Thread: Does iPad glare make it difficult to read?
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Old 08-20-2010, 06:55 AM   #43
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Originally Posted by VictoriaP View Post
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And a $10 book light doesn't remotely compare to reading in the dark on the iPad. I read for eighteen months on a Kindle, and tried several book lights during that time. Not one illuminated evenly, and that was on a 6" screen. The iPad is evenly lit across a lot more screen real estate, and the various apps allow me to use black text on white, sepia on off white, or white on black. These options, plus the adjustable brightness, mean I can read the iPad in a number of different lighting conditions without having to carry around supplemental equipment.

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Sorry, but I disagree.

I have a Sony 505 and use a book light with great results. I like the light so much, that I recently switched to using the light all the time when I read indoors.
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