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Old 12-09-2025, 07:39 AM   #79
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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives View Post
The frontlight adds distance between the surface and the screen. For devices that support writing, no frontlight makes it feel more like you're actually writing on the screen directly, which some people find to be more pleasant. The distance added by the frontlight layer also makes the text a tiny bit less sharp, so PQ improves a little by removing it, too. The differences aren't huge, but some people do care about them.
There is a solution that does not take away the front light. Use IR touch like the Aura H2O did and forget a capacitance touch layer. That's why I said to use the H2O form factor. That would make the screen look even better and you keep the front light.
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