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Faeryink · 05-22-2019, 04:22 PM

@E-inkFuture:
Thanks for sharing your experience and the advice on blinking to prevent dry eyes. I feel pressure behind my right eye build up and get severe headaches when using LCD screens. I take 3-5 minute break every 30 minutes (even on e-ink and paper). Perhaps I will set my timer to 20 minutes and see if that makes a difference. I get more anxious when working on LCD screens than with e-ink or paper. I can work on paper for hours, as I draw and paint a lot and read printed material without any issues. I think you may have a point about the e-ink screen size, I had the same issue (being honest much worse) with Kindle Paperwhite many years ago. Interestingly, I was fine with my old Yotaphone 2 (even smaller screen but unlit).
I spent a few hours again with the Nova's front light turned off after a break and I can manage maybe an hour or two. I realised I had to turn both cold and warm lights off (the cold light was on 1, and I thought both were turned off). I am reluctant to put a matt screen on my Nova Pro, as I really like the surface to draw/sketch/write on. On my Onyx Boox Max 2 Pro I have a matt screen protector (official one from Onyx) and it is gorgeous to write and draw on, but the problem is that the stylus nib wears down too fast. I have to change the nib every 2-3 weeks so its getting a bit expensive (I get a pack of 5 nibs for about 9 euros on Amazon). I think with the Nova Pro the one advantage is that the nibs won't need changing as often as I need to with the Max Boox Pro 2. But I will try the screen protector in the future. Thanks for your suggestions.

@Question Mark & @bsnick
I realised that I had not fully turned off the cold light it was on setting 1, turning it off made a big difference. I have decided to use it as a notepad and field sketchbook (outdoors). I loved sketching and drawing on it. I have to change the nib on my Wacom stylus for Onyx Boox Max 2 Pro every 2-3 weeks, so its a bit pricey to maintain. I feel that the pen tips for the Nova would last longer. It is wonderful to draw/sketch on, somehow the pressure sensitivity is handled better on the Nova (just my experience with Artrage and Sketchbook). I have some spare matt screen protectors for my Onyx Boox which I could cut to fit on Nova screen to see if it would make a difference, but I will ideally just use it without it for keeping the nibs longer. I am a fairly small person and I don't apply much pressure on the stylus but I think the matt texture on my Onyx Boox Max wears down the nibs faster. Thanks for your advice on the matt screen protector, I shall bear that in mind for the future.

05-22-2019, 04:22 PM	#5
Faeryink Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 21606 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: Onyx Boox Max 2	@E-inkFuture: Thanks for sharing your experience and the advice on blinking to prevent dry eyes. I feel pressure behind my right eye build up and get severe headaches when using LCD screens. I take 3-5 minute break every 30 minutes (even on e-ink and paper). Perhaps I will set my timer to 20 minutes and see if that makes a difference. I get more anxious when working on LCD screens than with e-ink or paper. I can work on paper for hours, as I draw and paint a lot and read printed material without any issues. I think you may have a point about the e-ink screen size, I had the same issue (being honest much worse) with Kindle Paperwhite many years ago. Interestingly, I was fine with my old Yotaphone 2 (even smaller screen but unlit). I spent a few hours again with the Nova's front light turned off after a break and I can manage maybe an hour or two. I realised I had to turn both cold and warm lights off (the cold light was on 1, and I thought both were turned off). I am reluctant to put a matt screen on my Nova Pro, as I really like the surface to draw/sketch/write on. On my Onyx Boox Max 2 Pro I have a matt screen protector (official one from Onyx) and it is gorgeous to write and draw on, but the problem is that the stylus nib wears down too fast. I have to change the nib every 2-3 weeks so its getting a bit expensive (I get a pack of 5 nibs for about 9 euros on Amazon). I think with the Nova Pro the one advantage is that the nibs won't need changing as often as I need to with the Max Boox Pro 2. But I will try the screen protector in the future. Thanks for your suggestions. @Question Mark & @bsnick I realised that I had not fully turned off the cold light it was on setting 1, turning it off made a big difference. I have decided to use it as a notepad and field sketchbook (outdoors). I loved sketching and drawing on it. I have to change the nib on my Wacom stylus for Onyx Boox Max 2 Pro every 2-3 weeks, so its a bit pricey to maintain. I feel that the pen tips for the Nova would last longer. It is wonderful to draw/sketch on, somehow the pressure sensitivity is handled better on the Nova (just my experience with Artrage and Sketchbook). I have some spare matt screen protectors for my Onyx Boox which I could cut to fit on Nova screen to see if it would make a difference, but I will ideally just use it without it for keeping the nibs longer. I am a fairly small person and I don't apply much pressure on the stylus but I think the matt texture on my Onyx Boox Max wears down the nibs faster. Thanks for your advice on the matt screen protector, I shall bear that in mind for the future.