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Old 08-19-2010, 11:31 PM   #151
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Old 08-19-2010, 11:37 PM   #152
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"No additional layer over E-ink screen."

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Old 08-19-2010, 11:42 PM   #153
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Interesting! They mention faster page turns and longer battery life, but not a higher resolution/contrast eInk screen. I wonder if they are just using a faster/more battery efficient processor.
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Old 08-20-2010, 12:10 AM   #154
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Hmm...blurred images like CIA photos.

I hope this is true and not a photoshopped fake. If they did manage to make a touchscreen reader without a layer above the e-Ink, they might be okay, although they would still need Pearl to be current with new Kindles.

Interesting that they chose to keep the same exact names (Pocket Edtion and Touch Edition). Somehow that doesn't seem right. I would have expected Pocket Edtion 2 and Touch Edition 2 or some kind of differentiator. But who knows?
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Old 08-20-2010, 12:16 AM   #155
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I was surprised there was no mention of a higher contrast screen too.
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I took the photo of the PRS-350 and de-skewed and scaled it so that the display fits (mostly, but not quite perfectly) the display of a PRS-300. If these are real photos, then the PRS-350 is about the same width as the PRS-300, but not as high-- the new reader would be in the range of 14.5 cm (5.7 inches) high.

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Interesting.
I wonder if they mean the "touchscreen" is the dark strip along the bottom, sort of like the old palm PDAs?
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Old 08-20-2010, 12:21 AM   #158
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I notice the book displayed has ragged right margins. If Sony still hasn't fixed the ePub justification problem in the firmware with these new models, sorry but I'm going to have to part ways.
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Why doesn't anybody ask about their new large screen reader?
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Old 08-20-2010, 01:31 AM   #160
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I was surprised there was no mention of a higher contrast screen too.
Indeed. However, they do mention faster refresh rate, which could be a sign of a pearl display. Maybe they just didn't want to mention the improved contrast twice over, as they already moved the touch-screen layer?
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Old 08-20-2010, 01:45 AM   #162
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I wonder if they mean the "touchscreen" is the dark strip along the bottom, sort of like the old palm PDAs?
I doubt it. Doing so would make annotations and note taking practically impossible. Maybe they used a resistive panel under the screen, or *crosses fingers* used a wacom panel?
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I notice the book displayed has ragged right margins. If Sony still hasn't fixed the ePub justification problem in the firmware with these new models, sorry but I'm going to have to part ways.
I believe the PRS-600 has justified text, so I doubt they'd go backwards. That said, I can't see why the image has left-aligned text....
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I believe the PRS-600 has justified text, so I doubt they'd go backwards. That said, I can't see why the image has left-aligned text....
The PRS-600 still has the ragged ePub justification issue; it's the 900 that is the only one able to display them with full justification.

You think that since that is their newest model, all future revisions from Sony would also be fixed with that same ability... But this is Sony we're talking about. Firmware is not their strong suit.
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No mention of a better display (higher contrast), which is a little disappointing.

I was hoping they would use the new eink screens that the Kindle 3 is going to use.
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