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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
The glossy screen doesn't matter when it's lit up unless you're in direct sunlight or something. In normal lighting conditions you won't notice it's glossy when it's lit up, just like the iPhone or other glossy screen LCD screen devices.
But the thing I like about the article is that it acknowledges that every screen type has it's pros and cons for reading.
Something the "if it glows it blows" crowd here doesn't seem to acknowledge. All have their pros and cons, and what's best for you will depend on your typical reading conditions, what you need out of your device etc.
I love my Kindle, but I get annoyed to death with all the "if it glows it blows nonsense" and saying devices like the iPad can't be used as readers because of the screen tech.
Every screen type has it's pros and cons, everyone's eyes and typical reading conditions are different. There's just no need for people to talk in such absolutes, rather than just simply stating their own opinion that they only want to read on e-ink.
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I love my Kindle when there's decent lighting and/or when I'm in a situation where I'm "allowed" to carry it. We're not allowed to use Kindles where I work (even during breaks). We _are_ allowed to read ebooks on our cell phones.
For cell phone reading I use my Android Milestone. It has a beautiful (if small) display and was I able to adjusted the font size on my reader to be comfortable.
This means I tend to read the same book in "chapters" (ie: one chapter at home on the Kindle, another at work on break on my phone) and so I make a comparison between the two readers on a near-daily basis. Before my Kindle, I was reading ebooks on Palm devices probably as far back as Palm had e-reading software.
Going from a Palm to a Kindle was amazing - it wasn't just hype that it was a more visually "comfortable" reading experience. Using my phone, I find the differences much more subtle. I tend to "think" my Kindle is more comfortable to use to read. However, my husband pointed out recently that I'd been using my phone at home to read for about 2 weeks straight (I had subconsciously decided the effort of syncing the chapters wasn't worth it). I think this shows they're close (at least for me).
I'm looking forward to the 10" Pixel Qi Adam tablet due out over the summer. It will have a combination eInk/LCD screen which means I can have a backlight when I need it and eInk when I don't.
Others mileage may vary...
Gwen