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Originally Posted by howyoudoin
Here's a simple question.
Device A and Device B have the same e-ink display from the same manufacturer.
Device A is eCarta HD. It has a ppi of 300. It has a capacitive layer laid onto it and bonded to the display.
Device B is eCarta HD. It has a ppi of 300. It has a capacitive layer laid onto it and bonded to the display.
Difference:
Device A has no other layers on top of it. You are looking directly at the e-ink display with the capacitive layer on top of it.
Device B has an extra glass layer on top of the capacitive layer, and it also has an air gap in between the capacitive layer and the glass layer.
Which do you think looks clearer? If your answer is Device B, then please provide the scientific explanation for why that extra layer of glass, along with an air gap, makes Device B look clearer. We are only interested in the science, not the subjective and unreliable perceptions of your eyes.
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You may be interested in science, I'm not. To my eyes the Oasis 3 looks better than the Libra H2O and that's all I care about. Whether it's due to lighting, glass panel or ten other factors, I have no idea and don't particularly care either. Nor do I care what the screens looks like with the light off, as I never, in any conditions, read with the light off.
I acknowledge that measuring bare screens strictly alone, without any other factors, they may be equal. But I never read in those conditions either, there are always other factors. What matters to me is how I perceive the screen in my usual reading environment. And in this situation the Oasis 3 clearly has better contrast.