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Originally Posted by abookreader
No actually, fingerprints really weren't an issue an issue for me. Actually you hardly ever have to fully press down with a finger on the screen. It just takes a little bump or a tap, not really enough to leave a smear. As I said, my biggest issue was inadvertent page turns from when I'd hit the screen somewhere with my hands accidentally. It doesn't sound like a big deal but when you're reading and it keeps happening and keeps interrupting the flow of the book - it becomes an irritation.
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Interesting how this varies from person to person. I was frustrated with this exact problem on my K3... couldn't find a comfortable way to hold it without accidentally pressing the page fwd/back buttons now and then. I had other issues like this too. The web browser was nearly useless with the cumbersome 5-way as the cursor/ navigation UI.
All these issues are resolved for me with the KT. I developed the habit/practice of holding the device on the bezel, keeping my fingers off the screen and out of the way of what I'm reading, so I don't have issues with accidentally causing page turns with unintentional touches to the screen. But now, I no longer have turns from accidental presses of the page buttons on the bezel 'cause there aren't any!!
In addition to this joy, there are other nice conveniences that the touch GUI makes possible -- like pinch gesture to change font size, double-tap to zoom in browser, swipe scrolling, and much more -- that make the KT a far better UI
for me than the non-touch, kbd interface.
The only thing I have had to adapt to was getting used to the fact that the touch sensor tech used is an IR LED beam grid overlaid on the screen, the emitters/sensors contained around the inner edge of the bezel (this is why the screen inset has a deeper bezel than the non-touch models). This approach responds to anything that breaks the beams, so old habits like laying it face-down on my stomach/chest while lying down results in spurious touch commands sometimes. Minor issue, and I've already pretty much "reset" this habit.
A capacitive touch screen would have been better, but more expensive, and not worth the extra price IMO.