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Originally Posted by jswinden
No contrast control setting. The 900 requires bright lighting to be viewed without eyestrain, whereas the non-touchscreen models like the 300 don't. I use my 300 when away from home and the 900 when I can cntrol the lighting where I read.
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I see. That's not really an option for me. It was hard justifying this purchase without the business requirements coming into it.
Well, to continue my review:
One of the reasons I wanted a reader is my addition to RSS feeds. I downloaded two of my favorites this morning through Calibre and uploaded them to the 900. I have to say that the formatting and display are terrific and it's almost like reading my own custom magazine.
I also flipped through the trial NY Times subscription. The Sunday edition was ready and waiting for me when I woke up this morning. I am impressed by the look and feel and I do not really miss the messiness of the paper itself. Also, I think it's really saving some trees.
Finally, I am about to go on a business trip so I uploaded one of my PDFs I expect to be marking up on the plane. I was able to mark it up with the stylus. My question is whether or not it saved the markup and whether or not I will be able to save the marked up document to my notebook so I can print it or e-mail it to my colleague.
So far, the only thing that it making me want to return the 900 is the screen. I will get a book light at the airport and see if it ameliorates the situation. If not, I will be back to researching something that meets my requirements. The 900 meets all of them so far, except for the screen.
