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Write By Hand's avatar

Thanks for writing on this subject as we get a lot of half truths and trickery. It's important to know what the trade-offs are when buying screen tech.

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Basem's avatar

Thanks for the comment!

There is evidence of the potential long-term effects of blue light emitted from tablets, laptops and smartphones.

I think the problems caused by blue light exposure have been turned into marketing by leading vendors, with many emphasising their products' low blue light certifications.

In the e-reader and e-note space, there is an emphasis that a front light is different from a back light. The article below on Pocketbook's website is an example:

https://pocketbook.ch/en-ch/news/eink-vs-lcd-ch

I cited a lab-based experiment in the post above only as a reference. However, it should be noted that it is only one study, and two authors are associated with E Ink.

The good thing with monochrome E Ink e-readers is the ability to turn off the front light without affecting readability in most conditions - the same can't be said regarding Kaleido 3. reMarkable work on Gallery 3 has a potential to move beyond Kaleido - in the future Paper Pro could be seen as a landmark device in the development of e-readers and e-notes.

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