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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
i confess i'm a bit worried about the screen... and worried also that sony will make a 705 only one year from now with all the good features of the 700, plus the screen of the 505...  but i think the ergonomy is really important in a liseuse as well and that plus the other added features of the 700 bring it much closer to my eb1150 (which i love, despite its flaws) than any other current model. this is why i think i'll take the chance... i hope i'm not too disappointed !
if i get it, i'll show it to you at the next apéro in january.  |
Actually as a former very satified owner of Ebk1150 - I just moved on to the 770, but my father in law still loves the Ebk
- I have to say that yes, the 700 can be viewed as a much improved version. It is almost as fast and the touch has more options, though I miss the previous book button
It is very nice outside - I read 2 hours easily outside, true, winter and all, so the sun was not that strong so I cannot say how it will look in the summer but I expect to be nice. Did not really notice glare - it may be some, but not annoying so far at least .
In bright indoor light it looks also very nice, while in dimmer light it needs the sidelights, but I love those, they give an "eerie" feeling to reading which at night is quite nice.
I cannot say that there are conditions in which I can comfortably read a paper book without light and not read on the 700 without light. True in dim light, paper is crisper, but it's still not that comfortable to read at least for me, so I would still some bright light.
It's hard to say after all the people trashing the 700, but personally I think that the difference in speed/ergonomics between the 700 and 505 is so huge and for me having paper-like display is not that important since after all I still can and do read print books happily.