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jaxx6166 · 01-10-2009, 10:24 PM

Well...

Here's my opinion so far.

The screen glare reports seem highly over exaggerated. So far, reading in three separate rooms with three different lighting levels, I haven't noticed any crazy obvious visibility problems with glare.

So far I've been out in the Florida sun, in a low lit room (with the side light) , a low light room with the 100 watt reveal bulbs. And I was also out in my living room with 100 watt fluorescent bulbs.

I'll update you if anything changes. So far I've been reading "Way of Shadows."

For those of you that see the 700 in the Sony store, I have to say that you should check it out in a Borders if there is one nearby. The lighting is completely different. The Sony Store lights just don't do it justice. I'll update y'all after a few more weeks.

My only gripe right now is the Faux leather cover that came with it. It has some sort of sharp edge or something that digs into my hand, which the 505 did not have.

Oh. And for those of you wondering - the hooks on the 505 and 700 are exactly the same. The only difference between the two is the 700 is slightly wider and does not completely fit in the leatherette case because of the Stylus holder. I haven't tried any after-market covers yet to compare.

I think for now I'm going to keep my 505 in my gear box at work at the 700 at home on the night stand.

01-10-2009, 10:24 PM	#5
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Well... Here's my opinion so far. The screen glare reports seem highly over exaggerated. So far, reading in three separate rooms with three different lighting levels, I haven't noticed any crazy obvious visibility problems with glare. So far I've been out in the Florida sun, in a low lit room (with the side light) , a low light room with the 100 watt reveal bulbs. And I was also out in my living room with 100 watt fluorescent bulbs. I'll update you if anything changes. So far I've been reading "Way of Shadows." For those of you that see the 700 in the Sony store, I have to say that you should check it out in a Borders if there is one nearby. The lighting is completely different. The Sony Store lights just don't do it justice. I'll update y'all after a few more weeks. My only gripe right now is the Faux leather cover that came with it. It has some sort of sharp edge or something that digs into my hand, which the 505 did not have. Oh. And for those of you wondering - the hooks on the 505 and 700 are exactly the same. The only difference between the two is the 700 is slightly wider and does not completely fit in the leatherette case because of the Stylus holder. I haven't tried any after-market covers yet to compare. I think for now I'm going to keep my 505 in my gear box at work at the 700 at home on the night stand.