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lillfjant · 06-13-2010, 07:03 AM

So I'm shopping around for an academic e-reader and have recently (actually only like the past 5 minutes) been thinking if I should give the ipad a try even though there's no e-ink.

What I'm most worried about is that I'll get eye fatigue since I usually get it when reading on a normal laptop screen. So I'm looking for your experiences in this department, especially from the ones of you reading a lot of academic (mathematical) PDFs.

I heard about a white text on black background featured which I think sounds like something that would lessen eye strain. But how does this work with mathematical texts with graphs etc? Does it come out well and easily readable still?

Lastly (and I understand I will get a biased opinion from you guys), for purely academic reading, would you recommend an ipad or Kindle DXi?

06-13-2010, 07:03 AM	#1
lillfjant Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Sustained academic reading: Eye fatigue? So I'm shopping around for an academic e-reader and have recently (actually only like the past 5 minutes) been thinking if I should give the ipad a try even though there's no e-ink. What I'm most worried about is that I'll get eye fatigue since I usually get it when reading on a normal laptop screen. So I'm looking for your experiences in this department, especially from the ones of you reading a lot of academic (mathematical) PDFs. I heard about a white text on black background featured which I think sounds like something that would lessen eye strain. But how does this work with mathematical texts with graphs etc? Does it come out well and easily readable still? Lastly (and I understand I will get a biased opinion from you guys), for purely academic reading, would you recommend an ipad or Kindle DXi?