11-23-2010, 10:39 PM | #136 |
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I was once told this by a relative many moons ago. He told me that just because your eyes dont hurt it doesnt mean your eyes arent straining. I take that as fact right now and wonder about using the iTouch and cell phone as an E-reader. My eyes dont hurt, usually never do, but I wonder if theyre straining and if I may be causing long term damage to them.
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11-23-2010, 11:57 PM | #137 | |
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11-24-2010, 12:10 AM | #138 | |
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11-24-2010, 01:03 AM | #139 |
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Easier to look at? No. Equal? Yes. LCD does not bother my eyes and I do not experience the "pain" others do from reading on LCD. This having worked in I.T. for a fair amount of years and using LCD screens constantly.
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11-24-2010, 02:56 AM | #142 |
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With internet anecdotes it's hard to tell what's placebo and what's not, and sometimes there might be other variables - screen brightness, ambient light, reading distance, posture etc... that people haven't isolated, however honest and sincere they are.
Now glare is a real problem, because we associate LCD with touchscreen capacitative displays that have a piece of glass over them, and that causes glare. It's not an inherent LCD thing, I try to use matte displays where is no capacitative touch, but it something relevant to e-readers and tablets... |
11-24-2010, 10:24 AM | #143 |
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LCD screens with LED backlight don't flicker. Even when set to very low brightness.
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11-24-2010, 12:25 PM | #144 | |
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Anti-Glare film sold for Nook Color - $16.95. Comes with 2 of them and a lint free cloth. Works quite nicely and doesn't affect the touchscreen capabilities nor does it leave a residue on the glass. |
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11-24-2010, 12:36 PM | #145 |
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I'm not an expert on placebo, I don't work in those industries, but it might work both ways. I'm worried about false positives - so people feeling eyestrain from LCD because they were told LCDs (or computer screens) cause eyestrain.
Yes, I ordered anti-glare film for my NOOKcolor, not here yet. Generally they do add a bit of noise, depending the quality. We'll see when it gets here. |
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