Screen: 700 versus 500 (not 505)

NoHolyGrail · 03-27-2009, 05:12 PM

I know the 700 reportedly has much worse contrast than the 505, but how does it compare to the 500?

Xenophon · 03-28-2009, 10:20 AM

It's pretty similar. The 700 is maybe just a tad worse, but it's not really significantly different.

Xenophon

NoHolyGrail · 03-31-2009, 05:13 PM

Thanks

As a 500 owner considering upgrading to the 700, I was a bit worried about all the criticism of the screen. But knowing it should be approximately the same as what I currently have is reassuring.

Anybody else want to offer their opinion/confirmation of this?

debacler · 03-31-2009, 07:45 PM

It's been a long time since I've seen a 500, but I remember it being better (more contrast, less glare). The only side by side picture I've seen is the one in this review.

eljacob · 03-31-2009, 08:06 PM

I have put then side by side and I believe that in good light conditions they are pretty much the same (the 700 is a little bit glossier, I guess).

Under low light conditions, thought, the 700 has a clear edge due to it's internal side lights - which I use to read even in completely dark places, light planes.

dhbailey · 04-01-2009, 06:27 AM

I have them both and find very little difference between the 500 and the 700.

Most of the complaining about the 700 screen came from 505 users -- there is a big difference between them. Not an unreadable difference, but very noticeable nonetheless.

But between the 500 and the 700, you'll wonder what all the fussing has been about.

NoHolyGrail · 06-23-2009, 01:24 AM

I figured I should just update this thread to say that I got to take a look at the 700 at a Sony store, and indeed found little difference between that screen and the one I'm used to on the 500.

rebarnmom · 06-23-2009, 01:39 AM

Were you properly welcomed? If not, let me say welcome to MobileRead!

I have the 700 and love it. Can't say I ever saw the 500 though. So, are you thinking of upgrading to the 700?

NoHolyGrail · 06-26-2009, 01:07 AM

Thanks for the welcome

Actually, I'm really eager to upgrade to the 700 for the searching/notating/highlighting, as well as the light, and the USB charging (I travel a lot). But for now I've decided to wait. When I tested out the unit in the store, it seemed like entering notes was a bit cumbersome. I think I had to first highlight (which wasn't a speedy thing in itself), and then double-tap (which I often had to repeat in order for it to work) before I could actually begin entering notes. The unit was buggy in general and kept crashing, so I suppose there's a possibility that entering notes is a smoother process on more functional units. Since that's one of the main features I'm looking to upgrade for, I figured I'd wait for the next generation.

I was also disappointed that the design emphasizes finger-swipe page turns instead of button page turns. I don't mind the feature, but I don't like how the buttons have been shrunken and are less ergonomically placed.

Maybe that all belongs in another thread, but to bring it back to the topic of this thread, I had no issues with the screen.

03-27-2009, 05:12 PM	#1
NoHolyGrail Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 3 (previously owned PRS-500, PRS-600)	Screen: 700 versus 500 (not 505) I know the 700 reportedly has much worse contrast than the 505, but how does it compare to the 500?

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NoHolyGrail Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 3 (previously owned PRS-500, PRS-600)	Thanks As a 500 owner considering upgrading to the 700, I was a bit worried about all the criticism of the screen. But knowing it should be approximately the same as what I currently have is reassuring. Anybody else want to offer their opinion/confirmation of this?

03-31-2009, 07:45 PM	#4
debacler Member Posts: 13 Karma: 14 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: PRS-700	It's been a long time since I've seen a 500, but I remember it being better (more contrast, less glare). The only side by side picture I've seen is the one in this review.

03-31-2009, 08:06 PM	#5
eljacob Member Posts: 10 Karma: 14 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: PRS-700	I have put then side by side and I believe that in good light conditions they are pretty much the same (the 700 is a little bit glossier, I guess). Under low light conditions, thought, the 700 has a clear edge due to it's internal side lights - which I use to read even in completely dark places, light planes.

04-01-2009, 06:27 AM	#6
dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	I have them both and find very little difference between the 500 and the 700. Most of the complaining about the 700 screen came from 505 users -- there is a big difference between them. Not an unreadable difference, but very noticeable nonetheless. But between the 500 and the 700, you'll wonder what all the fussing has been about.

06-23-2009, 01:24 AM	#7
NoHolyGrail Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 3 (previously owned PRS-500, PRS-600)	I figured I should just update this thread to say that I got to take a look at the 700 at a Sony store, and indeed found little difference between that screen and the one I'm used to on the 500.

06-23-2009, 01:39 AM	#8
rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	Were you properly welcomed? If not, let me say welcome to MobileRead! I have the 700 and love it. Can't say I ever saw the 500 though. So, are you thinking of upgrading to the 700?

06-26-2009, 01:07 AM	#9
NoHolyGrail Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 3 (previously owned PRS-500, PRS-600)	Thanks for the welcome Actually, I'm really eager to upgrade to the 700 for the searching/notating/highlighting, as well as the light, and the USB charging (I travel a lot). But for now I've decided to wait. When I tested out the unit in the store, it seemed like entering notes was a bit cumbersome. I think I had to first highlight (which wasn't a speedy thing in itself), and then double-tap (which I often had to repeat in order for it to work) before I could actually begin entering notes. The unit was buggy in general and kept crashing, so I suppose there's a possibility that entering notes is a smoother process on more functional units. Since that's one of the main features I'm looking to upgrade for, I figured I'd wait for the next generation. I was also disappointed that the design emphasizes finger-swipe page turns instead of button page turns. I don't mind the feature, but I don't like how the buttons have been shrunken and are less ergonomically placed. Maybe that all belongs in another thread, but to bring it back to the topic of this thread, I had no issues with the screen.

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