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here's another plea to sony to keep the built in light on future models (in case anything ever happens to our (hubby and I share) 700 or if I want my own, I need a good lighting solution.
The new cover with a light for the 600 just looks like a flimsy solution to me. In some ways I understand their need for changing it, but I love the lighting on the 700, it's completely unobtrusive and I don't mind charging daily or reading in bed with it plugged in while the light is on. I know the other models are crisper, my mom has the 550 and always uses a good reading light in bed but I find myself in low light situations often and the ease of reading with the built in light whenever is fantastic. I will check out the new cover with light attached if I see one in a store, and I may change my mind about it if it impresses me in person, but from the pictures it looks like something that could easilly snap off or get bent (we're talking about reading in bed here) and I don't like worrying about attached lights falling off or not staying in place, etc. and besides that who wants to be changing, charging or buying a bunch of AAA batteries.
Even another wedge with lights would be a better solution IMO because it is rechargable and doesn't stick up in the air and fold down. I could just see one of our two cats jumping on or rubbing on the light. Right now they want to lay on the 700 while hubby is reading so they will get attention at the same time but the worst that happens is they change the page.
I'm all for a sharper screen although I find the screen of the 700 fine with a little adjustment here in there in the direction I sit or angle but I would think lights could be built into a cover on the side without needing an extra layer of whatever it is they loses resolution.
Come on Sony guys, you can do better with a lighted cover solution!