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Old 09-06-2012, 06:18 PM   #28
Andrew H.
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Originally Posted by Penforhire View Post
Too early to tell. The Paperwhite appears to have a layered capacitive touchscreen (rather than IR). That is the same concept that produces significantly less contrast and increased glare in some readers. I'm waiting for reviews and some hands-on reports here.
It remains to be seen of course, but capacitive screens are different from the resistive screens used on the old Sonys. Tablets and smartphones have capacitives screens and don't the problems the Sony had.

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This. I'm afraid they traded the good readability in sunlight for better readability in dim lighting.
But in theory I like both the HD screen and the built in light.
I am curious how well the lighting will work, and if there will be tradeoffs.
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