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I just bought a sony prs-505 a month ago.
Here are some inputs:
- Go to www.readerplates.com and look through their image sequence that shows what it takes to navigate to your terminal chart.
I found the sony/readerplates navigation much more manageable in the cockpit. Sony navigation is via softkeys (real buttons with assignable function). There are 10 down the side of the screen and they are what you use to pick where you are going. Kindle has a micro-joystick. Sony also allows bookmarks which would let you quickly navigate between pages you need at your destination. If you are going with pdfplates you will want to check out their navigation sequence.
- sony no longer makes the prs-505 so you have to find it used on amazon or ebay. There actually is not a new product that does
quite what the prs-505 does. One major issue is that the new readers are touch sensitive and therefore poorer contrast than the old.
- I'm not happy with the contrast of any of them.
- you can get the entire chart on the screen at once with the sony but you may have trouble reading it. especially the airport facility directory
looking at it as a book reader.
- sony pricing on ebooks is higher (30% or more) than barnes and noble or amazon kindle. The latter are flat=priced at $9.99
- sony has generalized zoom for pdfs. kindle does not
- barnes and noble nook will be out at the end of the month. I don't expect readerplates to support them.
- barnes and noble also has a very nice book reader application so that you can download ebooks to your pc or mac.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Burr Bryan" <bjburr@mwheli.com>
To: <lml>
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:17 AM
Subject: [LML] Kindle vs. Sony E Reader
A few months ago there was a discussion about having approach plates and other documents displayed on an E reader. There were some who loved the Sony products although the approach plates did not fully display on the unit. The pilot has to scroll up or down to get all of the information. The Sony product was less expensive. Then came the Kindle DX. Boasting of a larger 9.5" screen. The approach plate scrolling problem was gone but the size of the Kindle DX may be a little cumbersome in the cockpit. I read now where there is a site with free distribution of IFR Charts, Approach Plates, SIDS, STARS, etc. (www.pdfplates.com) that can be displayed on either systems.
So now after the past few months I was wondering what users are really saying and feeling about these systems? Thanks for your input.
Bryan Burr
N132BB
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