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Originally Posted by seajewel
a little off-topic, my apologies: I miss the dark blue metallic PRS-505. I actually bought and still own and use the silver 505 (and salivated when the red was released), but I did love the dark blue, it made a nice frame against the screen and made the screen appear whiter when set next to the silver. I chose the silver because the dark blue demo unit had chipped off in places and showed a different color underneath, white or something.. not pretty! But if I'd been able to keep it pristine.. gorgeous color for a reader.
anyways, going back to the T1.. I probably shouldn't hold my breath waiting for a matte version to be released, but it does seem like Sony made a huge mistake releasing it in shiny plastic. The glare is one thing, but I can imagine the dust and fingerprints that shiny black accumulates. Maybe the red or white will be better, and I could be persuaded into buying the red version, but not white--I'm not a fan of white readers (the first Kindles) because at least from comparing 505s, I do know that a dark bezel makes the e-ink screen look whiter. Of course, day by day I doubt you would ever notice. But I've cancelled my order for the Kindle Touch 3G SO, and I'll see what magic the Sony Reader devs can do with this Android-based reader. User-uploaded fonts, and possible Kindle reader app would be nice. I'll probably buy one.  |
My red 505 is almost 3 years old and still looks new - not a chip anywhere, and it's even been dropped on hard surfaces a few times.
I'm waiting for the red T1 - I still wish it was metal, but the feature set looks wonderful, so I'm reconciling myself.
I like shiny, but if you hate it, I'm sure decalgirl will have skins eventually.