| I've used both meters.
BTW, one way of getting rid of glare is to use those PDA protectors that are essentially clear plastic with sticky stuff on them. They "fog up" the lens a bit.
Here's my quick rundown on the differences between the One-Touch Ultra and the Freestyle Flash:
Strip prices are the same if you pay cash for them. They also sell in the gray market (eBay) for about the same.
Both give their results in about 5 to 7 seconds.
FREESTYLE FLASH:
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- Uses 1/3 the amount of blood as the 1-touch (0.3 microliters)
- Gives you up to about 60 seconds to put blood into the strip.
- Data cable costs only $5 (at least, if they're still offering it)
- Smaller
- Easier to get a replacement upon defective issues (they don't ask as many questions and don't treat you like a new diabetic every time you call their tech support).
- Backlight and LED light to see where you're testing when in complete darkness -- the LED light illuminates the strip in total darkness and helps you find your blood drop.
One-Touch ULTRA:
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- Requires 3 times as much blood than the Freestyle
- Requires blood to instantly be placed in strip reservior or else it produces an error message
- No backlight
- Bigger screen than the Flash; easier to read the numbers, easy to hold on to if you're clumsy.
- Expensive data cable to hook to your computer
- Software is a tad more advanced and mature than the software provided by Therasense Freestyle Flash (I mean Abbott now, I suppose).
My own preference is the Flash. It's also based on newer technology...
The OneTouch Ultra-*Smart* looks pretty good for Type 1's, though -- the features it offers with diary logging are very impressive, and if I had the money for one, I'd certainly give it a go.  | 
