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thegrendel · 05-23-2008, 02:34 PM

I know you fellas and gals won't want to hear this, but maybe the best answer to using
the PRS in dim light is ... simply not to use it. Instead, get a REB1100 as a backup reader
and use _that_ in dim light.

Yes, the classic REB1100 is more than adequate in poor ambient lighting, or even in the total dark. It's great for reading in bed without disturbing a sleeping bedfellow <g>.

Used REBs can be gotten on eBay and elsewhere for under $100, not all that much more than an expensive hi-tech LED lighting system for the PRS. And the REB is better designed ergonomically, in my opinion, than the PRS, despite being quite a bit heavier.
I still get about 15 hours of battery life per charge on my REB, and that at 20% backlighting (original battery!).

Well yes, the PRS has quite a number of advantages, being a later generation of tech,
but in some ways it's a step backwards. Sony, take note.

05-23-2008, 02:34 PM	#1
thegrendel Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	500/505 backlighting problem: another alternative I know you fellas and gals won't want to hear this, but maybe the best answer to using the PRS in dim light is ... simply not to use it. Instead, get a REB1100 as a backup reader and use _that_ in dim light. Yes, the classic REB1100 is more than adequate in poor ambient lighting, or even in the total dark. It's great for reading in bed without disturbing a sleeping bedfellow <g>. Used REBs can be gotten on eBay and elsewhere for under $100, not all that much more than an expensive hi-tech LED lighting system for the PRS. And the REB is better designed ergonomically, in my opinion, than the PRS, despite being quite a bit heavier. I still get about 15 hours of battery life per charge on my REB, and that at 20% backlighting (original battery!). Well yes, the PRS has quite a number of advantages, being a later generation of tech, but in some ways it's a step backwards. Sony, take note.