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I have never had any problems reading off of my lcd monitors. This is how I did my reading for years, since I am able to adjust the font size. Right now I am waiting for some good solid reviews of a tablet so that I can get one to do my night time reading. Unless the light is at just the right angle, I have a hard time reading at night with my Sony.
I think this is more of the same old BS of one way HAS to be better than another way. When the truth is BOTH ways are acceptable, and work equally well in different situations. When I started having eye strain reading on my monitors, it translated into the fact that I needed a new prescription for my glasses. Not because of the monitor, but because my eyes had changed yet again due to age. From ages 35 to 46 I needed new glasses every 2 years, which my doctor told me was normal & welcome to middle age. Thank God, they finally stablized it was very expensive having to get new glasses every 2 years. My eyes SHOULD according to the doctor stay stable until I get into my 60s or 70's at which time again they may start changing due to age. So those of you who have trouble reading lcd monitors, go get your eyes checked for changes due to age. Reading on the computer, may simply be the most obvious way your eyes are trying to tell you something. That & trying to grow your arms longer when trying to read something on a peice of paper. (clue...It WON'T work!) Last edited by cfrizz; 10-30-2010 at 11:00 AM. |
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It could be caused by subpixel rendering (it's deliberate and you can disable it in your operating system preferences). Or because the color subpixels are not in the same place: try a good PVA LCD display with subpixels looking like that: >>> and you won't notice any color fringing.
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"Eyestrain" as used by the doctor is presumably a medical term with a medical definition. I don't have any problem accepting the fact that reading on an LCD screen is not "medically" worse than reading on an e-ink screen - at least not for most people.
However, that doesn't mean that when people state that they prefer reading on an e-ink screen to an LCD screen due to "eye strain," that there isn't something to that...it's just that what they call "eye strain" isn't (again, for most people) the medical condition known as eye strain. But that doesn't mean it's not something real. I read on an LCD screen 8-10 hours per day; sometimes more. Mostly black letters on a white background. I don't believe it has caused any medical issues for me. *However,* when I read for pleasure, I *much prefer* reading on my Kindle (just as I always preferred reading books to trying to read on the computer). I wouldn't describe it as an eyestrain issue...it's just more relaxing reading on e-ink. Perhaps because the e-ink is more visually quiet. If I don't have access to a book or an e-ink reader, my next preference is the Kindle or Stanza app's white-on-black mode...which does tend to support the view that it is the backlighting that causes reading on an LCD to be less pleasant. For most people. Millions of people have bought e-ink readers, all of whom also had access to LCD screens, presumably for free. The e-book market is dominated by Kindle (76%) and B&N (20%), with the remaining 20% being divided between e-ink readers like Sony and Kobo and non-e-ink readers like the iPad. This also suggests that most heavy readers, given the choice, prefer to read on e-ink. (Note that the figures aren't necessarily as one-sided in favor of e-ink as they appear, since many iPad users will read on their device using the Kindle app). So while medical eyestrain is perhaps a myth, the fact that most people who read heavily prefer e-ink over LCD screens is not. |
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Whether preference or eye trouble, it doesn't matter. Buy what works for you. Just don't assume that everyone's preferences or eyesight are the same. The more product choices, the better for all of us.
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Now people like me who prefer reading on LCD, even as a dedicated reader, have some choices. I'm sure those of us who prefer LCD would enjoy it if the eink people didn't try to kill the joy we are getting by seeing the first LCD reading-purposed reader to come out in a long time by claiming eink is better due to eyestrain. A true statement would be eink is better for reading outside or in lit rooms or eink is better because the battery life completely destroys the battery life of LCD. The eyestrain thing though, that has to go, because it is purely based on the person's preference to device and if they have some medical problem that has nothing to do with the LCD straining the eyes. |
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LCD eye strain, or whatever thing is happening is NOT a myth. I work in front of a LCD computer all day and read in a e-ink device when i can and i can surely tell the difference. Absolutely no comparison.... i am sooo very glad e-ink was invented!
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Yeah, the iPad was supposed to kill e-ink readers. Yet for some reason it did not, with Kindles *still* selling in huge volumes, and with many people having both. The iPad has been quite successful as a tablet, but not successful at all as an e-reader. The evidence seems to be that most people just prefer e-ink. You can, of course, continue to pretend that the e-ink preference is solely because people have been brainwashed by the vast e-ink marketing conspiracy (yeah, right), despite the fact that they have *all* read on LCD screens. But don't expect anyone who has used an e-reader to actually believe this. |
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"Asthenopia (eye strain) – a sense of fatigue brought on by use of the eyes for prolonged close work or in persons who have uncorrected error of refraction. Symptoms are usually aching or burning of the eyes, accompanied by headache. " Also I found something interesting here, and the point that is relevant for the discussion would be "(c) The reading conditions": "The brightness ratio between a book and the surrounding table surface should be 1:1 ideally, but a value of 3:1 is acceptable. Beyond 5:1 there is some impairment." |
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Also, your comment about the iPad's success as a reader is definately BS. Just go to the Apple forum here and see for yourself. The main drawback people have with the iPad as a reader isn't the screen technology as you try to make it out to be, but the weight, size, and mostly price. Get your facts straight. Last edited by ColdSun; 10-30-2010 at 01:43 PM. |
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(old tech)Vizplex / Pearl E (new tech) I say you need to test out the device with each feature and see which one doesn't make you feel with your head. They have come a long with since the days of the TI AVIGO Back-lite Glow on green screen TouchPad. Now clarity for reading on these e-readers:
Pearl E has less gray, blacks are blacker, sharp crisper text seems to jump off the screen. Last edited by tipstir; 10-30-2010 at 01:55 PM. Reason: Updating info |
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I think it is just me but I need very bright light source. When I was reading on my e-ink screen in low light, similar to paper, i get a headache. During one of the trips, I didn't bring my laptop. When I was surfing the web with the nook in the hotel, I found myself drawn to reading the article in the little second screen. It was a very unsatisfying experience.
Since I lost my nook to my daughter, I haven't read on the e-ink since. I work 9 hours in front of the LCD and go home and surf the web on the laptop for another 2-3 hours with no problem. |
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A lot better evidence than your repeated and tendentious argument that people who buy e-ink readers are idiots deluded by a vast marketing conspiracy. Feel free to offer some proof of that. Take your time. Quote:
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Sometimes it boils down to the eye glass you read with. If you do wear them. Those that are sold in the pharmacy from 1.00+ all the way up to 4.00+. You could try them and see if they help you see better on the e-reader. There is only so much they can do with technology on these panels. I tell my eye doc I need special glasses for the computer, these are anti-glare an etc. The problem with glasses has to be design for where the distance from the LCD monitor screen is. The tablet or e-reader LCD panel you'll be closer too. A lot of variables to have to consider. I only mention all of this because you say you get headaches. I was getting that too and way to much grey wash.
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