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Originally Posted by DougFNJ
Just a little update.....I have to say after a day with this device.....reading about an hour last night, and playing around with it in the minutes of free time I can, I am excited about it. This device has so many great features between the annotations, dictionary, and the Touch Screen, so far it's the best of the bunch that I have had.
It's amazingly fast, page turns are immediate, and to answer Jaytrade's question this device turns PDF pages just as fast as any other file type.
Having owned all of Sony's previous devices, I would rate this screen between the PRS-500 and the PRS-505. Great clarity, IMHO it is everything the PRS-700 was supposed to be.
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This was my impression as well--the 600's screen was in-between the 500 and 505, closer to the 505. Your pics are accurate--the 505 text is black, the 600 is dark gray. Both have a lighter background than the 500 for better contrast. (There was no 700 model in the Sony store to do a direct comparison.)
I didn't want a touchscreen or dictionary or notations--I just want to read books!--so I went the other way and picked up a 300. The performance and screen are pretty much the same as the 500, just a bit smaller. It's my favorite so far because it fits right in my pocket, which means it will go everywhere with me. The slightly smaller screen and slightly thicker case seem much more solid than the 505 (which doesn't feel cheap either), so I'm not afraid of pocketing it.