Night time reading

borisb · 10-29-2011, 12:47 PM

I've always looked down on colour/LCD ereaders as inferior to eInk screens for night time reading due to the bright screens. The white text on black background has always been awful, too.

However, for the Vox, I found a setting in the reader app that I could turn down the brightness when reading to the minimum (you have to uncheck the "use system brightness" checkbox first) and found it to be very close to the contrast and readability of an eInk screen.

Needless to say, have a self-lighting screen eliminates the nuisance of a reading lamp clipped to the edge of the device...

blacknirvana · 10-29-2011, 12:56 PM

Tried it last night on the dark with my girlfriend next to me and she said it wasn't to bright at all, i turn on the night reading mode and turn down the brightness. Gonna be great for reading at night on planes to.

jswinden · 10-29-2011, 03:50 PM

Just FYI: For those who find an Android device too bright for reading in dark places, there are several good apps available to decrease screen brightness lower than the device allows. I use Screen Filter v. 1.2 with great results on my Android phone.

TonyToews · 10-29-2011, 04:05 PM

Night time reading without the clip on light is one of the reasons I purchased the Vox.

jswinden, thanks for the suggestion. Tony VE6MVP

jswinden · 10-29-2011, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyToews

Night time reading without the clip on light is one of the reasons I purchased the Vox.

jswinden, thanks for the suggestion. Tony VE6MVP

You are welcome. Jack W5JCK
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borisb · 10-29-2011, 04:39 PM

Try the Reader's brightness settings before installing a potentially unnecessary app. Note that the Reader's super low brightness setting only applies to the reader itself - the rest of the system remains brighter, although the auto-brightness does a good job at adjusting to ambient light levels.

10-29-2011, 12:47 PM	#1
borisb Addict Posts: 212 Karma: 2156 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: enTourage eDGe, Pocket eDGe, Kobo Vox, Kobo Touch, Asus Eee Note	Night time reading I've always looked down on colour/LCD ereaders as inferior to eInk screens for night time reading due to the bright screens. The white text on black background has always been awful, too. However, for the Vox, I found a setting in the reader app that I could turn down the brightness when reading to the minimum (you have to uncheck the "use system brightness" checkbox first) and found it to be very close to the contrast and readability of an eInk screen. Needless to say, have a self-lighting screen eliminates the nuisance of a reading lamp clipped to the edge of the device...

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10-29-2011, 12:56 PM	#2
blacknirvana Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 3264 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	Tried it last night on the dark with my girlfriend next to me and she said it wasn't to bright at all, i turn on the night reading mode and turn down the brightness. Gonna be great for reading at night on planes to.

10-29-2011, 03:50 PM	#3
jswinden Nameless Being	Just FYI: For those who find an Android device too bright for reading in dark places, there are several good apps available to decrease screen brightness lower than the device allows. I use Screen Filter v. 1.2 with great results on my Android phone.

10-29-2011, 04:05 PM	#4
TonyToews Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 351398 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo Vox and Glo	Night time reading without the clip on light is one of the reasons I purchased the Vox. jswinden, thanks for the suggestion. Tony VE6MVP

10-29-2011, 04:39 PM	#6
borisb Addict Posts: 212 Karma: 2156 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: enTourage eDGe, Pocket eDGe, Kobo Vox, Kobo Touch, Asus Eee Note	Try the Reader's brightness settings before installing a potentially unnecessary app. Note that the Reader's super low brightness setting only applies to the reader itself - the rest of the system remains brighter, although the auto-brightness does a good job at adjusting to ambient light levels.