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This reminds me of when the Gameboy Advance came out and everyone complained about not having the backlight.
Some enterprising guys developed an internal lighting solution called the Afterburner that worked and sold so well that it forced Nintendo to light up their screens in the newer models.
I've owned the new Sony reader but sold mine because I need the convenience of a built in backlit screen.
I've read tons of books on my reb1100 but never completed one book on the Sony for much the same reasons as the first poster in this topic.
I do most of my reading at night and in bed. My wife is a very light sleeper and can not sleep with even most booklights on.
But with the room in total darkness and my reb1100 backlight turned down to its lowest setting we both are pretty happy and the backlight is not harsh at all like most pocket pcs that i have used.
REB1100 rules for now but I wouldn't be surprised if some new group of enterprising types comes up with an internal lighting solution for the Sony reader... that would be awesome and I would probably be first in line to buy one.
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