PRS-300 Silver or Pink?

mrsdiznee · 02-07-2010, 11:19 AM

This will be my first reader. I have heard that the darker color reader is easier to read because of the contrast with the screen.

Does anyone have any suggestion or thoughts. Thank you for your help.

Shopaholic · 02-07-2010, 11:49 AM

I have the pink one but looked at the other colors too for quite a while. I don't find any difference in the text contrast at all. Go with whichever color you prefer.

The pink isn't really pink by the way. It's officially called rose and that's a better description than pink.

To my eyes, depending on the light and the angle you're looking at it from, it's a magenta/purple. I like it very much, certainly more than the silver or blue but it's not a girly pink if that's what you're looking for. The paper ads seem to brighten the pink up more than the unit actually is but it's still very nice.

Do you have a Sony store near you where you can see all three of them firsthand? You'll get a better idea if you're able to see it in person. I think that if anything, it would be one of those optical illusions but really, there's no difference in the text or contrast between the silver, blue or pink.

lilac_jive · 02-07-2010, 12:01 PM

My sister has the pink, it's really cute.

Paul58 · 02-07-2010, 03:47 PM

If you can view them in person at the Sony Style Store or even Best Buy, I would before you decide, that pink is pretty loud! My wife got it and returned it for a Navy/black/blue/purple (what ever color it actually is) and took my silver reader! I think the folks at Sony are color blind...

darylbrayman · 02-08-2010, 01:56 PM

My girlfriend and I have a silver PRS-300 and a pink one, guess who owns which

See the attached picture, I can see no difference in contrast. So my advise would be to go with the color you like.

Regards, Daryl

Mike_73 · 02-08-2010, 02:46 PM

I have seen the touch in silver and black side by side at the store and I didn't have the feeling that there was any difference. I heard though, that some people perceive a better contrast of the text when having a dark frame. This is why I checked the different color options before I went out to buy a new one.

I like the silver one pretty much, because the contrast to the display isn't so harsh. For me, this improves the "Book-feeling". The black one just seemed a little more like a picture frame displaying text.

SCION · 02-08-2010, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike_73

I like the silver one pretty much, because the contrast to the display isn't so harsh. For me, this improves the "Book-feeling". The black one just seemed a little more like a picture frame displaying text.

I'm fond of the silver Readers. My 600 was silver. Wish the 900 came in silver; it does resemble a picture frame.

Even with the integrated black cover, I believe the silver frame would look great.

Mike_73 · 02-08-2010, 03:37 PM

Hi Scion. I just wanted to give you some more karma but I couldn't because you were the last person I gave karma to ;-)
But I just loved your comment.

SCION · 02-08-2010, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike_73

Hi Scion. I just wanted to give you some more karma but I couldn't because you were the last person I gave karma to ;-)
But I just loved your comment.

Meemo · 02-08-2010, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrsdiznee

This will be my first reader. I have heard that the darker color reader is easier to read because of the contrast with the screen.

Does anyone have any suggestion or thoughts. Thank you for your help.

I don't know that it's any easier to read, but I love my pink/Rose Pocket reader. I have the white Sony cover and I also have the black Sony cover with the integrated light. Looks great in both of them.

mrsdiznee · 02-09-2010, 02:00 PM

I want to thank everyone for all the comments. I decided on the silver. I liked what Mike_73 said about the silver contrast to the display improving the "Book-feeling". I had thought that too. Thanks again for all the great advise.

SCION · 02-09-2010, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrsdiznee

I want to thank everyone for all the comments. I decided on the silver. I liked what Mike_73 said about the silver contrast to the display improving the "Book-feeling". I had thought that too. Thanks again for all the great advise.

Great choice! Enjoy.

Mike_73 · 02-09-2010, 03:42 PM

Yay, really good choice. I like it colorful, mostly if my little one makes drawings. But do you all remember back ....
...there were times where telephones were green and orange and so. I just think the silver is sooo timeless.

