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Staphoent · 10-28-2014, 03:15 PM

Hi,

I hope that some of you experienced pocketbook users can help me.

I'm a student studying a bachelors degree which consists of a lot of reading. I find that I get a lot of eye strain from reading LCD tablet screens such as my iPad. Unfortunately I have found that reading from a kindle (generations 2 and 3) make me very dizzy. I know this is peculiar as I have searched the internet for hours about this issue but have found only a few people who experience the same thing. I recently discovered that if I put a matte screen protector on my ipad I get the same dizziness when using the iPad. So I have been left with two conclusions:

1) Reading from devices with Plastic screens/screen covers make me dizzy

2) Reading from devices with Matte/rough screen finishes make me dizzy.

Conclusion one seems to make the most sense to me but I couldn't find an ereader from kindle, sony, kobo or nook which had a glass screen. I then read the pocketbook website and it stated that the PocketBook Basic 2 had a glass screen so I have ordered one. Now I am not sure weather it was referring to the substrate that the e-ink is placed on, or the transparent front/cover of the ereader. So I have two questions:

1) Can somebody please tell me if the PocketReader Basic 2 does indeed have a glass screen front

2) Does anybody know of any other ereaders that have glass screen fronts.

Thanks for your help in advance.

10-28-2014, 03:15 PM	#1
Staphoent Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: PW3, PW2	PocketBook Basic 2 Screen Advice Hi, I hope that some of you experienced pocketbook users can help me. I'm a student studying a bachelors degree which consists of a lot of reading. I find that I get a lot of eye strain from reading LCD tablet screens such as my iPad. Unfortunately I have found that reading from a kindle (generations 2 and 3) make me very dizzy. I know this is peculiar as I have searched the internet for hours about this issue but have found only a few people who experience the same thing. I recently discovered that if I put a matte screen protector on my ipad I get the same dizziness when using the iPad. So I have been left with two conclusions: 1) Reading from devices with Plastic screens/screen covers make me dizzy 2) Reading from devices with Matte/rough screen finishes make me dizzy. Conclusion one seems to make the most sense to me but I couldn't find an ereader from kindle, sony, kobo or nook which had a glass screen. I then read the pocketbook website and it stated that the PocketBook Basic 2 had a glass screen so I have ordered one. Now I am not sure weather it was referring to the substrate that the e-ink is placed on, or the transparent front/cover of the ereader. So I have two questions: 1) Can somebody please tell me if the PocketReader Basic 2 does indeed have a glass screen front 2) Does anybody know of any other ereaders that have glass screen fronts. Thanks for your help in advance.