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Originally Posted by HugoLover
The screen image on the Vox was another thing I didn't really like for reading purposes. I found the screen to be kind of hard on the eyes after coming from an e-ink screen, even after turning the backlight way down.
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If you are using the Kobo app you can go to the font settings and it will let you set "Nightime Mode" which is white letters on a black background, then if you set the brightness down, you will likely find it easier to read. That said, I don't read on the Vox, I use my Touch for reading.
AS far as battery life.
When I take the Vox to work and leave it on all day, sleeping after 10minutes with WIFI on, I can use it here and there all day then till about 6-7pm at nite before the dredded YELLOW battery warning. If I turn WIFI off when I put it down for any length of time, it will last until 8-10pm. Heck, most people I know with iPhones have to charge them EVERY nite too, and those are much smaller displays.
Considering that an LCD display has a backlight that uses up tons of power, it is not surprising that the e-Ink lasts much longer. An e-Ink display only uses power to change the text. Therefore, while you read a page, the display is not using power. The processor still uses power, but not the display.
Larry