Ail said:
Should be the same with the Sony reader, not sure which technology the Nook uses. The main reason is those two do not have a backlight. Basically if there is no light in the room, you can't see the screen ( but you can read on the beach with no reflections issues). The drawback being you need a bedside lamp to read in bed... The Ipad is like traditional computer screens though so it should tire your eyes after a while...
Honestly despite all the marketing by Apple the Ipad is not a good e-book reader. It's a little too heavy for my taste, you can't hold it in one hand, and it tires your eyes and has limited battery life...And personally I hate having to touch the screen to turn a page. The only thing I like on the Ipad is the way it presents your book collection which is a tonn better than the Kindle ) no color isn't an issue when reading the book but it would be nice to see the books covert in color). |
There are two types of nooks: the regular nook and the nook Color.
The nook uses the eInk just like the Kindle and the nook Color is more like an iPad (and even becomes a competent tablet when jailbroken). For anyone that has never seen eInk, go to Barne's and Noble now and look at their eInk nooks. I'm not saying buy a nook if you want an eReader, just look at the eInk. It's pretty amazing. It looks exactly like paper and there's no eye strain what-so-ever. The only issue is if there's a light shining directly on it, there can be a small glare.
The nook Color uses a touch screen similar to the iPad and I was worried about eye strain on that too but apparently it's not bad. My wife has been using it and she has had no complaints. I haven't used it for long periods of time so I can't speak anything about it.
