Returned my 900...sigh

dieterpops · 02-04-2010, 09:56 PM

I returned my new 900 after a one day tryout...I love the features, the speed, the industrial design, quite frankly everything, except the screen. It is darker than my 505, to the point where I got a headache trying to read the screen in the same spot I normally read my 505. Making the font bigger helps, but for $400, that is not the answer for me. When I tried a light to read in that spot, I got the dreaded glare.

Anyway, I'm very disappointed because I really wanted the 900 to work with its very rich feature set

Bremen Cole · 02-04-2010, 10:09 PM

I understand, readability is the number one factor in choosing an reader. Hope you find something that works for you....

parias1126 · 02-04-2010, 10:17 PM

I just purchased the 900 tonight. I had the 600 and returned it because there was no 3G connection. I haven't used it much yet. Just played around with it and browsed the store, etc. I read a bit on it and used it in the dark with a booklight which made all the glare completely disappear. I guess its fine for me since I usually read at night with a book light anyway. We will see over the next couple days. I have gone crazy with research and sick of it. I didn't want to order a Kindle or Nook, be unhappy and go through the hassle of having to send it back. I wanted something I can buy, get right now and be able to try it out. After looking at Kindle's store and all the free book offers.....I'm thinking I would like to order one as well, but still scared.

SCION · 02-04-2010, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dieterpops

I returned my new 900 after a one day tryout...I love the features, the speed, the industrial design, quite frankly everything, except the screen. It is darker than my 505, to the point where I got a headache trying to read the screen in the same spot I normally read my 505. Making the font bigger helps, but for $400, that is not the answer for me. When I tried a light to read in that spot, I got the dreaded glare.

Anyway, I'm very disappointed because I really wanted the 900 to work with its very rich feature set

Sorry to see you leave the fold.

raac · 02-05-2010, 12:01 AM

I can see why you'd have returned it. The point of the e-ink is that it's easy on the eyes and has little or no glare. The touch-screen on the 900 reduces contrast (makes the screen darker) and adds glare.

I would like to share my story, however, since I too just got the 900. It arrived on Monday and I have to admit that I was really bugged by the screen when I first used it. I seriously considered sending it back and was disappointed. Like you, I really like the feature set and form-factor. Now, however, three days later, I'm way more used to screen, even at small font sizes. I'm not 90% certain I'll keep it.

Hope you find a reader better suited to you.

amjbrown · 02-05-2010, 05:01 AM

Total sympathy - but the screen is just not as clear as the 505. My 600 went on eBay

dsvick · 02-05-2010, 09:24 AM

The screen and glare and reflection on my 900 bothered me too, it was my first reader and I was so worried that my wife would never let me live it down if I had to return it...

Then 5 minutes into the first book I forgot all about it...

It has been over two weeks now and I will occasionally notice a bit of glare but a slight tilt or just moving it a fraction of an inch takes care of it so easily I don't even notice the need to adjust anymore.

Overall I'm quite happy with my reader!!

DougFNJ · 02-05-2010, 09:57 AM

It's a shame......coming from a PRS-505, I can definitely understand the touch screens can be, for lack of a better term....an aquired taste. I went from a 505 to a 700, now THAT was a tough screen to get used to, had to return it, then I went to the 600 which was a much better experience. 600 to 900 was a much easier transition.

I guess if you are used to reading one way, and it is not legible, I can see why your return may had been desired......hope you find what you are ultimately looking for.

HarryT · 02-05-2010, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parias1126

I had the 600 and returned it because there was no 3G connection.

But you knew that it had no 3G connection at the time that you bought it, surely?

parias1126 · 02-06-2010, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

But you knew that it had no 3G connection at the time that you bought it, surely?

Nope! I hadn't researched them at all the first time I went into Best Buy. The salesmen kept telling me how it had the 3G connection over and over and over again. I believed he was correct and purchased it. All my local Best Buy stores apparently keep the Daily Edition in the back room and not out on the shelves with the other Sony Readers.

vxf · 06-23-2010, 11:07 AM

A booklight is a must for the PRS900. And yes, I was disappointed as well, at first. But with a booklight, I don't have problems and there are plenty of things to love about this device.

Yet, I can see how someone might be disappointed. As I said, I was as well, at first.

dorino · 06-23-2010, 02:07 PM

A booklight is a must for a PRS-600 too, if you like reading before bed.

JLYates · 06-23-2010, 08:59 PM

I have had my 900 for over two weeks, LOL and now finally downloaded books and read one last night. I did play with the excepts that were on it.
I felt very insecure about a lot of the stuff, being my first ereader.

I at first was going, okay, darker than what I thought would be, but not bad. I read manily in the daytime at my computer beside a widow. I have a tiny bit problem with glare, but not much. I did put an antiglare sheet on it, and I really don't see much difference, but I do like that it protects the touch screen; I know I would have it dirty in no time.

