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Originally Posted by ibex333
I know the iPad is great for this stuff, but it is heavy on the eyes because of the LCD screen.
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hi,
we could start a whole debate about photons reflecting from e-ink (or a real book) being different from potons coming from an lcd, but lets not do that
From my experience i have these remarks for your consideration:
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most people have their lcd's intensity cranked up WAY to much compared to the light around them. typically: reduce it to 30% or less. that seems dim, but will be a great read without being heavy on the eyes. Keep on adjusting when the light around you changes (e.g. in the evening)
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Reading in the sun will be impossible on an lcd
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reflection on an ipad is sometimes bad.
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part of reading, especially with technical publications is annotation and quickly flipping back and forth, zooming in on a graphic etc.. Even though e-readers have improved, for me they are still much to slow for this usecase.
Concluding: for me the only candidate for this type of reading is still a full fledged computer/laptop or the ipad/adroid lcd tablet.