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Originally Posted by HarryT
Do you have any evidence that illuminated screens damage the eyes? A rather large percentage of the population spends their whole working day looking at illuminated screens (you're probably reading this on one now) and I see no evidence for an epidemic of eye damage as a result.
You may of course prefer the appearance of an eInk screen for reading on (I certainly do), but that's very different to a claim that LCD screens cause eye damage.
I would, by the way, second the recommendation of a tablet for PDFs. I have to read a lot of PDFs for academic work, and find my iPad to be perfect for the job. eInk devices generally have slow CPUs and not much RAM, and aren't good at rendering PDFs as a result. If you really do want an eInk PDF reader, you need to be looking at 9.7" screens, such as the Kindle DX or Pocketbook 922.
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I don't understand why this needs to turn into an argument about e-ink vs illuminated tablets. Ultimately its my money and I want an E-ink device. I said I didn't want a device that wasn't E-ink, if you don't like that well oh well you don't have to buy it. I however prefer E-ink devices I think they look a lot better, the battery life is fantastic, and my current device is rendering PDF files just fine. As for the screen I find that my current screen dimensions work perfectly. I don't see why I NEED to upgrade my resolution. I can read and see everything with what I have currently. Basically like I said in my original post I want the same device only with much better storage. I don't need a higher resolution, and I don't want an E-reader that's not E-ink. If you know of an E-ink reader with all the features I am looking for and it just so happens to have a better resolution, that's fine but otherwise i don't want it.