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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I'm fine with preferences. Everybody's different. Perfectly cool. I'm just tired of those who perpetuate the myth of some sort of divine eink superiority: "'real' readers choose eink" "those who read on tablets must be more casual readers" "how could anyone read whole books on LCD?" There's quantifiable eink snobbery around here (not everyone, of course).
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I believe there was a study done in 2012 that concluded it had more to do with the image quality than the screen technology.
Linked here at the National Institutes for Health.
I ALSO think that "e-ink superiority" is a myth. Personally, (anecdotally here folks) I think text is FAR clearer on my Fire HDX tablet when reading books than on my Kindle (5-button) OR my Paperwhite 2 that I got rid of earlier this year. Resolution has dramatically improved on the e-readers over the years, but the edges of text still look "watery" or indistinct to me by comparison with the razor sharp text on my Fire HDX.
When it comes to digital books, I think people should use the device that works best for them. FOR ME, it is a combo of my tablet and my e-reader, used throughout different parts of the day depending on lighting conditions, time of day, weight of the device, etc. etc.
Why limit myself to only one device when I can use several devices with their own strengths (including paper)?