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jesse · 01-12-2009, 01:43 PM

"Glare? How bad could it possibly be?" I thought. "Seriously. The folks complaining about a bit of glare have to be exaggerating. The models at the store don't seem to have much of a glare problem."

Boy is my face red. Or maybe that's just from the tears running down my cheeks. After about an hour of playing with my brand new PRS 700 in a variety of lighting conditions, I'm ready to throw in the towel. It's _awful_.

To be able to read anything, I have to hold it exactly right. And the LEDs? I'd have thought Sony could spring for a small bit of frosted plastic to diffuse the light a bit rather than giving us four big bright blotches on each side of the screen.

So. The folks at Borders tell me that "oh no. we can't take returns of the Reader. You have to talk to Sony."

Has anyone before me done this dance? How out of luck am I? And if the answer is "completely," is anyone interested in an almost unused PRS-700 at a reasonable discount?

Thanks!

01-12-2009, 01:43 PM	#1
jesse Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 30418 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Bought a PRS 700 from Borders...miserable...now what? "Glare? How bad could it possibly be?" I thought. "Seriously. The folks complaining about a bit of glare have to be exaggerating. The models at the store don't seem to have much of a glare problem." Boy is my face red. Or maybe that's just from the tears running down my cheeks. After about an hour of playing with my brand new PRS 700 in a variety of lighting conditions, I'm ready to throw in the towel. It's _awful_. To be able to read anything, I have to hold it exactly right. And the LEDs? I'd have thought Sony could spring for a small bit of frosted plastic to diffuse the light a bit rather than giving us four big bright blotches on each side of the screen. So. The folks at Borders tell me that "oh no. we can't take returns of the Reader. You have to talk to Sony." Has anyone before me done this dance? How out of luck am I? And if the answer is "completely," is anyone interested in an almost unused PRS-700 at a reasonable discount? Thanks!