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Originally Posted by perost
A resistive touchscreen requires you to press it to register a swipe, so in your case I would guess that you simply didn't press it hard enough when swiping. Pressing just a little bit more would probably fix any problems you have with the touchscreen. Personally I have never had any problem with the touchscreen on my PRS-900, but then I've never used a capacitive touchscreen so I'm used to having to press the screen.
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I can confirm this very issue with the 600. I get the warning icon at the bottom all the time when I have an unregistered swipe. I
always do it harder the second time and it works.
But I HATE (did I say HATE? I meant
HATE!!!) fingerprints on my screen. So at home I never touch the screen with my fingers. Turning pages, I pretty much exclusively use the buttons. (When I'm out/about, I swipe the screen and clean it off when I get home.)
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The new touchscreen technology used by the Sony readers doesn't seem to need any pressure on the screen at all, so hopefully it will be easier to use. But I guess the jury is still out on that one until we get more reviews of the new readers.
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Engadget and PC Mag (or similar) has said the new touch was very responsive. Others have said it isn't. I'm a bit inclined to believe Engadget because they had time with the devices before the release announcement.
EDIT: I hadn't seen the above post yet. The video (go to youtube and watch in 480 or 720!) pretty much settles any debate. He's
barely touching the screen and it reacts. There's a bit of a lag, but I get similar with the PRS-600; it's either the e-Ink response time, or the still-underpowered CPU.
I can say for sure that I would love to trade my 600 in for one of the newer models, even without having seen one in person. Getting that thrice-damned overlay off there, and the new Pearl technology, are the biggest deals for me.
-Pie