Mike got me a Sony reader because it was only $100. A waste of $100 if you ask me.
The screen has so little contrast that you can barely see the text, it’s not back lit, so you can’t read unless there is a lot of light around, and the font size on PDF files is so miniscule even someone with 20-20 vision could not read it. In other words, the thing is useless.
My ancient rocketbook is far superior. It has a much better and brighter screen (even if more pixelated, at least you can read what’s on the screen), and much easier to handle buttons. The Sony reader is lighter and has a longer battery life, but my main reason for getting it was to read PDF documents, which it apparently can’t do – so what’s the point?
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Since you don’t like it, are you interested in selling it?
If you don’t want it, I’d be more than happy to take it off your hands. Let me know.
Nah, Mike wants to play with it and see if it’s useful to him.
The sony reader does seem to handle html documents well, but then again, so does the rocket book.
What concerns me most is the lack of a backlight. I do alot of reading at night and do not want to have to turn on a light to do it. I do all my current reading on my PalmTX (it has a backlight). I like the idea of this because of the larger screen, but without a backlight, it is useless to me. Yes, I know I can buy a clip on light for it, but for $300, I should not have too.