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Begemot · 02-01-2013, 05:48 AM

Yes, but I do not own a PW, as I generally read where there is good ambient lighting.

I would absolutely consider buying a nice e-ink device without front light even. I would much rather have a larger screen size(I want to see 12 inch e-ink device outside from prototypes, but would settle for a sufficiently powerful 9.7) than front light.

Then again, I must be an edge case, as the market is pretty much all about 6 inch devices these days.

In my childhood it was considered to be a bad for your eyes to only have light hit the book and nothing else.

Frankly, I would be scared to use to use something like PW in a dark room for a prolonged period of time.

02-01-2013, 05:48 AM	#103
Begemot Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 18638 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony DPT-S1, Kindle DX, iPad, Kobo Mini,H20,iRiver StoryHD	Yes, but I do not own a PW, as I generally read where there is good ambient lighting. I would absolutely consider buying a nice e-ink device without front light even. I would much rather have a larger screen size(I want to see 12 inch e-ink device outside from prototypes, but would settle for a sufficiently powerful 9.7) than front light. Then again, I must be an edge case, as the market is pretty much all about 6 inch devices these days. In my childhood it was considered to be a bad for your eyes to only have light hit the book and nothing else. Frankly, I would be scared to use to use something like PW in a dark room for a prolonged period of time.