I haven't noted any difference
in eyestrain from when I read on the iPad or when I read on the Kindle or Nook for long periods.
Staring at a bright LCD screen — such as the iPad's — for extended periods can result
in eyestrain, but the paper - like E-Ink display is considerably more comfortable to stare at for extended periods.
Not exact matches
If you're serious about reducing
eyestrain, keep the 20-20-20 rule
in mind: Every 20 minutes, stare at something roughly 20 yards away for around 20 seconds.
Are your school - aged children
in the U.S. at risk for digital
eyestrain?
The Installation of task lighting is the normal solution for giving you the level of light that is necessary to help you carry out your work
in the best conditions and it will help to reduce
eyestrain when it is done right.
After all,
eyestrain is caused by overuse of the eye muscles — exercise,
in other words.
What it's used for: Bilberry is used to treat problems associated with poor circulation, most notably varicose veins and venous insufficiency,
in addition to diarrhea, skin problems,
eyestrain, and menstrual cramps.
Spending hours
in front of a computer can cause tired, aching, and dry eyes — and possibly
eyestrain headaches, according to the American Optometric Association.
Also, apps for your devices such as f.lux reduce blue wavelengths emitted from your screen as the sun goes down, resulting
in less
eyestrain and better sleep at night.
In turn, the muscle tension may be caused by physical or emotional stress,
eyestrain, head and neck postural strain, neck injuries, mis - aligned jaw or teeth, too - tight headbands, sleep deprivation, hypertension, cervical (neck) arthritis, or any combination of these factors.
Kindle Oasis guides light toward the surface of the display with its built -
in front light — unlike back - lit tablets that shine
in your eyes — so you can read comfortably for hours without
eyestrain.
In general, Sy Paulson, who is a so - called «Blue Shirt» at Best Buy, says that any e-reader that utilizes «e-paper» won't cause
eyestrain.
The battery lasts days, books can be read
in full, bright sunlight and doesn't cause
eyestrain, and the refresh is fast and doesn't bother me at all.
The whole idea of the Kindle Voyage is to deliver what Jeff Bezos calls «the thinnest design, highest resolution and highest contrast display, reimagined page turns, and all of the features that readers love about Kindle — books
in seconds, no
eyestrain or glare, readability
in bright sunlight, and battery life measured
in weeks, not hours — Kindle Voyage is crafted from the ground up for readers.»
People who get dedicated eReaders with eInk are people who read more and thus want to avoid the
eyestrain associated with staring at a screen on a mobile phone or tablet, so they can read longer comfortably, without their eyes getting strained from the light shining
in their eyes and getting refreshed countless times a second.
Kindle Paperwhite guides light toward the surface of the display with its built -
in front light — unlike back - lit tablets that shine
in your eyes — so you can read comfortably for hours without
eyestrain.
With improved character spacing and the addition of hyphenation, justification, kerning, ligatures, and drop cap support, our best -
in - class typography helps you read faster with less
eyestrain.
Won't tire your eyes
in the dark Kindle Paperwhite guides light toward the surface of the display with its built -
in front light — unlike back - lit tablets that shine
in your eyes — so you can read comfortably for hours without
eyestrain.
With a print - on - paper look, you can read
in direct sunlight without glare; and with the built -
in, adjustable ComfortLight, you can read late into the night with minimal
eyestrain.
Unlike back - lit tablets that shine
in your eyes, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Voyage, and Kindle Oasis guide light toward the surface of the display with a built -
in front light --- so you can read comfortably
in any setting for hours without
eyestrain.
I would like to know if it is possible to adjust the nexus screen to be closer to the display on the arc —
in terms of reducing
eyestrain.
It's a little tough to read at its lowest few settings; I recommend increasing the font size to compensate,
in order to avoid
eyestrain.
In most cases you're better off getting a tablet instead, unless you are working with PDFs everyday and have trouble with
eyestrain when using LCD displays.
A little known trick to reduce
eyestrain and lower the light intensity
in a dark room using the iPad is to invert the color scheme.
