When talking about electronic readers compared you need to take a look at the Sony PRS-700, which is what we’ll be doing today. The enhancements that have been done with this device they are beyond doubt remarkable. When compared to the earlier model, which was the PRS-505 the PRS-700 is unquestionably superior.
For someone that only wants to read electronic books the PRS-505 is still a good option. For someone that needs a little more flexibility along with a little more power the PRS-700 is the way to go.
This model is the third generation of Sony’s electronic readers. The touch screen is one of the chief improvements that you get with this generation. All of the readers that use an electronic ink tech provide a high contrast non glare display which doesn’t require any backlighting. With the PRS-700 you get the best in the e-Ink technology along with a touch screen tech through adding a layer on top of the e-Ink which you don’t find with other electronic readers. In addition to that there is LED side lighting into the body which is what adds the additional light that’s needed for a display like this.
The touch screen is something that is:
- Highly responsive
- Extremely accurate
- Allows you to turn pages with simply a finger swipe
You also have some key improvements on the layout menu. Through using larger icons the user can do more tasks like:
- Continuing reading of current books
- Viewing a list of books which are stored in the library
- Reviewing notes
- Other tasks
Another improvement that’s of interest to someone that has issues with their vision is the font size selection. You only get three selections with the older model while the PRS-700 has five options.
For the consumer that needs to be able to make notes in the books you get this feature with the PRS-700. You can do this through the stylus or with your fingertip. After that you can put your notes through the keyboard on screen. Your notes are stored and can be accessed later through the devices main menu. Just tap where you’d like to go and then the device is going to take you there.
There are quite a few other options that you get from the PRS-700 but these are the main points. You get what’s been mentioned here and so much more. Our overall conclusions are below.
Overall Conclusions
Through the touch screen addition it makes it one of the most user friendly electronic readers that are on the market. The screen is very responsive and it’s laid out in a very intuitive way. The improvements that have been made with the menu have enhanced the user ability with this device.
Those that often work with PDF files will find that the device is going to work with them without any fuss and do what needs to be done. They don’t have to be sent off for conversion and you can read them straightaway without having to worry about format settings changing. The PRS-700 supports both non DRM and DRM files. With electronic readers compared the PRS-700 is one powerful device that’ll meet the needs of just about anyone that purchases it.
