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curiouspiper · 06-26-2009, 10:50 AM

Thanks for your reply and the pointer to the other thread Marc.

We did manage to borrow a 505 from a friend for a day or two. My husband initially liked it, but he started getting a headache after a half hour or so. I'm not sure if that was due to the page turning or because he found the contrast to be a bit low. The good news was no seizure, but he hasn't tried it again.

We held out hope that the light on the 700 (or the add-on light) might be the solution, but he threw it back at the store clerk after 10 seconds or so, afraid he was going to take a seizure. I looked at it too and found the touch screen material to be much more opaque, found it really affected the text readability and found the light to be annoying and not helpful. I guess it doesn't help that we're both used to dealing with high res detail work day-in, day-out, so we're fussy

We're hoping that the 505 (after an adjustment period and a good non-LED reading light?) might work for him. I'm still interested if anyone with sensitivity issues (seizures, migraines or otherwise) has feedback or suggestions from longer term use of the 505 or other device?

Oh, your analogy with migraine triggers holds true for seizures too...triggers and symptoms are very personal, but there are comparisons or categories of things that tend to bother most affected people affect. My husband is definitely motion sensitive (too much car travel, LEDs and other flashing lights, too much movement of picture on TV or in movies...e.g. can't watch 24 or most high budget visual effects movies), anything else that flickers (CRTs, candles, fluorescent lights, etc.), increased exposure to heat and humidity, lack of sleep, stress, etc.

I know he could just stick to paper, but the ereaders are so convenient to carry with you instead of piles of books, my husband keep almost all books he buys, so storage is an issue and I'm allergic to dust and I really don't like to think about the hygiene of books from extended stays in the hospital

Cheers!

06-26-2009, 10:50 AM	#3
curiouspiper Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NB, Canada Device: none	Thanks for your reply and the pointer to the other thread Marc. We did manage to borrow a 505 from a friend for a day or two. My husband initially liked it, but he started getting a headache after a half hour or so. I'm not sure if that was due to the page turning or because he found the contrast to be a bit low. The good news was no seizure, but he hasn't tried it again. We held out hope that the light on the 700 (or the add-on light) might be the solution, but he threw it back at the store clerk after 10 seconds or so, afraid he was going to take a seizure. I looked at it too and found the touch screen material to be much more opaque, found it really affected the text readability and found the light to be annoying and not helpful. I guess it doesn't help that we're both used to dealing with high res detail work day-in, day-out, so we're fussy We're hoping that the 505 (after an adjustment period and a good non-LED reading light?) might work for him. I'm still interested if anyone with sensitivity issues (seizures, migraines or otherwise) has feedback or suggestions from longer term use of the 505 or other device? Oh, your analogy with migraine triggers holds true for seizures too...triggers and symptoms are very personal, but there are comparisons or categories of things that tend to bother most affected people affect. My husband is definitely motion sensitive (too much car travel, LEDs and other flashing lights, too much movement of picture on TV or in movies...e.g. can't watch 24 or most high budget visual effects movies), anything else that flickers (CRTs, candles, fluorescent lights, etc.), increased exposure to heat and humidity, lack of sleep, stress, etc. I know he could just stick to paper, but the ereaders are so convenient to carry with you instead of piles of books, my husband keep almost all books he buys, so storage is an issue and I'm allergic to dust and I really don't like to think about the hygiene of books from extended stays in the hospital Cheers!