Talk:Sony Reader

message: This "There doesn't appear to be any information on the digital rights management features, which, in my opinion, killed its predecessor, the LIBRIé in Japan." was a personal opinion found in the article.  If the person who placed it there feels it's important, then he or she should get a broader support for it, and phrase it in a neutral way, as per Wikipedia custom. --AlainV 01:31, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry about not being logged in when I added the text that AlainV removed. You're right, I was being opinionated. But having said that, I feel strongly that Sony has completely missed the boat with the LIBRIé's DRM. Why on earth would I pay to rent a book for 60 days? Supposedly the Reader will allow you to upload PDF files, which wasn't directly possible with the LIBIRé. The LIBRIé has an incredible screen using the e-ink technology, but that's the end of the innovation. (I'll probably get flamed for this next remark...) Steve Jobs where are you when we need you? What the LIBRIé needs is Apple's touch. --billlund 16:40, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: question

message: If anybody gets one of these things, I'd like to hear what your experiences are.  Specifically, are there any DRM hassels involved when it comes to playing unencrypted MP3s, or reading unencrypted PDFs or TXTs.
LenW 02:18, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is it like? 

message: Where can I buy the Reader, exept for Sony Style (it is not shipping to Europe!!!)?
Please post any links...
:: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7721 --stobs 10:41, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where can I buy it? 

message: I own one of these, and I'm trying to refrain from editing this article ... anyone have any suggestions? Salad Days 04:58, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It would be great if you could take a photo of your unit for use on the page. As of now, we don't have a free one- the one there now is fair use. Staecker 14:02, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Add here first if you want, I'm sure we can incorporate it. Agree need a picture also. -- Stbalbach 16:30, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Though I’m sure it baffled the wary employees at the local Borders, I’ve spent considerable face-time with their demo Reader. Read a self-generated PDF off a SecureSD card just fine. Screen quality is amazing. User interface is completely unintuitive, but nothing that couldn’t be remedied with a firmware upgrade, should Sony be so inclined. I will be purchasing one within the next two weeks, will try to get pics up. --Cygfrydd Llewellyn 20:25, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Original Research?

message: Does Sony Reader represent a breakthrough in the almost 10 year old history of the e-book?
Is it possible to obtain any information on the relative success of the Sony Reader? How many devices have been sold up till now? Is the sale increasing og decreasing? When will the Sony Reader be released in Europe? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Obini (talk • contribs) 00:26, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sony said a few times that the sales were better than expected (i.e. here: "Sony is encouraged by convincingly stronger than expected sales with the PRS-500, and is convinced that there is a lot of future potential that they intend to pursue."). No concrete numbers though.
Roxfan 09:47, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  How much does it sell?  

message: "The black-and-white (with 4 gray levels) screen is not covered under manufacturer's warranty. If the fragile e-Ink screen is damaged, the repair estimate is almost equal to the purchase price."
This criticism seems out of place and is not sourced.  I am going to remove it because it contains three unsourced claims: (1) that e-ink screens are fragile (2) that the screen is not warranty-covered and (3) that the cost to repair is almost equal to the cost of the original device.216.16.18.204 (talk) 15:20, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Out of place criticism

message: The article uses a mix of hyphenated (eg PRS-505) and non hyphenated (eg PRS505) product names.  The official names are all hyphenated.  Aside from the issue of correctness, some one searching google for the product with non hyphenated names will get relative junk, as compared to the hyphenated search.  Not sure if this is a technical limitation with wikipedia.  If not, shouldn't the hyphenated names be used always?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.71.5.46 (talk) 06:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: hyphen in product names

message: Per WP:ELNO, WP:NOT#REPOSITORY, and WP:NOT#DIRECTORY, I've removed the links that failed Wikipedia's criteria for external link inclusion.  Wikipedia is not the place for those links, per the policies and guidelines I just cited.
One group of the external links may be valuable for use within "ref" tags for citing sources in the article; so I'm listing those here so that some or all could be incorporated as proper citations where appropriate within the article.
::Reviews/Press
::* More info on the Sony reader prs 505s e-ink display (Engadget.com  14/02/07)
::*: Sony Reader PRS-505 Now on Sale (Engadget.com  10/02/07)
::*Slate.com: Gizmos: The Latest Gadgets and Toys. October 13, 2006
::*New York Times: Review tied in with e-book industry notes. October 12, 2006
::*TIME.com: Gadget of the Week. October 11, 2006
::*MobileRead: Detailed hands-on review. September 26, 2006
::*MobileRead: Another detailed hands-on review, during a visit at Sony HQ. September 26, 2006
::*PC Magazine: In-depth video review of the hardware. July 24, 2006.
::*Register Article: Register Article on Sony/Borders deal. April 3, 2006
::*Wired: "Screening the Latest Bestseller". January 20, 2006
::*SpicyGadget.com: Sony Reader Review by Iron Cook. November 20, 2006
::*Daily Giz Wiz: Daily Giz Wiz review of the Sony Reader. April 19, 2007
::*The Weekly Standard: Switched-On Book: Is the Sony Reader the library of the future? April 2, 2007
::*AFmag: sequential arts (comics and manga) on the Sony Reader. June 24,2007
::*compatibility issues with SD-cards and memory sticks
--- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:13, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links cleaned up per WP policies and guidelines 

message: I added FB2 to supported formats - am i corect?
Can it read FB2 files just as easy as, for example, IBook eReader can do it?
FB2 ebook format is one of the most convenient ebook formats and my personal top criteria for a hardware ebook reader! --KpoT (talk) 11:55, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  FB2 support? 

message: Can the Sony Reader bookmark and annotate pages and if so, how does this work? --24.199.115.32 (talk) 22:07, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bookmarking and annotation support? 

