Does Turning on the Front Light on a Color E Ink Screen Negate Its Eye-Friendly Purpose?
(This article is an English translation of my original work, written on May 20, 2022. Here is the original script ) Someone in a Facebook group recently raised the question: "Isn't the purpose of using E Ink to achieve eye-strain-free reading through its non-emissive nature, relying solely on reflected ambient light? However, the color version requires the front light [Note 1] to be activated for clear visibility. Doesn't this conflict with the original product's focus?" Additionally, some people also feel that E Ink with the front light turned on is uncomfortable. Even if the intensity is very low, their eyes just cannot tolerate that little bit more light, not even a tiny bit. Actually, people who have the above thoughts mistakenly believe that the reason why E Ink is more eye-friendly is that E Ink is not self-illuminating. They think that general mobile phones and tablets have a light-emitting backlight that continuously emits light directly into the eye...
