While the whole point and attraction of a netbook is the small size, of course. But, on the flip side, some people are apprehensive about getting an Acer mini laptop because of the small screen. Will it be big enough to see words clearly? Can I watch movies or videos? Will I strain my eyes?
I could just say, you’ll be fine, but I’ll say more. Here’s the scoop…
On a Crisp, Clear CrystalBrite
The 8.9 inch display of the Acer Aspire One is a CrystalBrite WSVGA LED backlit display. These CrystalBrite screens are high-gloss, made specifically for laptops and use the latest in anti-reflective LCD screen technology.
The high-gloss screen gives brilliant, richer colors and deeper blacks. The high gloss also makes images on your display very clear and crisp.
Why should you care? Because the clearer the images on your display– whether that is video, graphics, photos, or text–the easier it is to see them without squinting, refocusing or strain even on smaller screens.
CrystalBrite displays also use an anti-reflective technology that reduces the reflection of ambient light in the room, whether that is sunlight or florescents. You know how you have to tilt your laptop monitor at an angle sometimes to get rid of the glare. You don’t have to do this nearly as much with the Acer’s display.
In the past, laptops (and some monitors) used an anti-glare, not anti-reflective technology. The difference? Anti-glare has a matte, flat look that diffuses light, but also blurs the screen a little. So colors are not as bright and images are not as crisp. High gloss, anti-reflective not only keeps everything looking bright and clear with wider viewing angles than traditional notebook screens.
Sorry, but it’s you
For those of you who have been around a while, we’ve used small computer screens for quite sometime. Remember the first Macs? A 512 x 342 display–about 7 inches across. Ever have a laptop in the 90’s like the Toshiba Satellite or Compaq Contura with it’s 8 inch screen?
from Wikipedia
Many of us worked–a great deal–on these smaller screens without going blind. This is because the size of the screen is not the most important factor to your vision’s health. Most eye-related problems associated with computers have to do with how screens are used.
If eyestrain is a concern for you using a netbook like the Acer One, you need to make sure you have a proper distance between your eyes the monitor, try to work in a good position so your head slightly tilted down (you should still be able to balance a book on your head), and work in a lit (but not bright) room.
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