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Peto · 01-18-2008, 11:34 AM

Hello there everybody,

I found this forum yesterday (got the 505 the day before) and been reading for awhile getting some feedback about light (decidd for the bug), cases (thinking about sth diy), bookchairs (definitly diy) and chargers (psp), when I have seen this funny post and decided to open up.

I have the blue one. I wanted the silver, but considered color secondary when bidding on ebay. Blues happen to be cheaper. ANd from Spain, ther is no bettr way to buy the reader.

I liked the blue one better, but there are reasons to pick one of another for other than aesthetics.

Main reason is heating. If you pretend to read in the sun, you want to get the silver one, as it will reflect the light (for being light, not for being silver) and wont absorb heat. The blue one will absorb light (for being dark) and get hot in the sunlight. If forgotten or used in the sun for a long period of time, the risk of overheating is much higher in the dark one.

The reason (small one at that) to prefer the gray one might be that it reflects less light and therefor is less bothersome if your bed partner is sensitive to light when he/she is sleeping and you reading. Not my problem

Another funny issue is the color of furniture. Mine is pretty dark, and when you place the closed 505 on the table, it sort of vanishes. I retrieved it half a second short of my wife putting a salad bowl on top of it.

Thanks a lot for all the info gathered here. I'll probably be around.

01-18-2008, 11:34 AM	#45
Peto Legal Alien Posts: 288 Karma: 105 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505/T1/Kindle PW2	Hello there everybody, I found this forum yesterday (got the 505 the day before) and been reading for awhile getting some feedback about light (decidd for the bug), cases (thinking about sth diy), bookchairs (definitly diy) and chargers (psp), when I have seen this funny post and decided to open up. I have the blue one. I wanted the silver, but considered color secondary when bidding on ebay. Blues happen to be cheaper. ANd from Spain, ther is no bettr way to buy the reader. I liked the blue one better, but there are reasons to pick one of another for other than aesthetics. Main reason is heating. If you pretend to read in the sun, you want to get the silver one, as it will reflect the light (for being light, not for being silver) and wont absorb heat. The blue one will absorb light (for being dark) and get hot in the sunlight. If forgotten or used in the sun for a long period of time, the risk of overheating is much higher in the dark one. The reason (small one at that) to prefer the gray one might be that it reflects less light and therefor is less bothersome if your bed partner is sensitive to light when he/she is sleeping and you reading. Not my problem Another funny issue is the color of furniture. Mine is pretty dark, and when you place the closed 505 on the table, it sort of vanishes. I retrieved it half a second short of my wife putting a salad bowl on top of it. Thanks a lot for all the info gathered here. I'll probably be around.