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Frontlights Explained – Why eBook Readers Don’t Have Backlights | The eBook Reader Blog (blog.the-ebook-reader.com)
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Thought this would be instructive for some that don’t know the difference.

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[–] SuperSloth 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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 1 points 2 years 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.