: Re: Kindle vs Kindle paperwhite, is the resolution really important for eyes? I'm trying to decide between buying a Kindle vs. a Kindle Paperwhite. The Kindle has a resolution of 167 ppi and the

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Resolution is neither good nor bad for your eyes—all a lower resolution will do is make your text more jaggedy and less aesthetically appealing, which will be exacerbated at large font sizes. For reference, most print books are in the 200–300 dpi range. Books on glossy paper can be higher dpi (because the ink doesn't soak in as readily).

Basically, higher dpi will make your text crisper (to a point), but if that's not a big deal to you, you'll be fine. For reference, most of the web is still at 72ppi.

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