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Originally Posted by DixieGal
I am really getting tired of people talking about eyestrain, just because they read about it somewhere. Anything you do that has you staring for a long time could strain your eyes. I had my worst eyestrain ever after a marathon session of Solitaire on my laptop while watching a Dr Who marathon. The constant re-focusing did a number on me.
I also got a bad case of eyestrain from e-ink with my Sony. The poor contrast between text and background was a big problem.
There have been some news updates about color e-ink in the past couple of weeks. Why didn't you read them?
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You're right, too many people read about eyestrain and devices and take it for fact. The truth is it is a personal effect. Some people can read with a backlit LCD without hassle, others (like me) can not sustain prolonged periods of time looking at an LCD. Then again, my experiences are to do with LCD monitors (22") yet on my 14" laptop I can go alot longer. So potentially a 7" LCD ereader may not be all that big an issue for eyestrain for me.
You point out you get eyestrain from your e-ink device, some people do, others don't. Some people can read quite happily on a mobile phone, some can't.
End of the day, which devices contribute or increase the likelihood/risk of eyestrain is of a personal nature to the individual. Other peoples' experiences/thoughts IMHO should be taken with a grain of salt. Reading on backlit screens either works for you personally or it doesn't. Given the increasing market for LCD-based ereaders one would conclude there is a big enough portion of readers out there who are not affected by eyestrain reading on a LCD.