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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
That's called aging.
Most people with eye problems need stronger prescription every few years regardless of their viewing habits.
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Aging. Okay, perhaps if I were 50+, but I'm not, only 24. And when I say stronger prescription, I mean prescription lenses since I was not born with regular ol' 20/20 eye sight (far from it). Being a technology person (programmer), I spend a lot of my time on the computer. A aging person's eye sight will slowly deteriorate over time, but not at a rapid pace unless something's seriously or some other factor is at play (like backlit displays).
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I just don't get why this topic is always so hostile. Read on whatever feels good to your eyes and let others do the same.
I don't see why e-ink diehards have to be so defensive, or others have to rant about how (insert different screen tech/new gadget) will lead to the death of e-ink.
There's plenty of room for all kinds of devices using e-ink or other reflective technology as well as LCD, OLED, pixel QI and other screens so everyone can find something that fits their needs.
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I agree that we need to take a more moderate stand and take a look at the bigger picture. However, one screen type does not make it versatile for every use (whether or not it can or is used for everything under the sun).
From my understanding, those advocating for the death of e-ink are probably not very patient and feel e-ink displays lack the color depth and refresh rates of the now dominate LCD displays (and other backlit displays). Few of the younger ones remember the days of the first color monitors and those big ol' CRTs that practically developed at a snail's pace by today's standards. A emergent technology like e-ink isn't going to rapidly grow unless there's a good mass adoption and with that enough funding and hands to power the research.
And for those advocating for e-ink (or perhaps the death of LCDs), we see and believe in the use of the tech for e-readers as quite of a few of us are avid readers (more than a few hours at a time). Like paper, eyestrain is about the same (more in lower lighting conditions) which are not the case for backlit displays.
As it stands, I personally do not want to see a failure of e-ink based ereaders (or some other reflective screen type) and the (once again) mass adoption of portable backlit displays for reading books. At the same time, neither should we toss aside today's conventional screens. Both have their merits and their uses.