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bjkel · 08-01-2009, 01:19 AM

I was reading the faqs section of the Jetbook, here is some of their reasoning:

Why doesn't jetBook have a touch screen display? Touch screen panels dramatically reduce the purity of an image. It blurs letters and puts stress on the eyes causing fatigue. This is the main reason why we did not use a touch screen.

Why is there no backlight in jetBook? We deliberately removed the backlight from jetBook's original specification after a lengthy consultation with ophthalmologists in the US. We were advised that if we wanted to make jetBook closer in experience to a regular book, we should not use any backlight. Similar to the fatigue that comes with computer monitors, if you read by looking at a source of light your eyes get tired within 1-2 hours and you need a longer period of rest to recover. Just like a regular printed-paper book, with jetBook you read in reflected light so the eyes do not get tired (if you get tired just switch the font to a larger size and you may continue to enjoy reading). This is the main reason why the backlight was not implemented.

I have been reading for years on lcd screens, originally on a Dell Axim and I have never had these problems mentioned. Personally I think people have problems with the backlight because they leave it up too high, I tend to have mine pretty low and off colour background, not glaring white. But what can ya do? The experts have spoken.

@rogue_ronin Yeah, I'm not sure about Mer. I was wrapped to be able to get Alreader working on WinCE. It's the best ereading program I have tried, and I've tried a few.

08-01-2009, 01:19 AM	#17
bjkel Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 8826 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T1, Nook Color, Kobo, Kindle Voyage, Kobo Forma	I was reading the faqs section of the Jetbook, here is some of their reasoning: Why doesn't jetBook have a touch screen display? Touch screen panels dramatically reduce the purity of an image. It blurs letters and puts stress on the eyes causing fatigue. This is the main reason why we did not use a touch screen. Why is there no backlight in jetBook? We deliberately removed the backlight from jetBook's original specification after a lengthy consultation with ophthalmologists in the US. We were advised that if we wanted to make jetBook closer in experience to a regular book, we should not use any backlight. Similar to the fatigue that comes with computer monitors, if you read by looking at a source of light your eyes get tired within 1-2 hours and you need a longer period of rest to recover. Just like a regular printed-paper book, with jetBook you read in reflected light so the eyes do not get tired (if you get tired just switch the font to a larger size and you may continue to enjoy reading). This is the main reason why the backlight was not implemented. I have been reading for years on lcd screens, originally on a Dell Axim and I have never had these problems mentioned. Personally I think people have problems with the backlight because they leave it up too high, I tend to have mine pretty low and off colour background, not glaring white. But what can ya do? The experts have spoken. @rogue_ronin Yeah, I'm not sure about Mer. I was wrapped to be able to get Alreader working on WinCE. It's the best ereading program I have tried, and I've tried a few. Last edited by bjkel; 08-01-2009 at 01:25 AM.