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Originally Posted by elcreative
But once again, that's you... a Nook STR I borrowed to try, gives me a headache/eyestrain just as quick as any other LCD screen when used for sustained reading but e-ink doesn't... better ppi gives better quality image but it's still a damn light shining directly in my eyes regardless of how many pixels it's made of...  |
Nook STR == Simple Touch Reader == e-ink. I assume you meant Nook Color?
And the backlight is not "shining directly in your eyes" any more than the light reflecting off of an eink page is "reflecting directly in your eyes".
Finally, more pixels == smoother letters == easier to read without straining, regardless of backlight or otherwise. Due to the nature of pixels on LCD (perfect squares) vs. eink (
rough-edged squares), LCDs require a higher pixel density to produce as smooth letter forms. A nook color with a 7" 1024x600 screen is still only 170ppi. Try reading on a phone with over 200ppi (or an iPhone with over 300ppi) and see if that makes a difference.