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I read books on both a Nokia N800 and an iRex Iliad. I like the Iliad for the larger screen, but I can't see any difference between the two with regard to eye strain. I've tried other eInk readers as well as the Iliad and find that the contrast between the type and the background is inadequate. This is not true of backlit LCD's. I think the whole issue of eye strain is something concocted by the eInk people to sell more machines. Certainly it's something I've never noticed, and I've used both kinds of screen intensively. My worry about the Q7 is different -- does it allow you to turn the brightness down enough for reading in a dark room in bed? The new OS of the N800 does not, but fortunately someone wrote a program that does. It is extremely uncomfortable reading at night on a screen that is too bright.
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