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I stopped by my SonyStyle store today to take a look at the new prs-600's. I brought my 505 & 700 with me to compare. In truth, I've been jonesing for the new reader since before they were released because of the dictionary support alone, and also just because they're my newest obsession and well... I really don't need any more shoes!
It's gorgeous, as they all are, it's thinner, almost as thin as the 505 but it's true what everyone says. There is a slight glare next to the 505. It is much more clear than my 700. My 700 only has great contrast when the reading lights are on. I really don't think the 700 has enough contrast, without the lights on, to read without them. However, the 600 looks like it would be fine to read in ambient lighting. I haven't seen the screen on the 500, but I'm assuming that the contrast would be close to that one. Like everyone else has mentioned, it's btwn the 505 & the 700. They didn't have the reading light book cover in yet, so I wasn't able to see how well it lit up the page or if it caused much glare.
In the end, I didn't walk out with a new reader, but did convince the salesman to buy one for himself and that he will surely love it. I told him I'd stop back next week to check out the new readers w/ the cover light. He told me he'll have a full report by then since he'll have all week to play with it.
I'm still undecided if I'll add the new reader to my collection. Either way I still think it's awesome and would love it to death if I didn't already own the other 2 sony readers. If you're undecided and don't already own one, I'd buy it. If you already own one, I'd check and it out and decide after checking it out in person.
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