3 ms·

My experience is quite the opposite. Unless it's in a darkened room, where the glow really does cause eyestrain, I've found reading on the ipad to be surprisin

by ajg1977 17y ago

My experience is quite the opposite. Unless it's in a darkened room, where the glow really does cause eyestrain, I've found reading on the ipad to be surprisingly pleasant. In landscape mode it feels "odd", but in portrait I find the device becomes as invisible as the kindle after a few pages despite, having an LCD screen. Not at all what I expected. With the instapaper app installed I find the ipad is actually the superior reading device. Before leaving work I'll fire up instapaper and download all the articles I've marked during the day to read on the commute home. After they're finished i flip over to the kindle app and continue with whatever book I'm on. I've loved my V1 kindle since it was released, but aside from heading to the beach or on some really really long trip I can't imagine a reason to use it over the iPad. Like I said, not at all what i expected.

TomOfTTB 17y ago
Studies have shown that at least 10% of people don't suffer from eye strain when staring at LCD screens for long stretches of time: http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/irritated.htm http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/irritated.htm So you're probably one of the lucky ones. But for those who aren't the Kindle is a significantly better choice for long term reading.
silencio 17y ago
I've actually found the opposite to be true - reading on the iPad is atrocious in bright light because of the glare (probably would be alleviated with an antiglare screen protector), while pleasant on the kindle. I like the slight glow and lack of a need of external light convenient in near darkness. Overall I end up reading a lot more than I normally would regardless of the device, mostly because I have some combination of {kindle|iPhone|iPad} with me while I don't often like to carry around books for weight and inconvenience stuffing into my purse. I daresay the convenience of my iPhone was what prompted me to really start reading a lot daily, whereas before I wasn't such an avid casual reader because I always found something else to do. My kindle then made it a little more convenient to read newer mainstream books, and then the iPad made reading all sorts of books possible. While eink is convenient and vastly superior for outdoor reading, the benefit of a full color display means there is so much more to read now that needed a higher resolution and/or color display (see: many textbooks, graphic novels), not that it's only for games or whatever else I want to do. If I decide to go check my email and play We Rule instead of reading, blame my ADD, not the device.

by ajg1977 17y ago

TomOfTTB 17y ago

Studies have shown that at least 10% of people don't suffer from eye strain when staring at LCD screens for long stretches of time: http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/irritated.htm http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/irritated.htm So you're probably one of the lucky ones. But for those who aren't the Kindle is a significantly better choice for long term reading.

silencio 17y ago

I've actually found the opposite to be true - reading on the iPad is atrocious in bright light because of the glare (probably would be alleviated with an antiglare screen protector), while pleasant on the kindle. I like the slight glow and lack of a need of external light convenient in near darkness. Overall I end up reading a lot more than I normally would regardless of the device, mostly because I have some combination of {kindle|iPhone|iPad} with me while I don't often like to carry around books for weight and inconvenience stuffing into my purse. I daresay the convenience of my iPhone was what prompted me to really start reading a lot daily, whereas before I wasn't such an avid casual reader because I always found something else to do. My kindle then made it a little more convenient to read newer mainstream books, and then the iPad made reading all sorts of books possible. While eink is convenient and vastly superior for outdoor reading, the benefit of a full color display means there is so much more to read now that needed a higher resolution and/or color display (see: many textbooks, graphic novels), not that it's only for games or whatever else I want to do. If I decide to go check my email and play We Rule instead of reading, blame my ADD, not the device.