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Originally Posted by lisreed
I received my 700 today and have used it for a couple of hours. I have to say I really love it. The design is very nice. Looks even more bookish then the 505. Very clean design with little to detract from the written word. The case also is very nice. A bit nicer than the stock case for the 505. Textured style with Sony embossed on the front. Still very light and not bulky at all.
Page turning is fast. The page turning with the screen takes some getting used to but very nice . I prefer it to pushing buttons. The stylus works great as well. I like that I can choose covers of the books when selecting from my library. If you do want to use the page turning buttons, I found them to be remarkably softer to push than the buttons on the 505. The backflash is less notable as well.
The screen--- well without any lights on it does reflect and unless you are in direct sunlight, I personally wouldn't want to use it without the light on. With the light on with the low setting it is as clear as the 505 was with a lighted case. I compared it to a paperback I was reading and its crisper and clearer with the light so no problem there. Also when the light is on most of the glare disappears. I should get 8 hours battery life if I use it with the light on low so thats what I plan to do. I will just charge it before I go to bed at nite. No big deal. For the extras I get with this reader, I am pleased. And the battery drainage when using the light isn't a concern for me. I had a lighted cover for the 505 and I think this is about the same in how the light works. Actually better because that had a frosted tint that annoyed me. Plus charging my reader daily is preferable to me than changing the batteries all the time. The lighted cover also added 5 ounces weight so than was a negative.
So I am pleased. I think they basically put the side lighting in to compensate for the loss of some screen clarity . Its not for everyone but I know I will like it.
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Makes me wonder if Sony went with an inferior screen figuring that the light would make up for it??