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Originally Posted by Crowl
... the whole fingerprint issue is an annoying one ...
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Originally Posted by Figwit
... I have two work colleagues who have touch screen Sonys. One says she never uses the touch screen because it is not convenient. She finds it easier to flip the pages with the buttons. The other user prefers to use the stylus for much of the time to prevent smudging the screen ...
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Originally Posted by Jazzetta
Touch screens have two large fails ... outside of the glare issue and the battery life issues ... And fingerprints are just obnoxious squared, even with a screen protector (which costs extra on top of the high price you pay for the item), you still get smears and the protector itself gets cloudy over time. ...
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IMHO this is a completely fallacious non-issue. Anyone who has actually used a Sony, knows that fingerprints are not an issue. My Sony PRS-650's screen is matt, not glossy, so there is no glare. In normal use, I do not see any fingerprints, smears or smudges. The only way I can see anything like that, is if I go looking for it, by holding the reader up at an odd angle, so the light source reflects off the surface into my eyes. Obviously, that is not the way that I normally hold the reader when reading. So, the point about fingerprints seems to be a specious sophism aimed, at knocking Sony readers. Battery life issues? What battery life issues? Certainly another non-issue, so far as my 650 is concerned.
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Originally Posted by Viseguy
... I'll take ... a fingerprint-free "page", thank you very much.
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In which case, get yourself a Sony.
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Originally Posted by dorino
... I seriously /hope/ there are still two layers, though. Something to protect the e-ink screen; I don't want to pop microcapsules with my nails ...
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I don't know what you mean by "microcapsules". The screen surface seems to be quite hard. It is designed to be used as a touch-screen.
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Originally Posted by Sonny Blount
Only if
1. Screen quality is not compromised at all.
2. Buttons remain. Touch is a 2-handed operation IMO, buttons work 1-handed.
3. It is able to be disabled. Don't want it accidently triggered.
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1. My screen seems to be perfectly legible.
2. I hold my reader with one hand, most of the time when reading, and use my thumb to turn pages.
3. When I first got my 650, I sometimes triggered the touch-screen accidentally. However, I soon got into the habit of keeping my fingers clear of the screen. I find reading works best that way.