Sony PRS500 Portable Reader System - PRS-500

Product Details

Sony Portable Reader System, Model PRS500U2

The Sony® Reader offers a new and convenient digital reading experience. It boasts an amazing screen with technology that rivals text on paper. Weighing less than 9 ounces² and at only 1/2” thin, it’s more compact than many paperbacks. Plus, it comes with software that seamlessly allows you to search and browse thousands of electronic book titles from the Connect® eBookstore and then easily transfer from your PC to your Sony Reader. With built-in memory and multi-format support, you can take many of your favorite titles and documents with you. So compact and convenient, you’ll want to take it everywhere.

Features:

• Impressive, Paper-like Display
  Experience reading in a whole new way with the Sony® Reader. It boasts an impressive six-inch display¹, utilizing breakthrough E Ink® Display technology, presenting text as clear as if it were on paper*. In addition, the screen can be magnified 200% making reading a joy, even for sight-impaired readers.
  *Daylight readable, high contrast, high resolution (check PPI), near 180º viewing angle.
• Ultra Portable
  The Sony® Reader offers a unique, on-the-go reading experience. With a very compact and lightweight design, you can take it almost anywhere. More compact than many paperbacks, it weighs under nine ounces and is less than 1/2 ” thin. You can easily hold it in one hand while sipping coffee with the other. You can bring multiple titles to read while traveling without adding weight and bulk to your luggage. And with its rechargeable battery, you can turn approximately 7,500 pages on a single charge. Bring more, pack less... it's the perfect solution for people on-the-go.
• Content Storage Capability
  The easy-to-carry Reader can store a library of reading options with it's internal memory³ and slot for removable memory cards. You can take many titles or other supported documents for reading whenever, wherever. (Approximately 160 books with the 128MB of internal memory) Add to the capacity with optional Memory Stick® storage media or SD memory card⁴ (sold separately).
• Multiple eBook Titles Available
  The Sony® Reader will seamlessly allow you to search, browse and discover thousands of popular titles at the Connect® eBookstore. You can purchase and download these titles to your PC and easily transfer into your Sony Reader.
• More than eBooks
  The Sony Reader isn’t just about reading eBooks. Using the included CONNECT™ Reader PC Software, you can easily transfer Adobe® PDF documents, BBeB Book, and other text file formats to the Reader⁵. Seamlessly search, browse and download user-selected RSS Web content from CONNECT™ Store to the PC and transfer to your Sony® Reader. Take along your favorite Web newsfeeds, blogs and more to read⁵ where ever you are.

Specifications:

Display

• Technology: E-Ink® "Electronic Paper"
• Screen Size: Approx. 6" Measured Diagonally
• Resolution: Approx. 170 Pixels Per Inch
• Gray Scale: 4-Level Grey Scale
• Residual image may show on display. This is due to the display characteristics and not a malfunction.

Media Formats Supported

• Unsecured Text: BBeB Book, Adobe® PDF, TXT, RTF, Microsoft® Word (Conversion to the Reader-requires Word installed on your PC)
• DRM Text: BBeB Book (Marlin)
• Unsecured Audio: MP3 and AAC⁷
• Image: JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP

Power

• Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
• Battery Life (Approx.): Up to 7,500 page turns²
• Recharging Time: Approx. 4 Hours when using AC wall charger or Approx. 6 Hours with USB charging from powered Computer
• AC Power: AC Charger requires 120 Volts 60Hz

System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows® XP (Home Edition/Professional, Media Center Edition, Media Center Edition 2004, Media Center Edition 2005)
• Processor: 800MHz Celeron® class processor or better
• RAM: 128MB Minimum
• Hard Drive: 20MB Minimum availible Hard Drive space
• Optical Drive: Optical Drive capable of reading CD-ROM
• USB Port: USB 1.1 or faster port
• Internet Connection: Broadband suggested³

What's Included:

• PRS-500 Portable Reader System
• PC Management Software
  
• Black Soft Case
  
• USB Cable
  
• AC Power Adapter
• Quick Start Guide

Optional Accessories:

• Optional Charging/Synching Cradle-BCRRU1
• Optional Book Covers-PRS-500LC/R, PRS-500LC/T, PRS-500C/G

Approximate Dimensions:

• Height: 6.9"
• Width: 4.9"
• Depth: 0.5"

Approximate Weight:

• Unit (Without Soft Cover): 9 oz
• Shipping: 2 lbs

Warranty Information:

• Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer): 90 days labor / 1 year parts

Footnotes:

1. Screen Size measured diagonally.

2. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate.
3. Memory Capacity: Actual user available memory is approximate. A portion of memory is used for data management functions.
4. File Sizes: Based on average un-illustrated eBook file size of 800 kilobytes. Actual file sizes vary by title.
5. Formats natively supported: Adobe® PDF, JPEG, BBeB Book and plain text formats natively supported. HTML and other text formats require conversion using included software.
6. MB means one million bytes when referring to memory capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of memory space is reserved for operating system and other system functions.
7. Un-encrypted MP3 and AAC format audio files only. Not compatible with most Digital copyright formatted audio file content. Headphones not included.

Manufacturer Model Number: PRS-500U2

Warranty

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