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Originally Posted by Coops
Reading on LCD's etc, and the Ipad - what colour background is on the iPad when in reading 'mode'?
I've only recently found how much more pleasant a Word document is to work on, with the 'background' set to a light greyish-beige. A bright white background is terrible.... easy to see for yourself in your web browser:-
on one tab open up www.google.com in all it's uncluttered bright whiteyness ;-)
and next to it, open up a tab of this site:- http://pixobebo.com/
Tab between them and see how big the difference in comfort is - and how easy it is to read the text on that pixobebo site, even though it's at the fairly dark end of formats...
This was all started for me from work, where we have a 'session log' which has default settings of green text on a black background - that old stylee computer terminal feel - ah, the old days....
Coops |
It depends on the individual. I find I do better with the higher contrast. A white background works best for me as long as the screen isn't too bright. My netbook's and desktop computer's LCD screens don't cause me any eyestrain since I keep the brightness no higher than I need to see clearly. In fact, I have to crank up the brightness on my netbook a bit to avoid eyestrain.
I've spent long periods of time using my JBL's reflective LCD and my currently dead Mentor's e-ink screen. I much prefer the Mentor's screen because it has more contrast and slightly better resolution than the JBL. Adjustable backlighting on both would reduce eyestrain when lighting is not as good as it should be. On the JBL, I grab a flashlight (I keep a small one in my purse) a lot sooner than I did on the higher contrast Mentor.