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Old 08-06-2017, 04:19 PM   #95
John F
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I think the point that Katsunami is making is that there's a big difference between preferring to read on high-resolution screens (who wouldn't prefer a high-resolution screen?) and the claims that some people have made that they're unable to read on low-resolution screens. 20 years ago I was reading books on a Palm III which had about a 3" screen with a resolution of 160x160 pixels (which works out at about 50dpi), and we thought it was great, because there wasn't anything better around at the time. You make the best of what's available.
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
Yes, this.

Some people talk as if any device with a resolution lower than 300 ppi is completely unusable, even though those same people have been using such devices for 10-30 years (depending on their age).

I fully understand not wanting to use such a device because there is something better and you can afford it, but stating you can't use it is just not true.
And when I posted "problems", I meant things like eye fatigue, blurry vision, ...

My first Eink reader was a Sony 505, and I could read for hours with no eye fatigue; with my 1st Gen IPad, my eyes would get tired after 15 minutes (and I didn't have the brightness blazing).
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