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Originally Posted by robinson
That's the issue... some get used to the flashing, but others do not. I'd never spend hundreds of dollars on a device that I might not get used to!
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But tolerating the minimal interruption in viewing isn't a physical discomfort. People may be annoyed, but they'll go through entire books without cussing it out. When asked they'll say that annoys me and I just can't get use to it. In the mean time 50 pages have passed that they haven't given it a second thought.
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Originally Posted by robinson
OTOH, millions use their laptop LCDs for hours a day, reading, without problems. I also read ebooks on my IPT without any issues.
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This is true, when I was younger I don't recall a backlit screen causing me trouble. So enjoy the freedom of choice while you can.
For others they should know there is a difference in eye strain level between reading a novel on a backlit LCD screen and on an epaper display. If anyone has any level of eye strain doing computer work or surfing the web it will be worse reading a novel on a backlit screen and the eye strain will only increase with age.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
And equally truly, many find that reading from backlit LCD screens causes eyestrain. There really is no "one size suits all" solution - you need to find what works for you, personally.
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This is true.
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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
Doesn't happen to me. Doesn't happen to quite a lot of people who participated in that eye strain thread either.
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You all should enjoy the fact that you currently have a choice. My daughter reads on her Eee PC with the back light turned down.
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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
I generally ascribe it to bad viewing habits.
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Learned viewing habits can help computer/office workers tolerate a backlit screen and help reduce eye strain but to "generally ascribe" eye strain to bad viewing habits is a stretch. Various studies report that between 50 to 90% of computer workers report eye strain.
The bottom line though is at this point in
your life eye strain doesn't affect
you so enjoy the fact that you have a choice in what you use and stop trivializing the affect it has on many others. As you get older the odds are that you will experience eye strain at one time or another.