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Originally Posted by columbus
As a recent purchaser of the 505, who had not seen one in the flesh before buying, I have to say when I first used it I was a little disappointed with the greyness of the 'paper'. Having been used to white high contrast reading on my laptop.
I have very quickly changed my mind, having previously suffered quite bad eye strain from LCD, even to a lesser degree with pbooks. So far no matter what the lighting conditions the eink screen has not caused any problems. ( I found it impossible to read a paperback in bright sunlight but with the 505 it is no problem)
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Then again, you are comparing what is not comparable: The reason your eyes hurts with LCD screens is the projected light - the whiter, the more agressive it is (that is why many people - including myself - prefer blue background on word processing...).
In a e-ink device, things are quite different - the whiter is not more agressive. On the contrary: the higher the contrast, the more confortable it is to your eyes - like a good quality magazine.