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Originally Posted by MSWallack
I spent about 15 minutes playing with a 700 at SonyStyle over the weekend with my 505 (with lightwedge cover right next to it for comparison). I liked everything about the 700 except for the screen and the actual lighting. Of course, as those are the two most critical things, I left the store with my 505 and decided not to purchase a 700 (and I'm a new tech junkie...). The screen of the 700 seemed much less "bright" (more yellow, too) and was simply not as crisp of a reading experience. And the lights, to me, simply did not present an even lighting pattern across the screen, so my eye had to travel from light to dark to light again as I read. I really liked the touchscreen and the look and feel of the device (the search is pretty cool, although without a dictionary I'm not sure how much I'd use it), but with the actual reading experience seeming to be less than on my 505, I was able to make the decision easily.
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So you're saying that the 700 had worse contrast than the 505 with the lightwedge cover on but not illuminated?
Some people have speculated that the low screen contrast and poor sharpness are due to the plastic overlay necessary for the lights (and maybe touchscreen?). I, on the other hand, believe that the two models use two different screens and that even with the lightwedge cover over the 505, the 505 would be remarkably clearer and crisper than the 700. Am I correct or are they comparable when the lights are off?
I agree with you, btw, regarding the yellowness of the 700's screen. That's the biggest thing that turned me off of the 700 - its screen was just ugly.