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Ivoch · 09-08-2012, 03:38 PM

So I've managed to keep my Gen3 in good condition for almost 4 years, but now I finally broke the display. Are the new (the Sony T1 for example) readers' displays as fragile as the pre-pearl generation or are they more robust now?

I haven't kept up that closely with the technology, but I seem to remember reading something about the manufacturers switching from glass substrates to plastic. Has that happened already or is it still in the planning/development stages? I can get a replacement almost new Gen3 for about 2/3rds to half the price of a T1 - if the latter is just as fragile as the former and there's gonna be better devices in a year or two, I'll just go with the Gen3 since it's good enough for me for now.

09-08-2012, 03:38 PM	#1
Ivoch Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	New Readers' Screens As Fragile As Before? So I've managed to keep my Gen3 in good condition for almost 4 years, but now I finally broke the display. Are the new (the Sony T1 for example) readers' displays as fragile as the pre-pearl generation or are they more robust now? I haven't kept up that closely with the technology, but I seem to remember reading something about the manufacturers switching from glass substrates to plastic. Has that happened already or is it still in the planning/development stages? I can get a replacement almost new Gen3 for about 2/3rds to half the price of a T1 - if the latter is just as fragile as the former and there's gonna be better devices in a year or two, I'll just go with the Gen3 since it's good enough for me for now.