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Originally Posted by JeremyZ
It is because lots of people don't understand that eInk is easier on the eyes. All they see is side-by-side features:
- Color vs. B&W
- Can read in the dark w/o an additional light
- Cheaper, for the feature set
I think a lot of us read all day on LCDs or CRTs, which are essentially light sources. This creates a lot of eye strain over a period of hours and hours. It's like looking at a dim light bulb for hours at a time.
Don't worry, they'll wise up some day. |
I have had 5 eink readers (3 of which are still in working order) and yet I currently am using the color LCD Augen TB, and more often the LCD color Pandigital Novel. So "not understanding the difference" is not the issue.
I experience no eyestrain with back-lit LCD devices (I started reading ebooks on a Palm device, and then the LCD Bookwise 1150) I have found I just prefer having a back-lit screen. The Sony 700 was a nice compromise with it's side lit eink screen, but the battery performance has degraded since I purchased it.
As others have said, the issue of eyestrain with LCD screens is a very subjective matter, not a universal need to "wise up".