09-03-2009, 10:42 AM | #31 |
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Okay! Everybody has different opinions and a right to express those opinions. Jon has a tendency to be direct with little sugar coating, thus his responses. In his defense, he is trying to be as precise as possible because so many people come on to MobileRead for answers to their ereading questions and be accurate with descriptions is important.
As for eink clarity on the 600: If you are used to the 505 and expect the display to be the same on the 600, you will be disappointed. However, the display is considerably better on the 600 than the 700 in a side-by-side comparison. There will always be some glare/reflection from a reflective surface such as glass, which occurs on all of the Sony Readers. However, it is less noticeable on the 505 than the 600 or 700. Because of the added layer of the touchscreen, the reflective qualities of the screen are greater on the 600 and the 700. It is the crispness or darkness of the eink lettering that is really the issue. The 505's lettering is darker than that of the 600 but the 600 is darker than the 700. By eliminating the size of the gap between the touch screen and the eink display on the 600 by removing the light source, they have reduced the distortion which caused the more diffused display. I have had the 700 since last December and am very happy with the display. Yes there is some glare but it is manageable. I actually have more success reading in direct sunlight. It is reading indoors with an overhead light like a reading lamp that generally gives me the greatest problems but I just shift positions and am able to continue reading just fine. Although I love the 700, I have put in an order fro the 600 because I have mono-vision (one corrective lens to see near and the other to see far) and am hoping the darker lettering will cause less eyestrain. Bottom line: if you don't need or care about the touch screen and your main objective is to have the clearest and darkest display, stick with the 300 or the 505. |
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The problem I think is using a Mighty Bright, the light bulb causes a glare on the screen that makes it hard to read. I too found it near impossible to read with a night light on my 505. =X= |
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09-04-2009, 06:26 PM | #36 |
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I did end up taking my 600 back to the Sony Store - I am confident that many people will love the 600, but for me (especially after owning a prs-505 for so long) that the touch screen still sacrificed legibility for that feature. For some (maybe most) the touch feature outweighs the reflection issues, but for me it did not. The readability and clarity are the most important features in a reader for me. I will say they improved over the 700 but it still felt like a compromise to me...
I purchased the 600 for the augmented pdf features. I think I will try a Kindle DX next - I know its not perfect either but i would rather use a joystick to navigate then interfere with or diminish the display quality in any way PS - i have tried the Irex reader (too expensive (understatement)to short a battery life and the capactive buttons made me crazy) On a bright note I was able to sweet talk the Sony salesperson into forgoing the 15% restocking fee |
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One man's meat is another man's reader being returned to the Sony store
ok I could not resist - isn't "glare" a subjective description? In your opinion the 600 does not have a significant amount of glare or as when used in this context a harsh or dazzling refelction of light. Fair enough, I can totally accept that. I think "Thai spicy" at most Thai restaurants is medium at best, while my daughter thinks "Thai spicy" is one step below eating red hot coals.
My belief that assigning the description of "fact" to your subjective and completely valid opinion that the 600 does not produce as much glare as the 300 and 600 is perhaps to strict of an interpretation. 2+2=4 is a fact, a given mass having gravity is a fact. Glare, reflection, taste, likes, dislikes etc are opinions. Although many people or even a majority may share the opinion they are still opinions of taste, preference or frame of reference. In my subjective opinion, after owning a 600 for 5 days and then returning it (ugh terrible impulse buying problems coupled with horrible buyers remorse) my subjective opinion is that it had a very significant amount of glare, or reflective light issues on the screen; this being the main reason why I returned it. In my opinion... Last edited by davidspitzer; 09-04-2009 at 06:52 PM. |
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I tried the DX for PDF and it really sucked. How is the pdf support on your 505? is not good enough?
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I tried the DX for PDF and it really sucked. How is the pdf support on your 505? is not good enough?
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I am going to test between this 505 and the 600 tomorrow. |
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I checked them out for quite a while, different angles, etc. The 300 and 500 were easier to read, esp.when light was angling off of them. I have not seen anybody to this date (except JSW) contend otherwise. |
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600 zoom is ok but i think i just need a bigger screen - i have tried the irex reader and found it lacking, so i was hoping the dx would work |
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Im thinking of waiting for the wireless editon from sony or the Barnes and NOble ebook reader. Perhaps, screen and pdf support will be better. You know technology can only get better. patience may be required. which is hard for me. |
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It's official not only did we not get hit with a restocking fee they even refunded the original shipping cost. I only paid for the return shipping. Nice way to do business. I've since received the 505 and am very happy with it.
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