message: Can I view arxiv.org's pdf-files with the Sony Reader? I mean: does it show the mathematical equations correctly? The article doesn't mention that. Urvabara (talk) 11:11, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can I view arxiv.org's pdf-files? 

message: According to the article, it is 8GB for the Memory Stick and 32GB for SDHC. Is this correct? The information I have found on Sony's website is ambiguous. They states that 8GB works for Memory Stick and that 16GB is "not guaranteed". On the other hand, they state that SDHC cards of "more than 4GB" are accepted in the info on the latest firmware update. Sony's customer service doesn't have a clue. My e-mails were answered with "you need to phone us, we cannot answer this in an e-mail". When I phoned, I was told the same stuff they have on their main website, stuff we know is incorrect. When I pointed this out, they would "phone me back." They never did. Ignorance is bliss, it seems.
While it seems logical to assume that 32GB SDHC is indeed possible, it would be nice to have firm confirmation of this. 
I just went to the Sony Store in the Toronto Eaton Centre, and someone of their staff claimed that 16GB Memory Stick was indeed possible. But again, that is far from a firm confirmation.
Bart B. Van Bockstaele (talk) 17:09, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is the maximum capacity of the Memory Stick and SDHC cards the reader accepts? 

message: There's a note on the article recommending more in-line citations.  I can't see any information in the article other than a list of specifications that needs referencing externally.  Frankly, it's not even necessary for the specifications as the only logical source is Sony itself.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.206.121 (talk) 17:57, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why inline citations? 

message: I added links to provide Cyrillic support for the device previously, someone keeps removing it. I have personally tested this firmware with my reader and it works perfectly, not sure why it's getting removed by someone as I know many people who look for ebook readers that can support Russian text.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.46.227.65 (talk) 16:12, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Support for external firmware?

message: Am I allowed to add this here? I tried a Sony e-book reader yesterday. I found it annoying that when the pages changed, the screen blipped and went dark for less than a second. Oh you can still see the letters, but I just found out it...well, annoying Rad vsovereign (talk) 10:49, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Personal Opinion?

message: Although the official specs for 2.5 version of eBook Library says it's supported on Windows Vista 64-bit, in personal experience it does not work correctly failing in the same manner as previous versions of the software which only supported 32-bit Windows. Since an anecdote does not equal data, I wouldn't update the article & will just leave this comment in the discussion if anyone came here looking for information on 64-bit support.
70.81.106.196 (talk) 15:53, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Operating Systems 

message: The PRS-500 was NOT the first reader from Sony.  The original Sony Reader was only available in Japan and was known as the Librie'. (circa 04-05)   Granted it was junk compared the later PRS-500, but it was still the earliest model.  Sadly  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_LIBRIé_EBR-1000EP   is a terrible page mixing various versions of the original, but all we have for now.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.47.140.186 (talk • contribs) 
:You might want to add something about the predecessor Librie, but it was an ebook, not a Sony Reader which is Sony's brand name for this series of ebooks.  --Blainster (talk) 22:09, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article is missing attribution to the original Sony reader model.  

message: At the start of the article it is stated: "The reader uses an iTunes Store-like interface to purchase books from Sony Connect eBook store (currently US and Canada only)." This is misleading as buyers in the UK can buy books from Waterstones, W H Smiths and independent sellers.  They can also buy the sony reader at Sony outlets and Waterstones bookshops in the UK, as well as through other outlets.
See http://www.sony.co.uk/hub/reader-ebook/5
apologies for any poor formatting: I'm new here.
Fairflow (talk) 17:25, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccuracies regarding ebook purchases 

message: First line of article states that the reader is made by sony. Not necessarily, it may be made by another company such as foxconn under contract from sony. foxconn may have licenced the sony name or sony may have contracted foxconn for manufacturing. also, make sure that it is foxconn/sony/whoever else has made it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.191.67 (talk) 15:46, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not made by Sony? 

message: Removed the following statement from article because it is obviously a personal experience/opinion.  If it is indeed correct it needs to be referenced by an acceptable source:
: While Sony claims in its advertising and support media (as well as in the Help scripts that its tech support staff uses) that the PRS-600 is compatible with Mac OS 10.4.11, if a call to tech support is escalated to a high enough level, Sony will admit that the PRS-600 is not compatible with 10.4.11, and that the only solution is to upgrade to a newer version of MacOS.
--Blainster (talk) 21:54, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Mac OSX

message: The option to borrow ebooks from a library is important for the Sony Reader because this distinguishes it (and others such as the Nook) from the Kindle which currently does not have this capability.  
OverDrive provides library lending services to over 9000 libraries worldwide including USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, and Turkey. 
You can find a participating library in one of these countries at search.overdrive.com by clicking on "Search for a library", then choosing a country from the selection box. --Blainster (talk) 07:49, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ebook library borrowing 

message: The Sony Reader Family box now mentions PRS-T1 at the top and most of the info is for PRS-T1. However, the photo is of an older model and the claim about the operating system seems to be out of date (screenshots and data elsewhere on Wikipedia points to Android instead of Montavista). Hsivonen (talk) 09:07, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sony Reader Family box confused about PRS-T1 and older versions 

message: Hello everyone, I was going through the article and some of the information about the specs of the current Sony Reader are mistaken. For example, the size on cm is 15.2cm and not 15.5cm; theavailable memory is 1.3GB and not 1.35GB; The battery life is of up to 2 months, we could include that info. Here is the reference, if you want to check http://www.sony.co.uk/product/rd-reader-ebook/tab/editorialarticle3 Cheers, Zalunardo8 (talk) 17:40, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mistaken info about PRS-T2