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Old 05-24-2019, 04:31 AM   #12
Faeryink
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Device: Onyx Boox Max 2
Yes that's how I react to white paper (bleached, normal printer paper) and I find the grey/off-white background so much easier just like you do. I almost always stain the paper/canvas paper I paint/draw on with tea washes if its very white. Usually I purchase unbleached, environmentally friendly drawing and painting paper. With the reading on white paper its harder for me. Tempting to tea-stain my pdf articles. Luckily they are all in digital format on my Onyx e-readers. I agree that the off-white (greyish newspaper like) background gives a more comfortable experience when reading books or articles. I don't like watching videos on the LCD screen I use my Onyx Boox.

It seem like you have similar light sensitivity issues as I do. With the LCD screens I always use blue light filters (windows, mac, ios settings) and I wear computer glasses which cut blue light. Despite that I get eye strain, and I am better with my unlit Onyx Boox Max 2 pro and printed books. i am handwriting my novel currently on the Onyx devices and I mostly do my artwork in between. I do need the computer/laptops when I am doing data collection and processing (personal scientific studies on art materials). So the monitor mode on Onyx is great for that mostly.

I am now using my large Max 2 Pro for reading and editing documents and Nova Pro for field notes, sketching and using it write on with the stylus. It has been expensive, but I hope I can get on with my work without hurting my eyes. I spend about 10 hours a day on these devices (writing, drawing, watching videos).

Thanks for reminding me about the breaks I need to take. I have a timer setup to help but sometimes I ignore it. How do you set a timer or know when it take a pause? Maybe I will look in the google play store for something that would remind me to take a pause. Thanks once again!!

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Originally Posted by eMole View Post
I, too have eyestrain problems. All LCD-s hurt, especially with light colors. Real white paper hurts. Old, yellow or gray pages are ok. I use (and love) a non-glare ebook reader, pause at every page at look up at something farther in my room.
And frontlight hurts, I always use ambient light.

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