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aru · 10-09-2007, 09:18 PM

Hi,

I had a chance today to compare my PRS500 to the PRS505 at the Borders store in Dulles airport. They only carry the silver model, dark is not in their program, however they were vero open and let me play with it for a while. As many others have reported screen refresh rate is the same as for the 500, however even with text the 505 starts with a fuzzy screen and then sharpens it where the 500 just goes through the "negative" step and is instantly sharp. Maybe I am only used to the old way, but it is a little more plpeasant to the eye. In general I like the feel of the older unit better, the 505 feels flimsy (again only my taste). Nevertheless I like the whiteness of the 505 much better than the grey of my 500 screen. That begs two questions:
1) Is the 505 screen just new and will get gray over time also, or is the ageing of e-ink fixed with the new display.
2) Is it possible to have the display replaced or are they so different that the 500 can not accept the new display? I'd really like the old reader with the whiter display.

10-09-2007, 09:18 PM	#1
aru Likes to read on e-ink Posts: 68 Karma: 50 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle DX	Display upgrade for PRS500 ? Hi, I had a chance today to compare my PRS500 to the PRS505 at the Borders store in Dulles airport. They only carry the silver model, dark is not in their program, however they were vero open and let me play with it for a while. As many others have reported screen refresh rate is the same as for the 500, however even with text the 505 starts with a fuzzy screen and then sharpens it where the 500 just goes through the "negative" step and is instantly sharp. Maybe I am only used to the old way, but it is a little more plpeasant to the eye. In general I like the feel of the older unit better, the 505 feels flimsy (again only my taste). Nevertheless I like the whiteness of the 505 much better than the grey of my 500 screen. That begs two questions: 1) Is the 505 screen just new and will get gray over time also, or is the ageing of e-ink fixed with the new display. 2) Is it possible to have the display replaced or are they so different that the 500 can not accept the new display? I'd really like the old reader with the whiter display.