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suecsi · 11-25-2010, 05:12 AM

I'd seen elsewhere that the new Sony 350 and 650 were supposed to have the same Pearl e-ink screen as the Kindle 3.

I previously had a Sony PRS505 and a PRS300, plus a Kindle 2i.

I went into Waterstones at the weekend and tried out the Sonys in there, and whilst there were definitely clarity improvements over the previous 600 touchscreens, and blacker text than my PRS505 (which was 'greyer' and similar to my K2i), I still perceived them as being slightly 'fuzzy' - certainly not as crisp as my Kindle 3. I had thought to pick up a 350 for library books but decided against it. I think it is just my eyesight, and with whatever device you end up with, it's 'horses for courses' as we'd say over here.

11-25-2010, 05:12 AM	#34
suecsi Rock Chick Posts: 429 Karma: 4965 Join Date: May 2009 Location: near Heathrow Device: Kindle 2i, Kindle DX, Kindle 3G	I'd seen elsewhere that the new Sony 350 and 650 were supposed to have the same Pearl e-ink screen as the Kindle 3. I previously had a Sony PRS505 and a PRS300, plus a Kindle 2i. I went into Waterstones at the weekend and tried out the Sonys in there, and whilst there were definitely clarity improvements over the previous 600 touchscreens, and blacker text than my PRS505 (which was 'greyer' and similar to my K2i), I still perceived them as being slightly 'fuzzy' - certainly not as crisp as my Kindle 3. I had thought to pick up a 350 for library books but decided against it. I think it is just my eyesight, and with whatever device you end up with, it's 'horses for courses' as we'd say over here.