Sony PRS-505 Portable Digital e-Reader System (Silver) | 
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Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $259.99
You Save: $40.00 (13%)
New (18) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 427
Color: Silver
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista
System Memory: 192
Memory Type: SDRAM
Native Resolution: 6"
Modem: None
Free Memory Slots: 1
Display Size: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 6.9 x 0.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: PRS505SC
Model: PRS505SC
UPC: 027242723665
EAN: 0027242723665
ASIN: B000WPXQ2M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | displays eBooks purchased from the CONNECT eBook online store | | • | displays Adobe PDFs, plus TXT, RTF, BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG and Microsoft Word files | | • | plays MP3 and AAC files (protected files not supported) | | • | internal 192MB memory | | • | memory slot holds an SD Memory Card (up to 2GB capacity) and Memory Stick Duo media (up to 8GB capacity) |
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Product Description
The new Reader (model PRS-505) features a svelte body design. Re-styled controls more closely mimic paper page turns and allow for quick, intuitive navigation.A next-generation electronic paper display delivers faster response and a higher contrast ratio for easy reading even in bright sunshine. Eight levels of gray scale provide for crisp and clear text, images, and graphics.This device is designed for people on the go, this device is compelling because it allows them to carry a wide variety of reading materials whether they are on a cross-country flight, in a doctor's office waiting room, or at a beach resort. The Reader can handle a stack of books and other documents that people would rather not carry, yet offers a 'book-like' reading experience unavailable with other electronic devices.With the capacity to store up to 160 typical eBooks, the Reader can act as a mobile library. Expansion slots for Memory Stick Duo media or SD memory cards make the device's library potential practically limitless.More advanced users will appreciate the USB-based mass storage capability that allows them to use the device as a portable drive for the direct transfer of documents, images and other files to the Reader. A new auto sync feature also lets users set up folders with books and documents that can be automatically synchronized when the device is connected to a PC.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 105 more reviews...
 PDF Problems? No way November 14, 2008
I was concerned that I wouldn't like the reader because I love the feel of a book in my hands. Call me vain, but I also like seeing all the books I've read in my bookcase, it feels like an accomplishment. As far as books go I decided to buy this product because I love classic and you can get those, mostly, for free from various website - plus sony is offering 100 free classics with registration right now. I also decided that the cost of buying a used book online, with shipping, would equal about what I would spend on an ebook. Just like buying online the olderbooks are going to be cheaper and the newer ones more expensive, the only difference is that if you want to buy a new hardback it will cost upwards to 20-30 dollars while you can get one for 12-15 dollars at sony's store. I also decided that it would be more eco-friendly since I wouldn't be using as much paper - I really had to convince myself to spend 300.00 on a reader if you can't tell.
Secondly, I'm also college student whose professors post journal articles (in pdf format) to read for classes. I also have to do tons of research for papers which require I read pdfs as well. Needless to say my laptop was getting heavy and I felt guilty for printing off 25-50 pages a journal article, I thought it was wasteful. I bought the reader AFTER it's update and I can read pdf files fine. All I do is zoom in once and hit the next page button. You can't read one page at a time, rather, when you hit the button after reading the 1st half it sends you to where you left off and then hit it again and it takes you to the bottom. When you "scroll" the page it flips it as if it were flipping the page of a book. The majority of my reading is pdf file and my only complaint is that the program you use to put the files on there won't let you put in the title and author. I've tried renaming the actual file and it still doesn't work - most of my files won't let me change the information in the 'prefrences' either. As a result sometimes you get the title and author backwards. For me this is not so huge of a problem because it doesn't affect the reader's ability to do what it was meant to do.
Overall I love it!
 Sony eBook Reader November 9, 2008
Good product, very slim and portable. I like the fact that you can upload PDF documents, musics,and pbotos (although only in B& W).
Some limitations, on works on Windows base systems and only takes Sonny music format.
However, as a student it's awesome for taking your notes or lectures with you in PDF format.
Sonny should broaden their horizon and open the sourcing to Mac and mutilple mp3 formats. The kindle gives this a run for the money with the ability to get newspapers and magazines.
Otherwise great size. Great price and pretty handy device.
E-BOOK October 31, 2008
I like it very much and recommend for everyone using for long trip anywhere.Thank you Inneta
Enjoyable gadget October 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The good:
- Crispy display
- Simple
The bad:
- Crashed on me several times when tried to open a book (did not always crash again when reopened the same book after the boot)
The ugly:
- PDF does not look so great.
- No html view - I had to use calibre (which is great) to convert, not with 100% success.
- I wish the file format was open standard.
Sony PRS 505 October 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read the other reviews and thought I would add my thoughts.
I chose the Sony over Kindle because of its ability to import other file formats such PDF and Word without having to go through a converter and pay a fee such as Kindle. I can download technical manuals from companies such EMC and IBM at no change and have them at my finger tips when I need them. I also get free books from the gutenburg project online.
I read a lot - research at work on the PC as well as magazines and books at home. T find the sony screen very easy to read (I am over 50 and I have progressive lens) with eye strain which I get from PCs and laptops. It has three different fonts sizes.
The sony does not have wi-fi and you cannot browse the web - I did not see this a problem since that is why I have laptop, pc and PDA for. PDFs may display a little awkward such as when I downloaded a magazine in PDF format but it is still very readable and this has not presented any problems for me. If you use openoffice you can read in any word document, revise it and then save a pdf image to download to the sony - which is very nice and openoffice is also free.
The sony is small enough to fit into my front pocket it I need to (it is tight on some slacks).
For those who love to read - this is a great gadget and I suspect for those who need the wi-fi the Kindle is the way to go
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