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Here's my anecdata: Reading fiction on a 300+dpi OLED set to white on black is absolutely wonderful for me, and I can do it for several hours in a row, provide
by dsr_ 4y ago
Here's my anecdata:
Reading fiction on a 300+dpi OLED set to white on black is absolutely wonderful for me, and I can do it for several hours in a row, provided that the ambient illumination is not full sunlight.
Reading fiction on a 180ish dpi E-ink screen is fine but a little aggravating because changing to the next page takes so long. Not-very-black on light grey is not my favorite color scheme.
- bayindirh 4y agoTry a relatively modern 300 dpi screen like a paperwhite or Kobo Glo HD, and you'll be really amazed how comfortable reading becomes.
- dsr_ 4y agoDoes it improve either of the things I actually complained about?
- bayindirh 4y agoYes. New generation of displays have greater contrast ratio and way faster page change speed. 300 dpi e-ink displays at least one generation newer than 212 dpi screens I've used before and they visibly improve speed, contrast and readability. The screen (Kobo Glo HD) I'm using is probably one generation behind of current screens. It's on par with paperwhite 2 or 3 IIRC. I can just zone-out and read for hours without noticing any lag, distracting refreshes (my Kobo does full/reversing refresh every 5 or so changes), and I prefer to any screen I've experienced until now, which were not low end, low-dpi screens of any kind. Moreover, I'm very rarely buying paper books now. If I can find the title electronically, I just purchase it from the Kobo store.