A used original Sony Reader Touch (PRS - 600) can also be picked up at a significant discount ($ 118 compared to the $ 229.99 retail price of the current version) if you don't mind a previous generation e-reader that had
some screen glare issues.
Not exact matches
Aside from the fingerprint
issue, there is also a bit of a
glare from the Kindle Fire's
screen.
The reason for this was that I could not find any
screen protector that would eliminate reflections (
glare could be taken care of) which was a highly annoying
issue for me when using a tablet.
ompact and lightweight e-book reader; responsive touch -
screen interface with no
glare or contrast
issues; high - contrast E Ink Pearl display; zippier performance than its predecessor; integration with Sony e-book store; good battery life (up to two weeks); supports EPUB e-book standard, which allows for e-book downloads from libraries; audio playback; SD and Memory Stick Duo memory expansion slots.
The Touch Edition is a compact and lightweight e-book reader; responsive touch -
screen interface with no
glare or contrast
issues; high - contrast E Ink Pearl display; zippier performance than its predecessor; integration with Sony e-book store; good battery life (up to two weeks); supports EPUB e-book standard, which allows for e-book downloads from libraries; audio playback; SD and Memory Stick Duo memory expansion slots.
Bormasina belongs to a very small segment of the market that only wants an eReader to read at night, and doesn't care about
screen contrast or the
glare issues during daytime reading, an activity he / she doesn't seem to participate in.
Brightness is decent but the
screen suffers a large amount of
glare which is an
issue for those that might use it outdoors a lot.
Either way, the result is the same, a matte finished
screen, without any serious sun
glare issues, that displays black and white text.
The
glare on the
screen, of course, would have been his first
issue.
By contrast, the iPad is hard to read outside because its LCD gets washed out in direct sunlight and the glass covering the
screen is reflective and creates
glare issues.
I expected better: If the Barnes & Noble NookColor could nail the
screen and
glare issue on its $ 250 e-reader tablet, why couldn't Motorola overcome
glare on its $ 800 flagship device?
The Good Compact and lightweight e-book reader; responsive touch -
screen interface with no
glare or contrast
issues; high - contrast E Ink Pearl display; zippier performance than its predecessor; integration with Sony e-book store; good battery life (up to two weeks); supports EPUB e-book standard, which allows for e-book downloads from libraries; audio playback; SD and Memory Stick Duo memory expansion slots.
E-paper
screens like the Kindle's E Ink display don't need a backlight or a glossy
screen and subsequently doesn't have
issues with
glare.
Downsides to Sony's first foray into the Android tablet market include: poor speaker quality, a bulky plastic design, a dim
screen (affecting image quality and indicating
glare issues), and at the time of review instability with Android Honeycomb 3.2 OS.
Unlike the original eInk Kindle devices, where more light is better, the Kindle Fire can sometimes suffer from
glare issues that make the
screen hard to see and can cause eyestrain.
However, the matte display coat makes the
screen's mediocre brightness less of an
issue because
glare from ambient light isn't visible.
- Audio & Video drivers could use improvements - Slight «creaking» flexing noise - Glossy
screen causes
glare in many scenarios - USB - C has compatibility
issues
Despite the glossy
screen, we never had any
issues with
glare, unless the ZenBook was in direct sunlight but most laptops have trouble competing with the sun.