PRS-505, however, I can upload my textbook and take it with me wherever I go. My quality study time is amazing!
The down side? It can be a little slow to load between menus. Also, I've had trouble finding the ideal software to reformat my PDF files into a well-defined book with multiple chapters. I'm sure these are fixable problems, and I anticipate that they will improve with subsequent models.
I purposely bought the older 505 model because I read several reviews saying it had a lower-glare screen than the newer 700 series. I will say that the 505 screen is amazing. The battery life is outstanding as well. I've recommended this product to my attendings as well as to my fellow residents multiple times already, and it's not even a month old.
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