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Old 02-15-2010, 05:51 AM   #94
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Originally Posted by jackau View Post
There should be no arguement over which screen type cause eye strain.
LCDs with backlight and frequent refresh rate causes eye strain. The major issue is the toll on eyes' ability to focus.

The savior is E-ink screen, it does not strain our eyes.

In my experience, the experts and technology blogs aren't very helpful on this issue. Personal experience has shown me that what you're saying is perfectly accurate. I don't see how LCD could be used advantageously in a dedicated ebook reader. Aside from eye strain, there's the whole battery life issue: Serious readers don't want to be recharging every four hours.

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So a 11 inch E-ink grayscale ereader with 1Ghz processor, powerful enough to process pdf with fast zoom and browse, weight under 200 gram is my dream ereader.
Damn right! Let me add: this dream ereader should cost under $300 and have an open architecture. I've been waiting 10 years for it, and I think I'll have to wait another 5 or so.
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