Impressions of the PRS-700 as my first eReader

[astra]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Yawn.

Yeah, I am getting tired of that too

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by astra

Yeah, I am getting tired of that too

The nomenclature police are out in force today JayBoy. It took a while for eReader to get it right, they went through a progression of Palm Reader and Peanut Press before they settled on eReader.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

The nomenclature police are out in force today JayBoy. It took a while for eReader to get it right, they went through a progression of Palm Reader and Peanut Press before they settled on eReader.

I am not sure I follow you.

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by astra

I am not sure I follow you.

Sorry I thought everyone was slamming Jayboy for using the word eReader instead of eBook reader. Was this not the case?

[astra]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Sorry I thought everyone was slamming Jayboy for using the word eReader instead of eBook reader. Was this not the case?

I did. However, I believe pilotbob was sarcastic about me mentioning it
I was not slamming, just wanted to tell him that the proper term is ebook reader, not eReader

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by astra

I did. However, I believe pilotbob was sarcastic about me mentioning it
I was not slamming, just wanted to tell him that the proper term is ebook reader, not eReader

Thanks, I don't know the personalities here yet so I didn't see the sarcasm. I'll let you old friends play. Didn't mean to intrude, just trying to stick up for us newbies.

[astra]

Dunno about pilotbob. He might clarify the situation when he reads this

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by astra

Dunno about pilotbob. He might clarify the situation when he reads this

Yes, you are right... I was ribbing you because the old line "eReader is a brand name and not a generic name... just bores me and gets old." I think the context of the message makes it obvious what people are talking about. Yes, I do know and agree there is room for confusion... I myself bought a book from eReader.com for my Sony... not until I paid and downloaded did I know the truth.

Then again, people use Xerox, Kleenex, Matchbox, iPod, etc when they are refering to generic items rather than brand names and most are able to understand what was meant. I bet many people will call an "eBook Reader" they may see somewhere a "Kindle".

BOb

[dhbailey]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

[snip]I bet many people will call an "eBook Reader" they may see somewhere a "Kindle".

BOb

You've got that right -- I have yet to have anybody walk up to me while I've been reading my Sony in public and ask me if it was the Sony Reader. They all walk up and say "Hey, is that the Kindle?" I politely tell them, no it's the Sony, which came first, and then proceed to show them what it can do.

But from my experience, the public at large is unaware that there is a Sony product to compete with the Kindle.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by dhbailey

I politely tell them, no it's the Sony, which came first, and then proceed to show them what it can do.

To which they hear... "No this is an older and obsolete thing but it is sort of like the Kindle." Coming first isn't really very important with tech devices so I'm not sure why you point that out.

BOb

[JSWolf]

JayBoy, can you please edit your message to not use the term eReader? You will confuse some people into thinking that the 700 will handle eReader format eBooks which it will not.

Also, I think we need a moderator to sort out the thread titles and then sort out any quoted portions using the term eReader. In this case, the capitalization is exactly the same as the official eReader and that is not good.

[=X=]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I bet many people will call an "eBook Reader" they may see somewhere a "Kindle".
BOb

Of all the people who asked me about my PRS-505 all but one have asked me if if I had the kindle?"

I guess that's my was of saying I agree.
=X=

[Shunt1]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

I have opened up a case with Adobe support and used this PDF as an example. I have asked why Adobe Digital Editions would render most graphics in the book but not all. I'm awaiting a reply. The PRS700 got all the graphics, text and tables that ADE created and was good (for a 6 " screen) at zooming in and maneuvering around this old book. It handled everything ADE gave it, it's just that ADE did't convert all graphics, maybe another converter would. If they get back to me I'll reply here.

I can not thank you enough for your help in exploring the capabilities of the PRS-700 with a rather complex PDF file with graphics. That took some time and effort on your part, and it was very much appreciated.

You have answered most of my questions about the PRS-700, and it sounds like it is a major improvement over the Kindle, in it's ability to handle PDF files.

What I asked for was not an easy task, and you have helped all of us.

[Shunt1]

Originally Posted by JayBoy

After experimenting a little more I found another pleasant surprise when it comes to large charts. You can not only zoom and slide around PDF charts with the touch screen, you can also do this with high resolution pictures! And it is even faster than doing the same operation with PDFs! This is great for programmers out there to look at large database schematics, and class inheritance charts. I can see this also being of use for looking at blueprints, electronic schematics, etc. When I first looked into buying the 700 I didn't really see much of a use for storing pictures on the device, but knowing that I can zoom-in and slide these around now I do.

With my profession, the ability to zoom into images like this, is exactly why I ordered my PRS-700.

You have just confirmed my basic hunch, and why the PRS-700 will find new applications that even Sony did not anticipate.

My PRS-700 should arrive this Friday, and I will be pushing it to it's limits.

[dhbailey]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

To which they hear... "No this is an older and obsolete thing but it is sort of like the Kindle." Coming first isn't really very important with tech devices so I'm not sure why you point that out.

BOb

That's not the reaction the people show when I say what I say. What I then explain is all the good points of the Sony and why I don't like the Kindle (yes I've actually used one) and nobody says anything like "oh, that's older then, and obsolete?" They say, "Wow, that's fascinating!" Some say they plan to look into it, others say it's interesting but they're gonna stick with paper books.

Nobody comments on my device being obsolete.