Comments on: Sony eBook Reader … A World Of Knowledge At Your Fingertips http://nexus404.com/Blog/2008/09/04/sony-ebook-reader-a-world-of-knowledge-at-your-fingertips/ TFTS - the very latest in technology news, new gadgets and gizmos. From HDTVs to netbooks, cell phones, DSLR cameras, PMPs, DAPs. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bo http://nexus404.com/Blog/2008/09/04/sony-ebook-reader-a-world-of-knowledge-at-your-fingertips/comment-page-1/#comment-30861 Bo Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:41:51 +0000 http://nexus404.com/Blog/?p=6902#comment-30861 Hi John I guess you answered my ultimate question ... Stick to books! ;) Thank you for taking the time to give us some insight into your hands-on experience with the product. Hi John

I guess you answered my ultimate question … Stick to books! ;)

Thank you for taking the time to give us some insight into your hands-on experience with the product.

]]> By: Andrew http://nexus404.com/Blog/2008/09/04/sony-ebook-reader-a-world-of-knowledge-at-your-fingertips/comment-page-1/#comment-30860 Andrew Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:02:07 +0000 http://nexus404.com/Blog/?p=6902#comment-30860 Hi John, Many thanks for your personal insight though I should stress that the closing statement in your comment is a matter of your opinion and is not in any way a reflection of our opinions, thoughs etc, etc (just in case Sony's legal team are reading) :-) Still, John, your obvious disappointment in the product comes shining through and will undoubtably be of interest to others. Hi John,

Many thanks for your personal insight though I should stress that the closing statement in your comment is a matter of your opinion and is not in any way a reflection of our opinions, thoughs etc, etc (just in case Sony’s legal team are reading) :-)

Still, John, your obvious disappointment in the product comes shining through and will undoubtably be of interest to others.

]]> By: John Haggis http://nexus404.com/Blog/2008/09/04/sony-ebook-reader-a-world-of-knowledge-at-your-fingertips/comment-page-1/#comment-30859 John Haggis Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:40:46 +0000 http://nexus404.com/Blog/?p=6902#comment-30859 Battery only lasts 2 weeks reliably, as long as three when new. In a practical sense, a few hundred to less than 1000 page turns. (Self-discharge rate is very high even when fully off.) Book selection is limited. PDF viewing is COMPLETELY USELESS unless you specifically format the PDF exactly for the eBook resolution (general PDFs made for PC viewing cannot be read usefully). Limited book selection. Completely incompatible with mobi format which my library uses. RSS management is completely manual (download, transfer, and delete of each feed is separate and manual) and a real pain in the !@#$% to use, again, nearly useless. Menu system is slow and arcane. Music cannot be sorted, and playing music runs down the battery in 10's of minutes. Great for reading a book from Sony's store, but near-useless for anything else. Read the fine print in the extended warranty -- it's legitimized fraud. Battery only lasts 2 weeks reliably, as long as three when new. In a practical sense, a few hundred to less than 1000 page turns. (Self-discharge rate is very high even when fully off.) Book selection is limited. PDF viewing is COMPLETELY USELESS unless you specifically format the PDF exactly for the eBook resolution (general PDFs made for PC viewing cannot be read usefully). Limited book selection. Completely incompatible with mobi format which my library uses. RSS management is completely manual (download, transfer, and delete of each feed is separate and manual) and a real pain in the !@#$% to use, again, nearly useless. Menu system is slow and arcane. Music cannot be sorted, and playing music runs down the battery in 10’s of minutes. Great for reading a book from Sony’s store, but near-useless for anything else. Read the fine print in the extended warranty — it’s legitimized fraud.

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