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Originally Posted by kennyc
That doesn't mean sharper, just smaller.  I did not like the look of the font on the 300, it seemed more difficult to read (yes even with my glasses on). |
Actually, no. The 300 display is sharper, not smaller, for a given ebook file. It displays the same-sized characters at a higher 'pixel' density. It has about 1.5 times as many pixels per square inch as the 505. The 300 displays 5/6 the number of characters per line and 5/6 the number of lines per screen as compared to the 505 for a text-based (non-image) ebook file. And if you look VERY close at individual characters, you see more grey pixels at the edge of characters on the 505 than on the 300 for a particular font/font size.
Personally, I found no noticeable difference in comfort between the 300 and 505 screens. The 300 seemed to have slightly better contrast but that could be because it was newer.