Thread: PRS-505 useable screen space
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Old 02-21-2008, 02:51 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by sirmaru View Post
Using a 24" HD LCD Monitor and Sony eBook Library to view a page in SMALL fonts and 2 pages displayed on the screen, I measured each font at 5 mm.

Using the Sony PRS 505 Reader in portrait mode with LARGE fonts, I measured each font at 2 mm.

There is definitely a difference in SIZE. It is not perception.
The eBook Library shows the same amount of text on a page as the "real" Reader does. Since the page is larger on a big monitor, naturally the letters are larger too.
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