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Fastolfe · 12-26-2010, 05:11 AM

The Neonode touchscreen my Sony PRS-650 sports is brilliant. It's very precise and technically doesn't require touching the screen at all, although the detection gap is so small it's almost impossible not to. But the lightest brush is more than enough to register a solid reading.

The IR technology means the surface of the screen doesn't play any part in the detection, thus doesn't need to be glossy, sticky or glassy. The 650's screen is slightly granular and reasonably close to paper to the touch. As a result, it doesn't attract fingerprints so much. Provided I keep my hands clean, I never have to clean the screen.

To finish with, on a small device like this, it's better to have ad-hoc soft-keys and soft context-based menu buttons than physical keys. That way, it's smaller because there's no separate keyboard, and menu navigation is faster. Not to mention, sliders are nicer to navigate pages or zoom in and out.

I'm glad I paid more for the particular touchscreen in my Sony Reader, but if the touchscreen meant accepting a glossy screen, I wouldn't want any touchscreen at all. So I guess your question should be "how much is a GOOD touchscreen worth".

12-26-2010, 05:11 AM	#17
Fastolfe Bookworm Posts: 98 Karma: 55796 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	The Neonode touchscreen my Sony PRS-650 sports is brilliant. It's very precise and technically doesn't require touching the screen at all, although the detection gap is so small it's almost impossible not to. But the lightest brush is more than enough to register a solid reading. The IR technology means the surface of the screen doesn't play any part in the detection, thus doesn't need to be glossy, sticky or glassy. The 650's screen is slightly granular and reasonably close to paper to the touch. As a result, it doesn't attract fingerprints so much. Provided I keep my hands clean, I never have to clean the screen. To finish with, on a small device like this, it's better to have ad-hoc soft-keys and soft context-based menu buttons than physical keys. That way, it's smaller because there's no separate keyboard, and menu navigation is faster. Not to mention, sliders are nicer to navigate pages or zoom in and out. I'm glad I paid more for the particular touchscreen in my Sony Reader, but if the touchscreen meant accepting a glossy screen, I wouldn't want any touchscreen at all. So I guess your question should be "how much is a GOOD touchscreen worth".