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bahz · 10-27-2008, 05:50 PM

I was at the Sony Style store this Sunday and the first thing I noticed was that the 505 seemed to have better contrast than the 700.
Now looking at the 700 alone, you don't really notice anything, but side by side, the difference is somewhat startling (at least to me)

I've been trying to look around for other people's opinion on this (which led me to this forum) but so far I have only found one other person mention this.

Hope that helps. I'd really like to hear more people's opinion on this matter. It would seem to me that for a reader, a better contrast would outweigh a touchscreen and slightly faster page turns.
But I've been waffling back and forth on this issue now. Any other thoughts out there?

10-27-2008, 05:50 PM	#22
bahz Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: prs-505	I was at the Sony Style store this Sunday and the first thing I noticed was that the 505 seemed to have better contrast than the 700. Now looking at the 700 alone, you don't really notice anything, but side by side, the difference is somewhat startling (at least to me) I've been trying to look around for other people's opinion on this (which led me to this forum) but so far I have only found one other person mention this. Hope that helps. I'd really like to hear more people's opinion on this matter. It would seem to me that for a reader, a better contrast would outweigh a touchscreen and slightly faster page turns. But I've been waffling back and forth on this issue now. Any other thoughts out there?