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Originally Posted by mycurlylocks
I think Sony did the right thing. The light technology is not where we want it yet. Why open your product up for so many complaints, they've been through that.
I may have to use a light, but my Sony has been priceless to me. I've been tempted to upgrade to the T2 just because of Evernote, but I can't really justify it yet. Maybe next year.
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If the only front-lit e-readers were the Kindle Paperwhite, and the NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight, then I would agree. And if Sony was offering only one e-reader at a time, then I also might agree.
But there is another front-lit e-reader, and it proves it can be done right. Where are the hordes of people complaining about the Kobo Glo? It's been almost entirely accolades. I have one and the lighting is even and effective. The light technology is where we want it, if you do it right.
And no one says you only have to release a front-lit model. There are non-front-lit Kobo, Kindle, and Nook models still available. Nothing says Sony can't do the same.
As I said before, most people are getting front-lighting wrong; so far only Kobo's got it right. Fair enough if you think it's not worth the risk that Sony might join the majority (who got it wrong), as opposed to the minority (who got it right). But it's not fair to say that the technology isn't there yet, just because not everyone has managed to do a broadly successful implementation of it yet. Kobo's proven it can be done. And consumers are excited about front-lighting, so it's not in Sony's best interests to sit on the sidelines as they continue to lose marketshare.