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Originally Posted by Ripplinger
I'm the one that posted I recently got a 2nd PRS-350 with a noticeably brighter screen. It just seems to be the normal variation that can on occur between any e-ink screen even made by the same company. It's not that the older one is harder to read at all; it's still a very nice contrast, easy on the eyes and easy to read even for extended periods. I wouldn't have even noticed it unless I had them both, and certainly have zero complaints about the first one even though it is slightly darker. And you can still adjust the contrast to get them similar looking anyway.
I really wouldn't worry about that difference.
I love the 350 and its 5" screen, it's so portable. And the smaller screen doesn't matter at all since it takes the slightest movement of my thumb to advance pages which doesn't break the reading flow at all for me.
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Originally Posted by Analogus
I can confirm that. I too own two 350 (bought it with full price...) and they differ in brightness. It's a question of luck I presume.
Concerning the 350 I just can say:
Very good high quality product. Mature software (which just works). The original firmware has at least one bug (searching from the beginning of a book). But with PRS+ even that bug is eliminated. No crashing to expect). If I wouldn't have 2 350 I would buy a second refurbished one!
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I wonder why that counts obviously not much - but the 5"-display has better resolution leading in noticeable sharper fonts compared to a 6"-display.
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As a new member of the multiple PRS-350 owner's club as of yesterday, and with the latest one having a brighter screen, I agree with both of you 100%. Seems to have better readability than even my Kindle 3, probably, as you point out Analogus, due to higher resolution for its size.
Why a spare 350? This thing is so small and portable, I've been taking it out and about more, sometimes only in my pocket, inviting more chance of damage and loss. Since there's no other Pearl e-Ink 5"-screen devices, I'm thinking this may be the last small e-Ink reader for a while.