DR800SG - glare

awcmon · 03-06-2010, 04:33 PM

I've spent two days with the IREX DR800 and the one thing that irritates me about the device is glare. I'm constantly struggling to hold the reader at just the right angle to reduce glare and I was surprised to find relatively little discussion on this issue. Any thoughts/advice/remedies (aside from the obvious comment that that's just the way it is with current-gen ereaders)?

pauli · 03-06-2010, 05:51 PM

The DR800 and most other readers have "anti glare" layers on them, so glare is minimized as it is. It's a trade off between glare and contrast.

You should definitely stay away from ereaders that have a touch screen like the sony's.

Mr. Goodbar · 03-06-2010, 07:58 PM

All readers have some level of glare, but I find the 800 to be one of the best in this category.

TGS · 03-07-2010, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Goodbar

All readers have some level of glare, but I find the 800 to be one of the best in this category.

I agree - I have occasionally had the light that I am reading by reflect off the screen, but a couple of degrees movement cures that. And that's not really glare is it?

myprecious · 03-07-2010, 05:42 AM

It seems you have a problem with the technology not with the device

droople · 03-08-2010, 04:03 AM

Actually I found my Paper book with some special papers also glare under lights

eg, CFA books

mgmueller · 03-08-2010, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by awcmon

I've spent two days with the IREX DR800 and the one thing that irritates me about the device is glare. I'm constantly struggling to hold the reader at just the right angle to reduce glare and I was surprised to find relatively little discussion on this issue. Any thoughts/advice/remedies (aside from the obvious comment that that's just the way it is with current-gen ereaders)?

I've got a few readers at hand. My ranking, concerning glare:
non-touchscreen: nook, Sony 505, Sony 300, Cybook Opus, ... seem more or less identical. (nook seems to have best contrast due to font).
touchscreen: iRex 800 and BeBook Neo seem to be the best right now. Touchs like Sony 900 have more glare.

Meaning: Touchscreen units have slightly more glare. No problem to me. But if you're critical about that, try a non-touchscreen unit.

penartur · 03-08-2010, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by droople

Actually I found my Paper book with some special papers also glare under lights

eg, CFA books

Well, all magazines and expensive books here in russia are printed on some "chalk overlay paper" (sorry, i'm not sure about the words, took it from the dictionary) with huge amounts of glare under any lighting.
And all the cheap ones (and 90% of average priced) are printed on a yellowish "news print" paper with contrast lower than that of PRS505. It is worse than all U.S. paperbacks i've seen; and i don't see the point in using such books even compared to PRS500, when one can set larger font size and usable font face (like Cambria/Calibri) on PRS500.

nikkie · 03-08-2010, 05:58 PM

I have noticed a significant amount of glare with my iRex in comparison to my iPhone...though whether I am noticing it because the screen is bigger, or because the iPhone screen brightness out-glares the glare, I can't say.

I'm not too worried about it though. It does seem to be what you get if you read on a screen.

dmikov · 03-08-2010, 07:36 PM

You can find a glare, but it doesn't bother when you reading. Not like prs-600 had where you had to keep finding angle when you were on the same page like 5 times. Here you found comfortable position and it's not there anymore.

penartur · 03-09-2010, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by nikkie

though whether I am noticing it because the screen is bigger, or because the iPhone screen brightness out-glares the glare, I can't say

I guess the latter (also, iphone screen is not only brighter than DR800, it also features an active backlight, which may decrease reflected glare to nothing).

Kolenka · 03-09-2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by penartur

I guess the latter (also, iphone screen is not only brighter than DR800, it also features an active backlight, which may decrease reflected glare to nothing).

Well, correct except that the reflected glare is still there, nothing has actually decreased it. But with the backlight, the light from the display is so much brighter than the glare, your eye stops being able to recognize it. A mostly black iPhone display will still reflect the glare in a way you notice it.

03-06-2010, 04:33 PM	#1
awcmon Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	DR800SG - glare I've spent two days with the IREX DR800 and the one thing that irritates me about the device is glare. I'm constantly struggling to hold the reader at just the right angle to reduce glare and I was surprised to find relatively little discussion on this issue. Any thoughts/advice/remedies (aside from the obvious comment that that's just the way it is with current-gen ereaders)?

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pauli Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 119824 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: iLiad, DR1000S, HTC Hero, DR800SG	The DR800 and most other readers have "anti glare" layers on them, so glare is minimized as it is. It's a trade off between glare and contrast. You should definitely stay away from ereaders that have a touch screen like the sony's.

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Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	All readers have some level of glare, but I find the 800 to be one of the best in this category.

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myprecious Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nowy Targ, Poland Device: DR1000S	It seems you have a problem with the technology not with the device

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nikkie Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 73700 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WA, USA Device: Android, Kindle Paperwhite, lots of ancient readers	I have noticed a significant amount of glare with my iRex in comparison to my iPhone...though whether I am noticing it because the screen is bigger, or because the iPhone screen brightness out-glares the glare, I can't say. I'm not too worried about it though. It does seem to be what you get if you read on a screen.

03-08-2010, 07:36 PM	#10
dmikov Addict Posts: 257 Karma: 960 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: REB1200; REB2150; Sony 500/350; EZReader; IREX DR800SG; Nook/Color	You can find a glare, but it doesn't bother when you reading. Not like prs-600 had where you had to keep finding angle when you were on the same page like 5 times. Here you found comfortable position and it's not there anymore.

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