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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I see fingerprints, dust and smudges on my non-touch eink screen that drive me nuts as it is. Are you telling that won't get worse on a screen I'm supposed to be touching?
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Yes. I see more fingerprints on my BeBook Mini than on my Sony 650. The quality of the surface is completely different. A matte finish will make a screen less prone to fingersmudges. Which is also why I always put an anti-glare screen protector on all my LCD devices (that and the fact that you won't get scratches on your screen
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Originally Posted by elizilla
About the only thing I can imagine that would improve the experience, would be to have a tap turn the page, instead of a swipe.
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That would probably interfere with the tab to select or the double click to open the dictionary. The old Mobipocket Reader has a "tap to turn" option. Which is highly annoying as I would always select when I wanted to page, or page when I wanted to select...
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Originally Posted by elizilla
So my position on this, is that a *good* touch screen is preferable to buttons, but buttons beat a bad touch screen.
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I don't see a touch screen as a complete replacement for buttons. A touchscreen can replace some types of buttons where those buttons won't be missed (that "joystick" thingie on the Kindle, for example, is completely unnecessary on the Sony), but for me, a device without buttons would be useless.
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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
I find that assertion rather curious, since e-ink screens don't have an "off" or "on." iirc.
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On is when there is lettering on the screen, off is when there isn't. When you have a completely empty screen, you'll notice any spots faster than when there is lettering to distract your eyes.