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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
I've never owned a backlit e-reader. I have owned many that are frontlit, and if that's what you're referring to, I'm puzzled how you think the absence would be an improvement. Also, having gone through ereaders with many different resolutions, "resolution doesn't matter a lot" is another statement I can barely even parse, let alone agree with.
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As long as it's lit, and there's a touch panel of some sorts, there will be a substantial distance from the actual e-ink screen and the surface of the device. This will make the final picture somewhat fuzzy, no matter the internal resolution of the device. Ergo, screen without all that layer, will end up looking better when directly compared. Offcourse, with added drawback that it'll be unreadable when used in low light environment.
As far as reading text is concerned, I don't see much of a difference in higher resolutions of e-ink screens. They are fundamentally a different tech compared to lcd, so even low resolution screen will end up looking great. Images and fixed page documents are a different story, but considering this device is small, I don't think that it's even useful for that.
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Originally Posted by Renate
Despite (or because) having eyes as old as I am, I will always pay top dollar for higher resolution and contrast on Eink displays.
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I hope I'm not coming out too preachy, but you should first invest in quality lighting in your home. Dimmed, soft, but very bright lighting is more important than the screen that you're reading on. Ideally you'd build something like in this video, but just smart purchase, positioning, and shading of lightbulbs will get you far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bqBsHSwPgw