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Originally Posted by Skydog
I disagree. Touchscreens are superior in every way to page turn buttons.
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For myself, I agree as long as it isn't capacitive touch for me. My skin just doesn't play nice with that system at all. Resistive can be flakey for me too, it often registers a tap when I just want to slide a screen forward, or I end up just about pounding on it to register the tap, although the former is usually the most frequent. Not to mention that in the colder weather, I'm not about to buy a pair of $50 gloves to use my reader but doesn't keep my hands warm when it comes to capacitive. It's bulkier for resistive touch and harder to touch accurately with gloves, but it's more doable than capacitive. There's absolutely no way in the world I could live with a capacitive touch screen and would never buy one.
But the infrared system on my Sonys has been near perfect for me. Once in a great while I'll have to swipe again, but it's usually because I did it so fast I don't think it registered, and it's extremely rare. Yes, when I'm outside occasionally a bug will trigger a page turn, but it's too seldom to worry about. With the infrared touch, I only use the physical buttons on pages where it's necessary for menus.
It's all personal choice including if someone prefers buttons over touch, so variety between the various devices is always welcome.