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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The issue here is the word glare. I use the word glare to mean the light bouncing back from the screen. I use the word reflection to mean how mirror like the screen is. And looking at the 600, it has more reflection and less glare then the 300/505.
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You have a disturbing misunderstanding of what a reflection is. Reflection of light is the light bouncing back from the surface... You're seriously discrediting yourself by constantly attacking the
correct usage of the word glare all because you personally try to differentiate the properties of one reflective surface vs. another by using two words which have similar if not the same definitions behind them...
That said!
I've used LCD monitors for years, since they were available basically, and it wasn't until last year that, after being concerned about the quality level of a high priced purchase I started paying close attention to quality details. I never even realized before that time that certain types of panels will demonstrate an illusion of gradient when viewed from the center, from one side to the other. Seriously, I never once noticed this pattern before someone pointed it out. Now... I cannot stand large TN panels because they all have this effect to some degree.
The point is, aspects of a display, such as this level of reflectivity, whether it's clear or blurred, is not going to irritate most people because they won't even think about it! You're all so concerned about the problem which brings it to the forefront of your mind and forces you to not only notice it, but, to look for it intentionally. So now, instead of trying to read on your PRS-600, you're really trying to find the glare! I am currently using a Kindle 2. I used to have a PRS-505. After getting concerned about the poor display of the PRS-700 and potentially the 600, I actually realized I had never even considered whether the Kindle 2 has these issues. I went back and with that in mind, I now realize that with direct light, I cannot see the words on the screen with my Kindle 2. It reflects the light right into my eyes. It's diffused light so it doesn't look like a specific reflection, but it's there nonetheless. I have to adjust my Kindle 2's angle to avoid this problem. The only difference between now and before I thought about it is that before, I was doing this adjustment subconsciously.
The fact is, all of these screens are reflective. That is the ENTIRE POINT. The difference is a matter of how diffused the light will be on the surface, and how conscious of the reflection you are. Even the PRS-505 is very reflective, but, because the surface doesn't diffuse the light much at all, you can still clearly see the words on the screen in that reflection, and though you might be blinding yourself staring at a mirror of the Sun, it's still readable.
Ultimately, on the device you don't notice this "glare" but you still see nice contrast and "bright" clear display, you're just damaging your eyes instead of noticing the problem. So, in a way, these diffused displays are helping you to avoid shining bright lights directly into your eyes. Maybe you should be grateful for that
At the end of the day, even with the glare, these displays are vastly better than trying to read a transparent or transflective LCD in brightly light areas (such as outside) or for long periods of time. I'm personally happy to adjust the angle slightly to eliminate the glare in exchange for the featureset of the devices. The PRS-600 does seem remarkably clearer than the PRS-700, and to me that's what really matters. I can only hope the PRS-2121 is also clear because that's the device I'm really interested in at this point.