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I am not sure resolution is the only reason. LCDs emit their own light, paper just reflects light and is much gentler for the eyes because of this.


That has always sounded like anecdotal evidence to me. Reading on a monitor should in that case be like reading paper in very good light, although with lower resolution. What is the qualitative difference between emitted light and reflected light?


I suppose reflected light matches better with the ambient, while with emitted light this is difficult to get. Matchng both, brightness and color.

Also, I don't like to read on white background (neither screen or paper), and on the computer nowadays the more usual background is white... I like yellowish backgrounds.




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