Sony Reader Case with Light damages PRS-505!

[Renaldo]

Originally Posted by deloscampos

As the plexigas screen is frosted on the lower side to diffuse the light on the reader's screen, the pages are very readable on the right side but slightly blurried on the left part.

Originally Posted by Harry001

The plastic is not clear enough and the readability with the wedge on - with or without light is very bad.
if i had tested it before - the wedge would be still in the store.

I will remove the wedge and only use it, when i know i have to read in the dark with no possibility for some light.

This is my experience with the lightwedge also. If I'd been able to see it in use before buying it, there's no way I would've bought it. I did some experimenting with it and found that if I take the light and the 505 out of the case, I can get a pretty decent looking screen. I don't like it though, because you've got to actually place the wedge against the screen to get something that's readable. This is a lame device and certainly not worth the money it cost. It's going back to the store.

[ozan]

Originally Posted by Renaldo

This is a lame device and certainly not worth the money it cost. It's going back to the store.

To the contrary, I love mine. Yes, the text gets a bit blurry on one side, but the advantage of being able to read in the dark makes that a minuscule issue. Besides, I haven't found anything else that works better (e.g., clip on lights, etc). Every solution has its flaws when it comes to a light source for the SONY reader; so, pick your poison

[Elsi]

I've not had any problem with my lighted cover and I've not taken any special care with it up to now. I'm wont to throw the whole thing into my backpack whenever I go anywhere. What I am going to do is add an elastic band to hold the cover shut so nothing can slip between the lightwedge and the screen and cause any damage to either. I've gotten a few tiny scratches on the wedge itself and those catch the light and can be annoying. I'd like to avoid any more scratches.

[dordale]

I also really like my lightwedge case. I leave my Reader in the case all of the time. When I'm reading under decent lighting conditions, I simply flip the wedge over to the left, so it's not covering the screen. When I'm actually using the light wedge, the screen is a little bit less crisp, but it is so much more convenient than trying to use clip on lights like I was using before.

dordale

[kelly1010]

I have a lightwedge too..I haven't had it that long, and I've tried to be careful with the whole ereader itself to prevent any scratches...so far it has been fine...ALOT better than using a booklight. I've used the light more often than I haven't. Even in daylight, it's nice to have that extra bit of light.

[loc_141]

so for those who are either afraid the wedge would damage the screen or dont like another layer of plastic over the texts , clip-on lights could be an alternative. I just did a search on ebay and found these sellers from hong kong who sell book lights for 3 bucks, with shipping included to almost everywhere in the world. I just ordered a normal clip-on light, and another so-called "robotic" book light for a total of 6 bucks. even if they dont work too well, its worth a try