On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 1:56 AM, James Adcock <jimad@msn.com> wrote:
They do 99% of the work and then expect the world to beat a path to their doorstep to get their new mousetrap.
Slight tangent to the thread, but I decided to get the Sony PRS-600BC reader last night at my local Target for a mere $299 *cough*, and brought it home in anticipation of loading it up with lots of Gutenberg epub, lrf and HTML formatted docs. I use Calibre on Linux to communicate with it and sync the docs, news, etc. What a depressing experience, and not the Gutenberg part. - The reader is really horrible for glare. I have to hold it at about a 30-degree angle in order to use it without reflecting everything above, behind and around me. - The contrast is very low and milky. Picture reading a book while it is pressed flat against the outside of your driver-side window. It's worse than that. - The device is VERY slow and unresponsive to finger or stylus. Even my old sub-200Mhz Palm III was faster than this. - Battery life is beyond atrocious. I charged it fully, left it in the "On" state with Power Management enabled, and about an hour later, it had already lost 80% of its battery life - Horrible "neoprene" cover/case that ships with it. Really? For a $300 device, all I get is a flimsy piece of neoprene to protect it? Not even a hard-walled slip case. As others have said, I can get a full netbook for the same price, with a LOT more storage, power, and flexibility. This reader is going back to Target less than 24 hours after the original purchase. Does anyone have a recommendation of one that they DO like, which doesn't hurt the eyes (with glare and contrast straining) and has good battery life and document compatibility?