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The Paperwhite's LEDs front-light the display just like a reading lamp front-lights the pages of your book. It may look just like a backlit display, but the dis
by superuser2 12y ago
The Paperwhite's LEDs front-light the display just like a reading lamp front-lights the pages of your book. It may look just like a backlit display, but the distinction is important.
- hollerith 12y agoWell, we'll just have to disagree on whether the distinction is important in the current conversation about effects on sleep. (Kindle paperwhite owner and frequent iPad user here.) What is it about the photons entering the eye that you imagine makes the "frontlit" display of the Paperwhite better than a backlit LCD display?
- loco5niner 12y agoRather than the source of the light shining directly into your eyes (iPad), in the Kindle paperwhite the light is directed onto the page, where it is diffused. Check out the "light guide" description here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/26/technology/light-reading.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/26/technology/lig...