PRS-500
The PRS-500 has a six-inch display from E Ink Corporation and a thickness of 13 mm. There is an internal memory of 64 MB. This model was superseded by the PRS-505 in 2008.
On November 16, 2009, Sony announced that a firmware update is available to owners of the original PRS-500. This update "will allow your PRS-500 to support the ePub and Adobe DRM format and add the ability to re-flow PDF documents". Owners must send the reader in to the Sony Service Centers for the updated firmware.[7]
PRS-500 specifications
- Size: 175.6 x 123.6 x 13.8 mm (6.9" x 4.9" x 0.5")
- Weight: 250 g (9 oz)
- Display:
- size: 15.5 cm (6 in) diagonal (approx 1/4 area of letter-sized page)
- resolution: 170 dpi, 4-level gray scale
- portrait: 90.6 x 122.4 mm (3.57" x 4.82"), 600 x 800 pixels | effective 115.4 x 88.2 mm (4.54 x 3.47 in), 754 x 584 pixels
- minimum font size: 6 pt legible, 7 pt recommended
- Memory: 64 MB standard, Memory Stick (Pro Duo High Speed not supported. Normal memory sticks are only supported up to 4 GB, despite Sony compatibility claims [8]) or SD card expansion up to 2 GB (some non-SDHC 4GB cards may work)
- Lithium-ion battery, up to 7500 "page turns" per charge
- PC interface: USB port
