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Originally Posted by elemenoP
To be fair, the PRS-600 is five-year-old technology; today's lighted screens (like the Paperwhite 2) are much better. Yes, there is still a layer over the screen and yes, a few people are bothered by it. OP: if you go to a Best Buy, you can see the Paperwhite screen for yourself (oops, I didn't check if you are in the US or not) and at least check if the text looks clear to you or not. They may or may not have some non-lighted models in the store for comparison.
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[edit] I see the OP is not in the US. Well I would say that most people (including myself) are not bothered by the light layer and find the text dark and clear enough. I have heard that the text on the Kindle Basic looks a touch darker.
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The pw2 uses the newer carta screen which is supposed to have 25% better contrast. That the Basic's text looks darker tells you the light/touch layer has an impact.
So to answer the OP's question: yes. How much exactly is hard to say since there isn't a comparable carta reader without touch or light layer.