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JSWolf · 11-18-2008, 06:24 PM

I took a trip to the SonyStyle shp today and saw the 700.

The 700 is faster. The touch screen is nice. But the touch screen covers the Vizplex screen and makes the eink look less black and more gray. The screen does reflect in a more mirror like manner. Compared to the 505, the 505 looks better. The eink is blacker and the reflections are defused. The problem is the touch screen.

I'm thinking the touch screen layer is not flat against the Vizplex screen and that space causes the light to get diffused when it passes through the touch screen. It might be better if the touch screen was flat against the Vizplex screen. But without being able to see that, there's no way to know hoe much better.

So for now, the 700's screen just doesn't really cut it in terms of clarity & contrast.

11-18-2008, 06:24 PM	#1
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,883 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Just saw the PRS-700 I took a trip to the SonyStyle shp today and saw the 700. The 700 is faster. The touch screen is nice. But the touch screen covers the Vizplex screen and makes the eink look less black and more gray. The screen does reflect in a more mirror like manner. Compared to the 505, the 505 looks better. The eink is blacker and the reflections are defused. The problem is the touch screen. I'm thinking the touch screen layer is not flat against the Vizplex screen and that space causes the light to get diffused when it passes through the touch screen. It might be better if the touch screen was flat against the Vizplex screen. But without being able to see that, there's no way to know hoe much better. So for now, the 700's screen just doesn't really cut it in terms of clarity & contrast.