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Originally Posted by m-reader
Vast majority of those comments came from people who've actually tried reading on LCD and then moved on (including me). I think it's silly to assume that people are bashing LCD technology just for the hell of it.
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Doubtful! Vast majority have moved on? I don't think so. I'll bet most of e-ink readers still read on LCDs and for many hours a day.
It's a good strawman argument-- that I'm arguing that people are bashing LCD tech for the hell of it! Nice try, but no dice!
Nope, I think many people do suffer from eye strain on computer screens and that many do prefer e-ink screens. I have no problem with people saying that *for them* they prefer e-ink to LCDs, but to generalize and claim that LCDs per se cause eye strain, that e-ink devices are universally better and do not create eye problems, that the iPad is no ebook device because it doesn't use e-ink, etc. is just plain nonsense!
I also will bet that most people who have problems with LCD screens would find reading much better with a change in brightness, font size, switching to single column text display of greater width, and removal of distracting Flash ads and avoiding wide screen text displays.
In short, a calm black and white reading experience should trump a busy, bloomin' buzzin' browsin' experience...
But that's not what the reality of reading on an iPad will be, with adjustable colors, fonts, font size, margins, etc.
I also think it's imperative that e-ink advocates acknowledge that the screen flashes on page turning and that many are bothered by that!