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Originally Posted by tompe
This is a myth. For example reading in bad lightning conditions will not hurt your eyes so you have to buy glasses.
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I suggest being cautious when saying "This is a myth" so lightly when dealing with health issues.
Using an LCD screen for
READING purposes for prolonged periods of time throughout the course of a few days (let alone weeks or months)
WILL place serious strain to your eyes which MAY cause eye problems in the long run (e-Ink does not cause eye strain since the eye is not exposed to a source of light). Reading under dark conditions is a whole different thing that has nothing to do with e-ink technology (if you read a good'ol paper book with no light, you would also be neglecting your eyes, so as with books, get a good bedside night lamp when using your e-ink reader). Be smart when weighing the facts and presenting the arguments (and that's no myth).
So please be careful people (and remember, as has been pointed out before, reading an LCD screen and doing stuff in an LCD screen are two complete different things). Please document your selves
about e-ink technology (mobileread.com is a great place to start). I'm not a detractor of this device, I'm a detractor of what some are trying to do with it (it's almost like huge lawsuit-bomb waiting to happen). Don't play with your health.
