The following is a detailed comparison between kindle and the PRS-700BC.

Sony PRS-700BC Kindle

Summary

Screen: Sony is better – 8 level gray scale, interactive touch screen, LED reading light as opposed to Kindle’s 6 level gray scale and no interactive touch screen.

Size: Sony is smaller in every dimension.

Computer Requirement: Required at all times for sony content download. Need sometimes for Kindle (only in non-wireless coverage areas).

Connectivity: Both utilizes computer as a connectivity source. Kindle bypasses this requirement when in a wireless coverage area.

Capacity: PRS-700BC holds 350 titles in internal memory, Kindle holds 200.

Battery Power: Both devices give good content mileage.

Compared to the PRS-505, Here’s what’s New with the PRS-700BC

6.0-inch Interactive Touch Screen Display – same size as the PRS-505, but with interactive touch screen that allows you to turn pages by sliding your finger across the screen, activate bookmark, create annotations with a virtual keyboard, highlight text with a stylus pen, search for text, adjust the font size between 5 levels - (PRS-505) has no touch screen and only 3 font levels.

Faster Processor, quicker response times when opening content or turning pages.

Holds about 350 digital books in RAM – PRS 505 holds 160.

Built-in LED reading light gives you the ability to read in the dark – PRS 505 had none.

Make annotations virtual keyboard. Highlight text with a stylus pen or touch of your finger. search for text with the virtual keyboard or by highlighting text – PRS-505 has no virtual keyboard or touch screen.

search, browse, discover, and buy new releases, classics, and popular digital book titles from The eBook Store and participating Websites. DRM Free eBooks in file formats supported by the Reader – same with PRS-505.

eBook Library 2.5 PC Software. transfer Adobe® PDF documents , Microsoft® Word documents, BBeB® format, and other text file formats to the Reader – PRS 505 uses 2.0 PC Software.

supports EPUB/ADEPT and connection with Adobe Digital Editions. You can even play back unsecured MP3s and AAC audio files – PRS 505 does not support EPUB/ADEPT.

Dimensions approximately 127.6 x 174.3 x 9.7 mm -smaller than PRS-505 (123.6 mm x 175.6 mm x 13.8 mm)

DRM Text : BBeB Book (Marlin), ePub – No ePub for PRS-505

Image : JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP -Same for PRS-505

Unsecured Audio : MP3 and AAC- Same

Unsecured Text : BBeB, ePub, TXT, RTF, Adobe® PDF, Microsoft® Word – PRS 505 no ePub.

The Price is Right but what’s the Catch?

I always wanted an iPhone, but was not willing to pay $400 for it. So when the price dropped to $199, I thought it was the perfect time to buy…my goal? To see if this much talked about device would live up to the hype. All those captivating features: touch-scroll-zoom-rotating screen, music, video, internet browsing, email access, navigation system, scrolling contact list, etc., do they really work? There was only one way to find out…get one. The timing was right and the price ($199) made sense…so for me it was time to buy.

I logged on to Apple.com , credit card in hand, ready to buy only to be redirected to an Apple retail store (AT&T Store). Apparently AT&T have some kind of agreement with Apple which gives them the right to be the sole distributor of the iPhone in the US…bomber! they have Monopolized the darn iPhone!

I mean there is no other mobile phone distributor in the country authorized to sell the iPhone…AT&T have completely decimated the competition. Can you believe it? I couldn’t. Yes, you may be able to get an iPhone (probably unlocked) at Ebay.com, but at what price?…and What does this mean for the customer? it meant they have very few choices. Whatever AT&T throws at them, they have to accept. I was furious, but still went to get one at a nearby retail outlet.

To get the phone, I had to agree to a two year contract, mandatory internet data plan, and optional SMS texting. The cost? – connection fees, prorated charges for days leading up to first billing cycle, plus other miscellaneous charges which I don’t even understand. I didn’t care, I just closed my eyes and got the phone… Within a week, I was slammed with a $200 plus bill…

Since I wasn’t expecting my monthly cost to be that high so fast, I made the decision to either keep the iphone and pay a high monthly bill, or return it, wait out the Monopoly, and get another at a later date. I chose the latter. I kept the iPhone for a month, tried out all the features then returned it. I have to admit, it is a really nice phone with some awesome features. I loved it. I have tried a few imitations including CECT 168 and it doesn’t even come close. Getting rid of the iPhone was really hard for me.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this phone re-define mobile phones and is worth having at the right price.

At this point, I will wait a while and see what happens…I know I may be waiting for a while because AT&T is going to milk this cash cow for all it’s worth before the competition comes in…but I have time.

In the meantime, I will consider other options. Perhaps I will travel overseas and get one that is unlocked. Several other countries offer the iPhone with less restrictions. AT&T’s tentacles are too short to reach beyond the boundaries of US soil.

As of now, I have learned what I need to know about this phone firsthand. If future upgrades occur that’s worthy of my attention, I will get my hand on another. That said, If you decide to get one now, I would say, “go ahead.” Just be willing to pay the price.