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yegon · 10-25-2012, 05:52 PM

Very noticeable improvement coming from my old Sony 650. That was a fine ebook reader - the PW is the first e-ink reader since that I've felt motivated to upgrade too. Light diffusion seems pretty even to me, apart from maybe the lower 1/20th of the screen, but I expected that from the reviews, and even that's only when I really crank the brightness, which I'll rarely do in real world usage.

Stared and stared, not noticed blotching. Side by side with my bro's Kindle keyboard, contrast seems far better, not to mention the clarity of the text.

All in all, extremely pleased with it, answers the only real niggle I had with e-ink, namely lighting (not a fan of after market solutions). Killer product.

Bought the black cover too, an excellent fit and feel - a million times better than the clunky monstrosity (imo) that was the Kindle keyboard's case - and the screen on/off via the cover works a treat.

10-25-2012, 05:52 PM	#25
yegon Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 2079258 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS 505	Very noticeable improvement coming from my old Sony 650. That was a fine ebook reader - the PW is the first e-ink reader since that I've felt motivated to upgrade too. Light diffusion seems pretty even to me, apart from maybe the lower 1/20th of the screen, but I expected that from the reviews, and even that's only when I really crank the brightness, which I'll rarely do in real world usage. Stared and stared, not noticed blotching. Side by side with my bro's Kindle keyboard, contrast seems far better, not to mention the clarity of the text. All in all, extremely pleased with it, answers the only real niggle I had with e-ink, namely lighting (not a fan of after market solutions). Killer product. Bought the black cover too, an excellent fit and feel - a million times better than the clunky monstrosity (imo) that was the Kindle keyboard's case - and the screen on/off via the cover works a treat. Last edited by yegon; 10-25-2012 at 05:55 PM.