Have fun with the reader :-)

darylbrayman · 02-10-2010, 07:47 AM

I bought my mother a silver one yesterday. She totally bricked the Bebook I gave her when I bought my 300. So in my world, I've bought two silvers and one pink. The silvers have it!!!

BeccaAnn · 02-10-2010, 11:09 AM

If I was going to buy a 300, I would choose pink since it is one of my favorite colors.

Please let us know what color you choose, some of us are waiting.

02-07-2010, 11:19 AM	#1
mrsdiznee Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Sony 300	Silver or Pink? This will be my first reader. I have heard that the darker color reader is easier to read because of the contrast with the screen. Does anyone have any suggestion or thoughts. Thank you for your help.

02-08-2010, 01:56 PM	#5
darylbrayman Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 1944308 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Device: Kobo, Mini, Glo, Aura and Aura H20	Silver or pink? My girlfriend and I have a silver PRS-300 and a pink one, guess who owns which See the attached picture, I can see no difference in contrast. So my advise would be to go with the color you like. Regards, Daryl Attached Thumbnails

02-10-2010, 07:47 AM	#14
darylbrayman Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 1944308 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Device: Kobo, Mini, Glo, Aura and Aura H20	Silver PRS-300 I bought my mother a silver one yesterday. She totally bricked the Bebook I gave her when I bought my 300. So in my world, I've bought two silvers and one pink. The silvers have it!!!

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02-07-2010, 11:49 AM	#2
Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,509 Karma: 1812695 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini	I have the pink one but looked at the other colors too for quite a while. I don't find any difference in the text contrast at all. Go with whichever color you prefer. The pink isn't really pink by the way. It's officially called rose and that's a better description than pink. To my eyes, depending on the light and the angle you're looking at it from, it's a magenta/purple. I like it very much, certainly more than the silver or blue but it's not a girly pink if that's what you're looking for. The paper ads seem to brighten the pink up more than the unit actually is but it's still very nice. Do you have a Sony store near you where you can see all three of them firsthand? You'll get a better idea if you're able to see it in person. I think that if anything, it would be one of those optical illusions but really, there's no difference in the text or contrast between the silver, blue or pink.

02-07-2010, 12:01 PM	#3
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	My sister has the pink, it's really cute.

02-07-2010, 03:47 PM	#4
Paul58 A Reader with no Reader.. Posts: 56 Karma: 88 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: Sony Pocket Edition, B&N Nook	If you can view them in person at the Sony Style Store or even Best Buy, I would before you decide, that pink is pretty loud! My wife got it and returned it for a Navy/black/blue/purple (what ever color it actually is) and took my silver reader! I think the folks at Sony are color blind...

02-08-2010, 02:46 PM	#6
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	I have seen the touch in silver and black side by side at the store and I didn't have the feeling that there was any difference. I heard though, that some people perceive a better contrast of the text when having a dark frame. This is why I checked the different color options before I went out to buy a new one. I like the silver one pretty much, because the contrast to the display isn't so harsh. For me, this improves the "Book-feeling". The black one just seemed a little more like a picture frame displaying text.

02-08-2010, 03:37 PM	#8
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	Hi Scion. I just wanted to give you some more karma but I couldn't because you were the last person I gave karma to ;-) But I just loved your comment.

02-09-2010, 02:00 PM	#11
mrsdiznee Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Sony 300	I want to thank everyone for all the comments. I decided on the silver. I liked what Mike_73 said about the silver contrast to the display improving the "Book-feeling". I had thought that too. Thanks again for all the great advise.

02-09-2010, 03:42 PM	#13
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	Yay, really good choice. I like it colorful, mostly if my little one makes drawings. But do you all remember back .... ...there were times where telephones were green and orange and so. I just think the silver is sooo timeless. Have fun with the reader :-)

02-10-2010, 11:09 AM	#15
BeccaAnn Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 660 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spearfish, SD, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	If I was going to buy a 300, I would choose pink since it is one of my favorite colors. Please let us know what color you choose, some of us are waiting.

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