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Originally Posted by Xiaopanda
Sadly have not had the chance to see a Sony in-the-flesh, though I would like to..even if it's a little....limited...in the ol' format department.... Love to see what the screen is like Vs Kindle2 Vs Ez Reader......
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I've now had the opportunity to see them side-by-side, and I'm
VERY happy that I bought the Sony! Several reasons...
1. Although the screens are just about the same size, the Sony gave the appearance of having a larger screen simply because there is less
'stuff' around and under the screen. The Kindle
felt small to me.
2. The Sony screen seems to me to be quite a bit sharper. Perhaps it's just the contrast that makes it so, but I found it easier to read the Sony.
3. I didn't care for the touch screen control. When I read, my hands are naturally on the Sony's page buttons. No extra movement other than some pressure. With the Kindle it seemed that I had to make too many hand movements.
4. The Sony screen seemed (to me, but not to the Kindle owner) to be whiter. More
paper-like. I guess this is subjective.
5. I just don't like the monopolistic
feel of the Kindle tying me to Amazon. I only get back to the States once every 5-8 years so I really wouldn't get much use out of the Kindle's wireless network.
Formats don't seem to be a problem, with Calibre loaded on my PC. To date I haven't had any difficulties changing any books except one 'for Dummies' book that was in PDF. Other PDF's turned out fine. So far I've been able to find 75% of the books I've wanted to read already converted to the Sony formats, and have been able to convert 99% of the rest without problem.
My needs for a reader are pretty simple. Basically just books with very little graphic content. The Sony handles this quit well. I don't annotate, nor need a search function. Sony's bookmarks and collections make it easy for me to navigate. And for a buck and a half less, the Sony was my choice.
Stitchawl