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Andybaby · 08-13-2009, 05:35 PM

I did purchase the 700 for the built in light,

and for reading in the sun, the 700s darker screen is a bonus for me. it is a dimly lighted room where the problems lie, in a dark room its perfect. in a bright room its perfect. outside its perfect (the 505 and kindle both tend to hurt my eyes when reading outside for longer than a half hour, a regular book is worse with their super bright pages, that is why reading in the sun is said to be bad)

I'm still betting on a firmware upgrade, especially cause the sony is going epub, and the epub rendering engine on the 700 is utter crap when compared to lrf.

though I admit if the 600s screen is as bright as the 505, then the backlight is not really needed in anything but a dark room. while the 700 needs the light on sooner.

I expect the 700 to get a firmware update with that of the 600.

08-13-2009, 05:35 PM	#22
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	I did purchase the 700 for the built in light, and for reading in the sun, the 700s darker screen is a bonus for me. it is a dimly lighted room where the problems lie, in a dark room its perfect. in a bright room its perfect. outside its perfect (the 505 and kindle both tend to hurt my eyes when reading outside for longer than a half hour, a regular book is worse with their super bright pages, that is why reading in the sun is said to be bad) I'm still betting on a firmware upgrade, especially cause the sony is going epub, and the epub rendering engine on the 700 is utter crap when compared to lrf. though I admit if the 600s screen is as bright as the 505, then the backlight is not really needed in anything but a dark room. while the 700 needs the light on sooner. I expect the 700 to get a firmware update with that of the 600.