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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
Curious though wouldn't higher pixel density help with contrast?
Comparing side by side, text on the PW2 looks more washed out and fuzzy compared to the PW3. Same goes for line art and small text when reading manga. To me, the difference is noticeable during normal (manga) reading, too. I'd often need to zoom in on text on the PW2 to make it legible. Never had to do that for the PW3.
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Higher dpi doesn't affect contrast in itself, but then fuzzyness is not a lack of contrast but rather a lack of sharpness.
On greyscale or colour screens, software anti-aliasing is often used to increase smoothness at the expense of sharpness. A 600 dpi screen could achieve the same smoothness as a 300dpi screen without as much anti-aliasing, and so text could be sharper (less fuzzy) at the same smoothness setting.
Personally, as with high dpi, I don't think a high contrast ratio is anywhere near as important for reading as a well-designed font and the ability to fine-tune the font weight and sharpness settings.
(Edit: Also, fonts often use hinting at small sizes, which sacrifices the fine shape of glyphs to allow a simpler pixel representation. Higher dpi screens can reduce the need for hinting and so fonts can appear sharper at small sizes without sacrificing shape.)