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Originally Posted by krapo
It's true that it is subjective, as FizzyWater said, however it's just how the brain works so one has to deal with it  |
Actually, I think it's possible that it's not just the way your brain, but how your eyes work, that tends to make reading on a black device easier. Your pupils dilate or contract depending on the intensity of light entering your eyes. White objects reflect more light that black ones do, making your pupils contract more when viewing a white object under the same ambient lighting conditions. I think it's a bit harder to read the e-ink images next to a white bezel for the same reason that it's harder to see any images with less-than-optimal contrast in a bright room, e.g. images on your TV or computer screen. Your pupils are not letting in enough light for the fainter images to be easily distinguished.
Also, white plastic is going to get grubby looking.