PRS-T1 Looking to buy a T1, but concerned over fingerprints/glare

[solitarywolf]

I find the glossy finish quite glaring and fingerprintable. But this in no way has made me feel bad about my decision for the T-1. I love it. What I try to do is not touch the front to avoid the front by grasping the edges or from the back of the unit. The glare can be avoided by angling it slightly.

I too thought about not getting one. But the new size/weight is really nice. I say get one and if you don't like it.. sell it or give it to a really close friend you want to share e-reading with.

[Ozric]

I'm actually thinking about getting one of these black skins from DecalGirl in a matte coating to subdue the silly glossy bezel, even if it seems a little redundant to get a plain black skin for a device that's already black.

http://www.decalgirl.com/item.view/88504

[seajewel]

Originally Posted by Ozric

I'm actually thinking about getting one of these black skins from DecalGirl in a matte coating to subdue the silly glossy bezel, even if it seems a little redundant to get a plain black skin for a device that's already black.

http://www.decalgirl.com/item.view/88504

There was a picture of this in maybe the decalgirl thread on this forum, it looked 100 times better with the matte black skin. If I had a T1 this is what I would do!

[soseono]

I never noticed bezel glare or fingerprints on my white T1.

That said, the backside is a whole different monster. It's seriously a dust magnet and you can never get the dirty spots clean. Argh!! I'm happy with the white on the front, but as soon as I flip it and see the back... Argh..........

[Ozric]

Originally Posted by seajewel

There was a picture of this in maybe the decalgirl thread on this forum, it looked 100 times better with the matte black skin. If I had a T1 this is what I would do!

I just might. I think I've decided to at least put some kind of skin on it. Some of the other DecalGirl designs are quite nice, and the matching wallpaper for the screen is a really nice touch.

[Shopaholic]

Originally Posted by Aaron Barton

Upon buying it, despite being overjoyed that the software worked as I wanted, I found the shiny bezel ludicrous. Sony is so obsessed with "sexy" Playstation-type aesthetic that they let it contradict the very point of an e-ink display. So much for the selling point of being able to read in the sun!

Simply, it's one of the stupidest design choices I've seen in any piece of hardware, ever. Not exaggerating. I would have taken it back to buy something else, but this was the only thing that did what I wanted for under $100.

My solution? I covered the entire bezel in black electrical tape. It actually works quite well -my father couldn't tell I did it until I told him so. I was able to cover the whole thing unlike a skin, which for $20 will still leave spots for light to reflect at you.

I even covered the button labels, and drew them over with a pen. I might recover it and do something nicer, though.

And by the way, I also made an angled hands-free stand for it out of a few legos.

Um....good luck to you when you go to take that stuff off. You're going to have sticky residue up the wazoo. Sadly I think you've just ruined your reader by doing that.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Shopaholic

Um....good luck to you when you go to take that stuff off. You're going to have sticky residue up the wazoo. Sadly I think you've just ruined your reader by doing that.

Maybe not ruined. But seriously lowered the resale value.

[Aaron Barton]

Originally Posted by Shopaholic

Um....good luck to you when you go to take that stuff off. You're going to have sticky residue up the wazoo. Sadly I think you've just ruined your reader by doing that.

If by ruined you mean "corrected a design flaw" then I agree totally!

It is unlikely that I'll ever take it off unless it becomes damaged with wear and tear, upon which I'd only replace it with more tape. Gunk issue moot.

[Joy736]

I have a red T1. There is not enough glare and fingerprints to bother me. I simply never notice it.

[carpetmojo]

Sorry, but this thread has a touch of the Howard Hughes about it !!

Get those tissues on the floor as you go to check on fly footprints in the night....

[spindlegirl]

Originally Posted by Joy736

I have a red T1. There is not enough glare and fingerprints to bother me. I simply never notice it.

I also, own a red one. I didn't like white, but the black one isn't nearly as shiny (I viewed all of these in the shop in person, didn't order mine on line). I never realized that the finish would be a bother for some people until I read it here.

Of course, I was just so desperate to actually *own* one (my previous reader was a Kobo Touch) that I never stopped to consider physical design issues, I just wanted a reader that does what the T1 does .

I mostly read in bed beside my bedside lamp, and in the day time with the living room lamp.

[chrisridd]

Originally Posted by soseono

I never noticed bezel glare or fingerprints on my white T1.

Likewise. I chose the white model because I felt the bezel glare wouldn't be a problem on it, and by and large I feel my choice was justified.

The current fashion for shiny black plastic is madness!

Originally Posted by soseono

That said, the backside is a whole different monster. It's seriously a dust magnet and you can never get the dirty spots clean. Argh!! I'm happy with the white on the front, but as soon as I flip it and see the back... Argh..........

Put it in a case - job done, no crud on the back.

[MsD]

I have the black T1 and the glare hasn't been an issue for me at all . As with any device, or book , or magazine, I automatically adjust the angle to suit the light conditions without really noticing.

[Snorkledorf]

The electrical tape trick works for me! Gets the glare down to about the same as the e-ink screen (which is to say about double the bezel glare of the Kindle Keyboard). And electrical-tape gunk is easy enough to remove if it comes to that.