Question by stillkickin242: Is reading books on the ipad rough on the eyes like reading a computer screen?
I have been playing around with the idea of getting and ipad which I would use as an e-reader (and other things). I’m worried that reading off the ipad would be just like reading off of a computer screen because its so bright. For those of you with an ipad, how is it reading of the device as opposed to a kindle or other e-reader?
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Answer by Walid Bourjal
An Ipad is like reading off a computer screen. I usually set it to the lowest brighness before I read.
What do you think? Answer below!
The screen IS a computer screen. HOWEVER, it is a high quality, high resolution screen, with a nice IPS panel. This minimizes the strain on your eyes and makes everything more vivid, sharper, and easier to view. So overall if you compare it to the average computer screen it won’t be as bad, but again it technically is a computer screen.
It will be the same as reading off a computer screen.
Stupid apple!! I say stick to the old fashioned way of reading a book.
You’re right to be concerned. People buy ereaders with E Ink displays, giving up color and video, for precisely that reason: Reading from LCD-based tablets or ereaders is like reading from a computer display; reading from E Ink ereaders is like reading from a book. The difference is that LCD emit light; E Ink displays reflect ambiant light like paper pages do.
If you’re seriously into long-run reading, and you don’t need all the apps and games and web browsing for which LCD ereaders/tablets excel, get an E Ink based ereader. The latest E Ink technology is E Ink Pearl, which is used in Kindle 3s, Sony Readers (prs-350, 650, 950), Kobo Touch, and Nook Touch.