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mmmkay · 12-14-2009, 08:43 PM

So I had a black PRS-600 for the last week and I noticed that the contrast wasn't really good. It happened to be an open box, possibly a returned unit.

I swapped it out back at the store today for a brand new silver PRS-600.

When I took it out of the box, first thing I noticed was how much nicer it looked, to me.

But also, the text looked more black. Probably a perceptual thing.

But then, I stuck on a cheapo dollar screen protector that was designed for a dvd player.. the ones that are glossy. Strange thing happened..it also increased the contrast even more, but obviously at the expense of increased reflection.

It oddly looks a lot like the PRS-300 and PRS-505 that I saw in store.

The viewing angle with the cheap screen protector seems to have increased. Previously, if I tilted it so I was looking at it from the bottom I could not make out the words on the main menu - they would be fuzzy. Now I can clearly see the words and they are sharp!

So either
1) my black PRS-600 had a defective screen, or
2) the combination of the lighter silver colour and the screen protector increased contrast somewhat noticably.

But really, there are too many variables. There also seems to be less give to the touchscreen - as if the touchscreen was closer to the display - which might have something to do with the viewing angles.

12-14-2009, 08:43 PM	#1
mmmkay Member Posts: 21 Karma: 352 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600	Strange increase in contrast So I had a black PRS-600 for the last week and I noticed that the contrast wasn't really good. It happened to be an open box, possibly a returned unit. I swapped it out back at the store today for a brand new silver PRS-600. When I took it out of the box, first thing I noticed was how much nicer it looked, to me. But also, the text looked more black. Probably a perceptual thing. But then, I stuck on a cheapo dollar screen protector that was designed for a dvd player.. the ones that are glossy. Strange thing happened..it also increased the contrast even more, but obviously at the expense of increased reflection. It oddly looks a lot like the PRS-300 and PRS-505 that I saw in store. The viewing angle with the cheap screen protector seems to have increased. Previously, if I tilted it so I was looking at it from the bottom I could not make out the words on the main menu - they would be fuzzy. Now I can clearly see the words and they are sharp! So either 1) my black PRS-600 had a defective screen, or 2) the combination of the lighter silver colour and the screen protector increased contrast somewhat noticably. But really, there are too many variables. There also seems to be less give to the touchscreen - as if the touchscreen was closer to the display - which might have something to do with the viewing angles.