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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
No, it doesn't hurt my eyes, so, it can't hurt "our" eyes...
Actually, what you write here, is what I find most annoying at most of the posts Nate refers at. Because you don't like it, or your eyes start to hurt, it doesn't mean everybody shouldn't like it and everybody's eyes will hurt.
It already makes a great difference if you say:
I don't like LCD because the backlight makes my eyes hurt
instead of:
LCD isn't good for reading because it'll make your eyes hurt.
Beside, this is the home for e-reader devices, be they e-ink, LCD or any other screen.
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I'm 20, routinely spend more than 10 hours a day in front of a computer, and have better than 20/20 vision.
only when I read on a backlight, on a small device like a 7" EEEPC for an extended period of time do I notice any eyestrain issues. I think it has something to do with the distance an average book is held from the eye, in addition to the backlight. and the relative small size that it dotesn't take up the full field of view. it creates an effect which causes blurry vision in people by making it hard to focus.
also a backlight leads to reading in a room not bright enough for reading. which exacerbates the problem even further
if it has an effect on my eyesight like that. I am comfortable in saying that it would effect almost everyone elses eyesight like that
I'm glad if it doesn't effect your eyesight, but, as someone who has better than average eyesight, and is used to the effects of many hours in front of a computer or watching my 220 watt 42 inch tv in a dark room without eye "burn" and I remember how bad that can be. the Focusing issue is one that I think anyone can have, as its impossible to get used to it.
I read on my PSP/EEE/cell for nearly 9 months for 3+ hours a day before my first Eink device. and there is a world of difference. if anyone reads in a similar manner on a backlight small device. I believe that they would be affected too.
that said. a Jet book is a very capable device and have no qualms about it and that's an LCD.
(note: I tried to get the right affects and effects right. its never something I really learned, but I want to, tell me if I mixed any up here.. the reason I never learned is the same reason I cant really tell a Noun from a Verb from an Adverb, I Have a natural cadence, and rythmn, and I can just think proper English... which leads to lots of phonetic errors, Like Affect and Effect, as well as I wrote matter instead of manner, because I write phonetically. so for many years, Affect and Effect were filed away in my brain as the same word. with many meanings. I'm trying to split them. but I still don't really know the difference)