However,
in order to reduce
eyestrain and not to disturb her theoretical bed - mate, she needed to reduce the brightness considerably.Click here to read more at ZDNet Tech Broiler
Kindle for iPad: Reading e-books Kindle for iPad suffers some of the same drawbacks inherent to using the iPad as an eBook reader: the difficulty of reading outdoors due to glare, the
eyestrain potential from the backlit LED screen, and the size and heft that makes holding it
in some positions difficult.
Finally, as anyone who works
in front of a computer knows, LCDs can cause
eyestrain.
Because
in the One - nine - eighties, pages didn't glow, and
eyestrain was a sign of wealth!
LYNX has a built -
in light which enables reading books
in complete darkness without intensive energy consumption and
eyestrain.
If it weren't for the considerable heft of the iPad, she would strongly consider using one to replace her Kindle for reading
in bed at night, citing less chance for disruption of her spouse and less
eyestrain than using a Mighty Brite or similar LED clip lamp with the Vizplex display on the Kindle.
I also felt that the iPad immediately produced too much
eyestrain for use
in total darkness
in the standard Black on White text view no matter what brightness setting I had iBooks or the Kindle application set to, so I decided to experiment with White on Black text.
Reading the story is surprisingly clear and clean, and although it may seem counter-intuitive, there should be no concerns about
eyestrain from squinting because it's one panel, presented
in high resolution.
The downside to backlit LCDs is that cause
eyestrain and arguably aren't ideal for reading (and they tend to get washed out
in direct sunlight).
The Kindle Paperwhite is Amazon's newest generation Kindle that includes front - lit lighting designed to enable readers to read at night, or
in darker settings without
eyestrain.
Personally, I find the larger screen, and reduced
eyestrain that I get with e-ink to be a much better solution, and since it's not that hard to get the things I want to read
in RTF format....
In dim lighting conditions, the Limited Edition's ComfortLight Pro front lighting illuminates its display with white or orange - colored LEDs, which help to eliminate
eyestrain.
This results
in more natural word spacing and more words on each page, which allows for faster reading with less
eyestrain.
Kindle Paperwhite guides light toward the surface of the display with its built -
in front light — so you can read comfortably without
eyestrain.
In fact, the first comment out of the gate on our Barnes & Noble unveils Nook Color post was about
eyestrain.
Re your third prediction: With the dramatic rise
in eyes - on - screen usage for all segments of the population, I foresee burgeoning
eyestrain and more print book sales as a result.
How someone
in QA didn't realize the ridiculous amount of
eyestrain one would have to go through just to read crucial pieces of game information is beyond me.
Normally, I'm not obsessed with graphics (I'm the kind of guy who could play Final Fantasy VI
in the dark without suffering from
eyestrain), but I found the graphics to be very sharp.
Bandai Namco says
in its guidelines (Japanese) that kids should take a break for 10 to 15 minutes per use, and that VR games should stop if uncomfortable symptoms occur such as
eyestrain fatigue, dizziness, loss of equilibrium, nausea, or other motion sickness - type symptoms — basically the same thing you'll tell anyone playing VR for their first time.
It's still a minor effect
in most games, and much of the time, I found myself turning the feature off within 15 minutes — because it's rarely worth the mild
eyestrain and disorienting moments.
He draws these images without magnification;
in order to reduce
eyestrain, he rests every ten minutes.
It could be hazardous to get too close; it could cause eye twitching or eyelid twitches, a sensation that occurs regularly
in cities, where sufferers are frequently exposed to stress, fatigue,
eyestrain, caffeine, alcohol, dryness, nutritional imbalance and allergens.
Take care not to spend too much time
in front of the computer — typing - related repetitive stress injuries and
eyestrain can send you to the physician and spike your costs, long term.
Gossip holds the screen's decreased size may cause headaches and
eyestrain in certain viewers over an extended period.
In 2014 Amazon released Bookerly, a brand new serif font designed to decrease
eyestrain and increase reading speed on their Kindle devices; Booklery replaced Caecilia, a now 25 - year - old font, as the default Kindle font.
There will also be a blue light filter feature for those working late at night to prevent
eyestrain and mangled melatonin levels, which
in turn affects an individual's ability to fall asleep.