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Originally Posted by akira28
The decision to go with a touch screen is not the problem that causes issues with the clarity, but it was the decision to use a matt finish which messed things up. I have used glare-reducing screens before on my Palm and have found that these finishes do not reduce glare but dull it and spread it out over a larger area using light diffusion. Therefore, there is actually no real overall benefit. However, the matte finish also reduces clarity and the farther away it is from the surface, the less clear it becomes. It appears that the touch screen surface on the 700 is quite a ways distant from the e-ink section. Had Sony left the surface clear, as Apple did on the iPhone and iPod Touch, I believe the glare would still be there but it would be much easier to manage since the reflected areas would not be so large and the clarity would not have been affected. Alas, it is doubtful at this point if Sony could admit the error and produce a new, improved one anytime soon.
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You nailed it! The matt finish was the cause of the blurry screen.
I also discovered that if my face is facing the light source, then the screen reflects a bright face, and that makes the screen unreadable. If my face is against the light source, the reflection is a dark face, and it reads better.
Still, it looks nothing like a paper on this new matt finish screen. When I use a book reader, I suppose to read many books on it, and I want that "lost in book" enjoyment. With the 700 screen, you would have to tolerate (or fight) to get into it and focus.
I have searched a few of my favorite books in Sony store, and could not find it, such as the Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham. I think Amazon Kindle put newsletter on Kindle via 3G is a brilliant idea. I don't need to throw out piles of paper each week, and have access to it ANYTIME ANYWHERE.
I watched the interview of Jeff Bezos by Charlie Rose. Jeff's vision is so convincing and it puts so much personality to Kindle. Whereas Sony lacks that personal touch. It is marketing, but it is also about the passion and that special touch.