Retina and eyestrain

[osnova]

Does Retina help with eyestrain?

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by osnova

Does Retina help with eyestrain?

Not really. For me, the thing that helps is to turn down brightness and/or use night mode.

[Bookworm_Girl]

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

Not really. For me, the thing that helps is to turn down brightness and/or use night mode.

Agreed. I keep the brightness low. Also I found that I get eyestrain in having to adapt my eyesight from the retina display to devices with lower resolution. Took me awhile to get used to swapping devices.

[osnova]

I hoped it would but I guess I should have known better. The basic principles are the same.

[lorenzoens]

Agree.
I think it may help just a bit. Plus, its weight is bigger, and it probably will develop more heat

Outdoor troubles will probably remain the same
I wonder why Apple has to fake reality like from 3:09 http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video

With that kind of light, the screen wouln't even be readable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Du3WfTYPVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L28eA5n5fw

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by osnova

Does Retina help with eyestrain?

The retina display may help with the resolution or the way letters and images look on an ebook, but I doubt it will help with the eye strain and LCD screen itself.

If someone can provide any non biased article or link saying the opposite ... means, not from Apple, would be nice.

I still believe (my eyes as well) that eink is better.

I minimize the problem while using my iPad doing short reading sessions instead, like 20 to 30 min, resuming work after 15 min or so.

[kyteflyer]

I keep brightness down and I use night mode all the time. Well, in Stanza I just change the colours to suit myself. I like a bright blue on black, with the brightness down. Zero eyestrain

[afv011]

Originally Posted by lorenzoens

I wonder why Apple has to fake reality like from 3:09 http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video

With that kind of light, the screen wouln't even be readable

Class action lawsuit in 3, 2, 1 ...

[Jowi]

I disagree with most of the comments. I so think the crisper text helps relax the eyes. I feel strained when I try to read on my kids' iPods that are 3rd gen non-retina.

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by Jowi

I disagree with most of the comments. I so think the crisper text helps relax the eyes. I feel strained when I try to read on my kids' iPods that are 3rd gen non-retina.

Even though I believe what you are saying , it should be the opposite.

As LCDs reach higher resolutions there are even more dead gaps or spaces (aperture ratio) between pixels. On eink we don't have gaps, aperture ratio should be 100% so the surface is and looks smother for the eye.

Also, with a backlit screen, every time your eye switches from a bright screen to the dimmer ambient room, back to the ipad, your eye muscles adjust themselves to compensate, because the difference in lumens.

New Ipads should look way better than previous iPad models, no doubt about it, but they are still LCD screens.

Like Amanda said, the backlight is what causes eyestrain and that has not changed.

[tubemonkey]

Eyestrain is subjective. Reading novels on a backlit LCD display bothers my eyes, so I won't do it. But, I don't mind short articles on the same display.

[Jowi]

Originally Posted by jocampo

Even though I believe what you are saying , it should be the opposite.

As LCDs reach higher resolutions there are even more dead gaps or spaces (aperture ratio) between pixels. On eink we don't have gaps, aperture ratio should be 100% so the surface is and looks smother for the eye.

Also, with a backlit screen, every time your eye switches from a bright screen to the dimmer ambient room, back to the ipad, your eye muscles adjust themselves to compensate, because the difference in lumens.

New Ipads should look way better than previous iPad models, no doubt about it, but they are still LCD screens.

Like Amanda said, the backlight is what causes eyestrain and that has not changed.

To me it's like trying to read with blurry text - that is harder than when in sharp focus. Lower resolution text, especially smaller text, looks less focused. I do agree that reading with brightness too bright in dim or dark room also causes eye strain, too. That's one of the issues I have with my kindle fire ... Screen doesn't dim dim enough for comfortable night reading.