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Originally Posted by HarryT
What are you reading this message on? I suspect it's an LCD computer monitor, right? Do you find using it for more than an hour or two to be an unbearable strain on your eyes?
Honestly, there's a load of rubbish written about the "strain" of LCD screens; I sit in front of one all day long without problems, and read on my iPad absolutely fine.
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I find the strain bearable but I've read things that staring at an LCD screen hurts your eyes, for instance making vision worse (permanent damage) rather than just eye strain. Whether or not that is true or not I don't know.
Like I stated in my previous posts, I'm interested in the iPad but after doing some research, the Nook Color caught my eye as well. So I'm wondering if anyone can answer some questions I have.
Does the laminated screen help reading in brightly lit rooms? Or is it just an advertised point that really does nothing?
How fast is the Nook Color once it is overclocked to 1.3 Ghz? I believe the iPad's processor is at 1.0 Ghz so would the Nook Color be faster? I'm not really good at comparing specs and because of that I don't really know how much of a difference that is from a stock Nook.
Is the Nook Color's touch screen responsive? I watched the video review from engadget and it looks like the screen or maybe just the software is really laggy and unpolished. When I watch a youtube video showing the iPad and when I tried it out at the Apple store, it was really smooth and applications oped up to the lightest touch. I haven't tried out the Nook Color but from videos I have seen, the screen is not very responsive. I have a Nook 1st edition and am wondering if the touch screen on the 1st edition is exactly the same as the Nook Color's touch screen?
Last, is the Nook Color capable of taking notes? I know on the iPad I can buy a boxweave stylus and take notes on it but I would like to know if the Nook Color can as well. I will be mostly viewing power points and would like to be able to highlight important parts and maybe jot down quick notes on the margins.
Hope you can help, and thanks for the help given already. Thanks!