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Originally Posted by MV64
Something many people are overlooking: the anti-glare screen is easily scratched, which results in really bright blue spots peeking through that can be distracting.
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That would irritate me to no end. I've seen a picture of the scratched screen with the light peeking, and it is not pretty. I really hope that it takes a lot to scratch the anti-glare screen. I'd also have to see the contrast difference between the GL and nonGL models in person. From what I can tell, some reviewers say that the loss in contrast/clarity is negligible, whereas others seem to find the difference quite large. I do a lot of reading in bright sunlight, so I think that a loss of contrast would bother me quite a lot. I'm curious to see how the Nook GL screen compares to a pre-pearl generation device, like the PRS-505.
I currently don't have any problem with using an external light - I have the lighted covers for the T1 and 350, and they are great. My husband, on the other hand, is very picky about reading lights and is very interested by the new Nook GL. Unfortunately, I don't live in the U.S. and won't be visiting there for a while, at least until the fall. The storage partition on the Nook for side loaded books is a deal breaker for me, but I may pick one up for my husband at some point if Sony or Kindle doesn't come out with a front lit ebook reader in the mean time.