Yep, Sony never seems to listen to customer concerns. Those shiny readers are a pain to read in brightly lit areas and especially in direct sunlight. The worst ones are those with shiny chrome painted buttons like my 350 and 950 had. Yes you can use skins like those made from DecalGirl. I lot of people here in these forums like them. I tried one a few years ago but I hated it. It felt like that cheap contact paper people use to cover shelves in their pantry. It had a paper-like feel to it. Plus it didn't fit well and it didn't cover the buttons so you still get a glare from them.