One of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to ebook readers is the type of screen lighting system they use. It's fairly common to hear people referring to ereader lights as backlights, but E Ink ebook readers use frontlights instead of backlights, which are common with LCD screens on phones and tablets. The reason for

Thought this would be instructive for some that don’t know the difference.

  • SuperSloth@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Been reading on a Kindle paper-white for years and didn’t realize it was top-lit and not back-lit. Pretty cool to know the reason why I get much less eye strain compared to reading on my phone.

    • Countmacula@lemmy.worldOPM
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      1 year ago

      I found out recently that the “words” on screen is actually like “Eink”. Like it’s actual Things in the screen. Blew my mind.