01-31-2013, 02:38 PM | #91 |
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People keep saying that the resolution on the PW isn't as good as on the K3, but I find the two to be basically the same, and I love the front light, which I use even in well-lit circumstances (although I must admit that I usually don't read under well-lit circumstances. The reading light over my side of the bed is broken,and illuminates the wall better than it does my book.)
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I got so used to read using the light, that I find a lightless e-reader annoying. Hell, I'm even starting to find books annoying as I actually need to move to a place with enough light (And the ereader has a better "print" than most paperbacks.) Non-lighted readers will eventually go extinct. "Nook" is not the best of names either, as it's very close to the slang word that starts the same, and ends on "ie" Last edited by Katsunami; 01-31-2013 at 05:38 PM. |
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01-31-2013, 05:44 PM | #98 |
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I looked at a Kobo Glo, in person, but didn't feel the urge to jump for one. The reason is simple enough: I usually read during the day or on transit, so there are more important things to me than a front light. Cost, size, durability, and weight are the overriding considerations when it comes to selecting hardware. Software features enter the mix too: it has to support ePubs, support USB mass media, and provide a reliable reader.
If an ereader with front light met all of my quantifiable and qualitative criteria, then I would buy it. Yet it is very unlikely that I would spend an extra $20 just to have that feature over an otherwise comparable model. |
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Before I bought a front-lit e-reader I thought I would only use the light during power cuts or when camping, but now I consider it an essential feature, wouldn't even consider buying an e-reader without one.
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When BN brought the first lit Nook to the market, I thought it was such nonsense! I only bought the PW because of the paperwhite screen I saw in the Amazon event coverage and TV ads (yeah, and how true that feature was!), the higher screen resolution and cover view, and the paper-like surface. Time to read was an unexpected bonus that I would not want to miss any more, as is the frontlight in combination with the auto wake cover. |
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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. |
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