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Originally Posted by jswinden
The light on the Paperwhite is a plastic layer that is placed on top of the eInk screen. I don't know about others, but I've never seen any plastic layer that was as clear as glass. This plastic layer degrades the text because you have to view the text through a much less than perfect layer of plastic. To see the difference, go to a retailer and compare a Paperwhite next to the non-touchscreen Kindle. Even though the resolution is lower on the non-touch Kindle, its screen is crisper and sharper, whereas the Paperwhite screen looks a bit fuzzy due to the extra plastic layer.
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You have to weigh up the loss of contrast caused by the light diffuser against the gain in contrast from the resulting illumination.
In good natural light, you're absolutely right, the light diffuser causes a very slight "fuzziness" compared to a non-illuminated reader. Personally, however, I do most of my reading in the evenings, in artificial light, and in those conditions there's a massive "win" from having the frontlight.