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Does the iPad hurt your eyes?
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It kind of did to my eyes too... since I'm use to the HD of the iPhone 4. Well now my eyes have been use to it. So maybe your eyes will like it too soon.
Sounds like eye fatigue. The screen brightness could also be too bright so if you turned down the brightness that could help. This could especially be the case for white background, like newspapers and such.
"You're reading it wrong." A little SJ quip there....
I had that problem when I started reading books on my iPhone, but my eyes soon adjusted, hopefully yours will too on the iPad. Try adjusting the brightness, that might be causing your pain.
I had that problem when I started reading books on my iPhone, but my eyes soon adjusted, hopefully yours will too on the iPad. Try adjusting the brightness, that might be causing your pain.
Between my MBP, iPhone and iPad, I would say the iPad hurts my eyes the least
Just make sure to look away and blink a few times every 20 to 30 mins - Apple uses great displays, as long as you do that
Just make sure to look away and blink a few times every 20 to 30 mins - Apple uses great displays, as long as you do that
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I had to jailbreak my iPad 1 and install the dimmer application in order to use it at night. otherwise it really is too bright. so is my iphone for that matter.
I had to jailbreak my iPad 1 and install the dimmer application in order to use it at night. otherwise it really is too bright. so is my iphone for that matter.
When I'm reading anything on an iPad, I triple click the home button for the accessibility setting. I don't know whether I'm undiagnosed dyslexic, but I can't honestly seem to read it otherwise. I find it really hard to read black text on a white background. Particularly on an LED backlit screen. I do it on the MBP too, on a side note; I never had this issue with matte screens.
If you're suffering actual pain in the eyeballs, it's probably a brightness thing. Either it's too bright or you're reading in a dark room and they're becoming strained. I found I was having the same issue on my old 27 iMac, full brightness + dark room = hello floaters.
If you're suffering actual pain in the eyeballs, it's probably a brightness thing. Either it's too bright or you're reading in a dark room and they're becoming strained. I found I was having the same issue on my old 27 iMac, full brightness + dark room = hello floaters.