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>So the title is more than a bit misleading I already made a comment here some dutch news thing that picked up on this and debunked it. It's weird to see it on
by Rainymood 12y ago
>So the title is more than a bit misleading
I already made a comment here some dutch news thing that picked up on this and debunked it. It's weird to see it on HN this late and this upvoted.
Technically it's not misleading.
Why not? Let's grab Wikipedia's definition: "An e-reader is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals." e.g. there is being made NO distinction between e-ink displays and normal LED displays (iPad, tablets, screens and the sort).
It's kind of misleading because people usually think of e-readers as e-ink display type of e-readers. But this is only a small subset of the 'actual' e-readers.
Conclusion? Don't stare at a light emitting screen (iPad, TV, PC) before you go to bed. Read from an e-ink display or a book.
I, personally, am still waiting for the day that 60 Hz e-ink PC monitors will be available.
- gingerlime 12y agoThe title on HN was edited. It used to say what the BBC article title still says which is "E-books damage sleep..."
- falcolas 12y agoI think it's fair to say that an iPad was not "designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals." Ironically, its size and backlight make it very poor for that purpose, but its ubiquity makes it easier for the iPad to fill the role of the e-reader in addition to its multitude of other roles.