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Originally Posted by bluerfoot
is this true? does the one inch actually equate to having a screen double in size? that is a math question, can someone answer it for me?
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My 300 screen is 3 x 4 inches, meaning 12 square inches of screen.
My 505 is 3.5 x 5 inches, meaning 17.5 square inches of screen.
So the 505 has nearly 50% more screen real estate than the 300.
I believe that the 350 & 600 have the exact same size screens.
But the important thing is the psychological effect. I went over to Borders today, taking my 300. The 350 is smaller than the 300, but the screen is the same size, so the 350 seems to have more reading room, relative to the overall size. And the 650 is not much larger than my 300, so that the amount of screen seems much greater.
When you hold the 300/350 by the 505/650, the latter are clearly larger, but not hugely larger. But when you look first at the smaller one, then turn your eyes away to the larger one, the increase in screen size seems - at least to me - much larger than it measures.
I must say, that little 350 is a neat pocket reader. If I wanted one EBR to carry around with me as much as possible, that would be the one. Won't fit in tight jeans, but would in pants or shorts with reasonable pockets.