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I can't explain why, I can only tell you that reading on an iPad literally makes me sick after about an hour. I'm guessing something to do with the lack of reso

• lloeki 15y ago
  > reading on an iPad literally makes me sick Being an active light source vs a passive one like Kindle/paper, the perceptual effect is different. Sickness could be coming from various causes, including: - you're holding it too close to you (which makes your eyes converge/accomodate too much): try to make the font bigger and put it further away (it will also reduce the resolution issue since you will have more pixels per arc-minute) - brightness too high: turn it down (!), use light text on dark background (hint: for e.g safari, use the iOS accessibility feature and bind it to triple home click or something to toggle it quickly), when possible choose colors with less contrast between text/background. - light sources around you: try to change relative light position or type of bulbs (CFC bulbs give me headaches for some obscure reason, while some LEDs one are too cold/blu-ish).
  • homosaur 15y ago
    Thanks! I will try #1 and see if that helps. #2 does not work for me. I've tried using night mode on Kindle and Stanza and I simply can't read it well. It doesn't feel like I can track the text. #3 could definitely have an effect, since oftentimes I'm trying to read the iPad in extremely low light. I will experiment with some light sources.