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Originally Posted by robinson
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.
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I'm sure they do read on lcd screens, web browsing and work, but not for recreational reading of novels.
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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
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For any person that has a problem with eye strain the above generalization is an absolute fact.
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that the iPad is no ebook device because it doesn't use e-ink, etc. is just plain nonsense!
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Your right that is nonsense for all of the folks who do not suffer from eye strain. Plus there are many other technologies coming out this year that will easily compete with e-ink among those that do suffer from eye strain.
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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.
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Your right again, but no tweaking of a LCD screen will equal a epaper screen for those that suffer from eye strain.
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But that's not what the reality of reading on an iPad will be, with adjustable colors, fonts, font size, margins, etc.
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If I was 15 years younger I would get the ipad for all my reading needs. Certainly its size makes it a better device for for technical reading and text books.
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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!
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The "screen flashes" may be annoying to some but they do not contribute to eye strain.