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Originally Posted by DNSB
The only person I knew who tried using a Fire 7 as an ereader gave up on it after a couple of weeks. Basically, her issues were the 1024x600 screen resolution which made smaller text hard to read, the Fire 7 was not usable when she was trying to read on their sun porch and she started getting headaches after reading for over 30 minutes at a time.
The Kindle app on her Fire 7 wss pretty much identical to the Kindle app running on my Lenovo M8 FHD tablet.
Personally, I would go for the Paperwhite 2021 edition. The higher resolution, higher contrast screen and the colour changing backlight make it worth the extra cost. Comparing the 6" 800x600 167DPI screen on the Kindle Basic to the 6.8" 1236x1648 300DPI screen on the Paperwhite is no contest. If you wait for sales, the price difference can get pretty minor.
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Thank you. That's what I was afraid of. The 7's screen resolution is crap, and basically worse than reading on my phone. The only reason I was considering it was the price.
The paperwhite 2021 edition is waaaaaay out of my budget, I'm afraid. Even the regular paperwhite. And sadly, we don't have Amazon here so I can't wait for sales to buy directly. I gotta rely on 3rd party sellers, which makes things more expensive. Import tax and stuff.
So my next cheapest option is the basic model. It is a direct upgrade for my 4th gen, but it's still more money into something I only have one use for.
Considering all things, the basic might be what I end up with. Shame tho, I was hoping the Fire 7 would be a suitable alternative.
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Originally Posted by atonement
Try to avoid reading in pitch dark and especially don't crank up the brightness if you can't. Dark mode helps but only so much. Years ago I made the mistake of reading ebooks in my mobile in pitch dark and despite dark mode and minimum brightness I had developed issues with my eye sight which warranted a visit to the ophthalmologist. Afterwards I almost never read in complete darkness and the issues gradually resolved. Read extensively thereafter on my LCD smartphone for years and never had an issue.
A high quality LCD like in an iPad is fine. OLED should be better but ofc e-ink is the best.
I do not use the frontlight in my PW3 even during night time. I prefer to have a background light source.
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Thanks. High quality lcd the fire 7 is not
