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sciredz · 03-04-2010, 10:37 PM

I wonder why reflective display is better on the eyes compared to backlit. When
you view bright source of light, your eye pupil decreases in size.. why does this
cause more eyestrain than reading on a eink (like Kindle) which doesn't use any
backlit (hence doesn't make the pupil smaller)??

03-04-2010, 10:37 PM	#70
sciredz Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	I wonder why reflective display is better on the eyes compared to backlit. When you view bright source of light, your eye pupil decreases in size.. why does this cause more eyestrain than reading on a eink (like Kindle) which doesn't use any backlit (hence doesn't make the pupil smaller)??