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Originally Posted by rjcroy
I disagree. I was excited to read this. I have a Kobo Touch, and I am very skeptical about getting a reader with a Glo type screen. I really like the paper like quality of eink, and Glo type tech goes away from that and puts more demand on the battery.
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I own an Onyx Firefly and a Sony PRS950.
There is no discernible difference in paper like quality of the screen. Onyx front light tech has no detrimental effect what so ever I can assure you.
To me the front lighting tech is nothing short of a miracle. I love it. Even in broad daylight I use it to give the screen just a bit more of contrast. People who don't know do not even notice the front light is on... until I switch it off. Then they are shocked.
It works very well. No more fiddling around with external lighting solutions in the night. Your reader has everything you need for reading build in. That is an incredible convenience I tell you.
So in short: Modern front lighting tech does its job very well and if done right it will take nothing away from your paper-like reading experience.
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Having said that. I would love to buy a Sony reader with front lighting. Because the Sony software is very much superior to what Onyx uses. I love the use of 'Collections' on my Sony and the superior dictionaries and the faultless display of every book I feed it.
If Sony released an upgraded PRS 950 with front lighting, 1 GHz processor, 4Gb of memory etc. I would be prepared to pay double what I have payed for my Onyx. I would not even think twice. That is how much I like my elegant aluminum PRS950 with its convenient 7"screen.
But to me it seems that Sony chooses to marginalize itself in the ereader market. And their view on front lighting is just downright the most stupid thing I ever heard. I think they are traumatized by their failed PRS700 (if I remember right), which featured some kind of antiquated front lighting that just fell short in every respect. But technology has moved on. Front lighting has gotten much improved. Sony should realize this and jump on the bandwagon. Instead of rejecting front lighting entirely they should try to make it even better. That is what the competitors are doing with great success.