Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyr
Sadly, This is exactly what the 700's screen looks like. I'm hoping Sony realizes this and takes steps to fix the issue.
|
I'm looking forward to seeing one in person myself as I have a unit on order. I've current have a 505 with a lightwedge, have owned and used a 500, plus all the Gemstar, RCA and Rocket models.
I have to confess I find your obsession with the screen puzzling Johnnyr - you've just joined the community this month and out of some 56 posts, something like 45 - 50 are slagging the 700. Forgive me if I become a little wary re: your agenda. Do you work for Bezos?
Incidentally, this is what Kris Abel at CTV had to say about the Mobileread community:
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Kris Abel @ CTV
As my own personal photos included with my review show (not supplied to me by Sony), the PRS-700 is not "unreadable". The Mobileread gang have romanticized their early eBook experiences, both the Palm devices they used and the experience of being the first to really get the eBook trend, that they have become overcritical of anything new.
In order to add touchscreen capability, Sony has had to add an additional layer to the E-ink screen. The result is, if you compare the screens of the two devices under tight scrutiny, that the 505's text appears to be the sharper of the two. You are viewing the text through less plastic.
Its still the same size screen (larger than most eBook readers) but with the ability to display text in larger font sizes. It's actually easier to read from this device than most of the others on the market for that reason.
To characterize it as unreadable or to use it as the basis to dramatically write off the PRS-700 as useless is irrational.
Its a behaviour that exists with hard core fans across all gadget types. Audiophiles can't understand how people can listen to iPods, PC gamers insist consoles are useless without a mouse and keyboard, Blackberry users can't understand how anyone can use a virtual keyboard, etc. With obsession there's a loss of objectivity.
The screen of the PRS-700 is absolutely fine.
|
I look forward to getting mine shortly. If I don't like, I'll say so, and I'm picky. I went to the 505 because I found the 500 just too gray so I leapt to the chance to move to the new screen. I do find the light wedge annoying when it's not on, so I may not like the 700, but I do wonder if people aren't overreacting a little bit on here.