I am sorry that you had to return it. Hopefully, you will find another one (Sony) that you will like better.

Janette

Penforhire · 06-24-2010, 01:03 PM

I totally understand, having had the 505 and now the 900. But the plusses outweigh the minuses for me. Double-tap instant dictionary look-up rocks!

02-04-2010, 09:56 PM	#1
dieterpops Addict Posts: 262 Karma: 134567 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Always in flux	Returned my 900...sigh I returned my new 900 after a one day tryout...I love the features, the speed, the industrial design, quite frankly everything, except the screen. It is darker than my 505, to the point where I got a headache trying to read the screen in the same spot I normally read my 505. Making the font bigger helps, but for $400, that is not the answer for me. When I tried a light to read in that spot, I got the dreaded glare. Anyway, I'm very disappointed because I really wanted the 900 to work with its very rich feature set Last edited by dieterpops; 02-04-2010 at 10:16 PM.

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02-04-2010, 10:09 PM	#2
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	I understand, readability is the number one factor in choosing an reader. Hope you find something that works for you....

02-04-2010, 10:17 PM	#3
parias1126 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Sony Daily Edition 900	I just purchased the 900 tonight. I had the 600 and returned it because there was no 3G connection. I haven't used it much yet. Just played around with it and browsed the store, etc. I read a bit on it and used it in the dark with a booklight which made all the glare completely disappear. I guess its fine for me since I usually read at night with a book light anyway. We will see over the next couple days. I have gone crazy with research and sick of it. I didn't want to order a Kindle or Nook, be unhappy and go through the hassle of having to send it back. I wanted something I can buy, get right now and be able to try it out. After looking at Kindle's store and all the free book offers.....I'm thinking I would like to order one as well, but still scared.

02-05-2010, 12:01 AM	#5
raac Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 1003802 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NY Device: Sony PRS-950	I can see why you'd have returned it. The point of the e-ink is that it's easy on the eyes and has little or no glare. The touch-screen on the 900 reduces contrast (makes the screen darker) and adds glare. I would like to share my story, however, since I too just got the 900. It arrived on Monday and I have to admit that I was really bugged by the screen when I first used it. I seriously considered sending it back and was disappointed. Like you, I really like the feature set and form-factor. Now, however, three days later, I'm way more used to screen, even at small font sizes. I'm not 90% certain I'll keep it. Hope you find a reader better suited to you.

02-05-2010, 05:01 AM	#6
amjbrown Addict Posts: 322 Karma: 1231044 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle app on the iPhone	Total sympathy - but the screen is just not as clear as the 505. My 600 went on eBay

02-05-2010, 09:24 AM	#7
dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	The screen and glare and reflection on my 900 bothered me too, it was my first reader and I was so worried that my wife would never let me live it down if I had to return it... Then 5 minutes into the first book I forgot all about it... It has been over two weeks now and I will occasionally notice a bit of glare but a slight tilt or just moving it a fraction of an inch takes care of it so easily I don't even notice the need to adjust anymore. Overall I'm quite happy with my reader!!

02-05-2010, 09:57 AM	#8
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	It's a shame......coming from a PRS-505, I can definitely understand the touch screens can be, for lack of a better term....an aquired taste. I went from a 505 to a 700, now THAT was a tough screen to get used to, had to return it, then I went to the 600 which was a much better experience. 600 to 900 was a much easier transition. I guess if you are used to reading one way, and it is not legible, I can see why your return may had been desired......hope you find what you are ultimately looking for.

06-23-2010, 11:07 AM	#11
vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	A booklight is a must for the PRS900. And yes, I was disappointed as well, at first. But with a booklight, I don't have problems and there are plenty of things to love about this device. Yet, I can see how someone might be disappointed. As I said, I was as well, at first.

06-23-2010, 02:07 PM	#12
dorino I'm odd. Take note. Posts: 325 Karma: 779 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Montana Device: deceased PRS-600, Nook STR	A booklight is a must for a PRS-600 too, if you like reading before bed.

06-23-2010, 08:59 PM	#13
JLYates Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Sony 900BC	I have had my 900 for over two weeks, LOL and now finally downloaded books and read one last night. I did play with the excepts that were on it. I felt very insecure about a lot of the stuff, being my first ereader. I at first was going, okay, darker than what I thought would be, but not bad. I read manily in the daytime at my computer beside a widow. I have a tiny bit problem with glare, but not much. I did put an antiglare sheet on it, and I really don't see much difference, but I do like that it protects the touch screen; I know I would have it dirty in no time. I am sorry that you had to return it. Hopefully, you will find another one (Sony) that you will like better. Janette

06-24-2010, 01:03 PM	#14
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	I totally understand, having had the 505 and now the 900. But the plusses outweigh the minuses for me. Double-tap instant dictionary look-up rocks!