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09-23-2009, 03:26 PM | #17 | |
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09-23-2009, 03:32 PM | #18 |
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09-23-2009, 06:23 PM | #19 |
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I've got the 300 light cover and I actually like it. The photos someone showed or NOT accurate as photos tend to not show direct light very well. I don't have a spot on my screen, at least when I adjust it correctly. (If used a MightyBright light in the same fashion as the photo of the cover light, and the photo was poorly taken as that one was, it would show a spot too.) And it is very easy to adjust and very easy to fold up out of the way. I also have a MightyBright I bought for my Kindle2, it is different from the one shown in this thread, but similar. The problem is that the clip is really way to big for the 300 or the 600. I think the MightyBright is a lot brighter, but it uses 3 AAA batteries in parallel. The 300 light cover uses only one AAA battery. I was initially disappointed when I turned it on in daylight conditions. However, I have used it for several hours at night in a darkened room as well as outside at night and it does a more than adequate job, even on low light settng. But different strokes for differnent folks, as they say. What works well for me might not work for someone else. But as far as I'm concerned the MightBright is overkill and bulky, but the light cover is compact and very useful.
Someone was trying to compare it to that garbage Sony sold for the 505. There is no way to compare the two as the 505 used a sidelit transluscent plastic shield that made everything fuzzy. The 300 and 600 light covers are more like a larger cover with a built in LED overhead light similar to the MightyBrights. The light cover for the 300 is not too big, for me anyway, but I could see how the extra width on a 600 might bother some people. BTW: The Best Buy in south Arlington, TX has both light covers (for the 300 and 600). Last edited by jswinden; 09-23-2009 at 06:33 PM. |
09-23-2009, 08:11 PM | #20 |
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Oh, I love the light on my 505. Not it's not perfectly even but perfectly illuminated in my book. The battery life didn't last long, but neither does the battery life on my 700 when I use the light. As of now, that's just part of using any type of light. That being said, I bought lithium batteries for my 505 light wedge and haven't replaced them since May.
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09-23-2009, 08:27 PM | #21 |
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My light cover is packed and waiting for UPS to pick it up tomorrow. In the meantime, I went to Borders and bought the standard cover for the the 600.
Doug, I have that exact same clip. For some reason, I never took to it, but because the clip is nice and flat, plus light weight, it does go nicely with the reader. I also have the MightBright Flex 2 which is a fantastic light, but it's too heavy and bulky to use with the reader which is why I tried to find the the MightyBright TravelFlex and PocketFlex. I only found the Flex2 at Border's and B&N today, so I ordered them online. I figured they're cheap enough to buy both and I'm sure I'll use them for the reader or reg. books. In the meantime, I took some more, albeit not the best, pictures to see the difference that a decent light makes. Although the first pic isn't clear, what you can see is that the $10 clip light actually illuminates the page, which the $60 Sony light did not. Sorry, I had to get a gorgeous kitty shot in there. |
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09-23-2009, 11:25 PM | #23 |
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Thanks everyone for your responses. And thanks a bunch forthe pictures. It sounds like I will have to just check it out to see the brightness.
I have many clip on lights, but I want something I can easily stick in my purse, backpack, or whatever and not have to worry about bringing a separate light along. I really like the M-edge design, but I am getting frustrated waiting for them to come through with the Sony lights. |
09-28-2009, 04:28 AM | #24 | |
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I figured they were cheap enough and it's always good to have spare reading lights for my books as well. Plus, if you spend $25 on the MightyBright website shipping was free, so it made more financial sense as well. |
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09-28-2009, 06:38 AM | #25 | |
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I actually found an old book light given to me a while back. so far I quite like it and its pretty portable. however the clip is a bit tight. will try it for a while to see if it will leave a mark on the leather (still waiting for my cover to arrive!!). Otherwise I will definitely go for the travelflex. here's a picture of the one I'm using. sorry its in japanese as it was given to me when i was there...it's quite portable as it folds nicely and very flexible to adjust. two LED lights light up the screen very nice and evenly. http://www.amazon.co.jp/イデアインターナショナル...4133308&sr=1-3 |
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09-28-2009, 03:41 PM | #26 | |
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Here are some pix just taken. Sorry they're so dark and gloomy. I took them near a north window while it was thundering and pouring rain. Since it's South Florida, I should've waited 15 minutes. Last edited by SolRaven; 09-28-2009 at 03:45 PM. |
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09-28-2009, 04:42 PM | #27 | |
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SolRaven, thank you for the kitty pics!! Beautiful cat. Love the yellow eyes matching yellow flowers!! Fi |
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09-28-2009, 04:46 PM | #28 |
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I have just got a Really Tiny Book Light ( http://www.craftlamps.co.uk/acatalog...FUYA4wodAEaf1w ) when attached to the sony cover it works really well and cost £7.00.
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09-28-2009, 07:05 PM | #29 |
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You're welcome! I thought that was odd how much her eyes matched the flowers on the table as well. The photo look posed but she really wanted to be in EVERY shot and I kept having to push her to the other side of the table. Finally I just let her in. LOL.... same with her so near on the shots today. That kitty sure isn't camera shy!
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