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AnotherCat · 10-01-2012, 07:01 PM

- Sony PRS-T2.. worth getting the light? What are my other options for reading in bed? -

Well for me, even though I was used to lit reading devices, the other option was not to buy a light at all and after a trial without one I ended up not bothering with one.

I have been reading eBooks for many years before I got a T1, that on PDAs and smartphones which had, of course, backlit screens so I could read in the dark (including in bed), so I wondered how I would get on without a lit reader. I was put off the lights which had larger batteries by the cost of the light, and off the cheaper lights by their use of high cost low capacity button cells. Also, for me, a light would be just yet another cluttering gizmo in the collection of things to cart around.

After a year's use of the reader I have found that I did not need a light at all, and if I had of bought one I likely would not have used it. In bed I just use the bedside reading lamp (and you can buy a lot of electricity for those for $50

), and on planes, our boat, airport lounges, hotels, etc, etc there are always reading lights, or else sufficient other light, because people like to read paper type books in those places too.

Perhaps if one goes camping in a tent, or something similarly primitive where personal area lighting may be an issue, a reader light might be useful.

In the end it is obviously a very personal decision, but for myself I am very pleased that I did not waste my money by assuming that I would need one.

10-01-2012, 07:01 PM	#4
AnotherCat .... Posts: 1,547 Karma: 18068960 Join Date: May 2012 Device: ....	- Sony PRS-T2.. worth getting the light? What are my other options for reading in bed? - Well for me, even though I was used to lit reading devices, the other option was not to buy a light at all and after a trial without one I ended up not bothering with one. I have been reading eBooks for many years before I got a T1, that on PDAs and smartphones which had, of course, backlit screens so I could read in the dark (including in bed), so I wondered how I would get on without a lit reader. I was put off the lights which had larger batteries by the cost of the light, and off the cheaper lights by their use of high cost low capacity button cells. Also, for me, a light would be just yet another cluttering gizmo in the collection of things to cart around. After a year's use of the reader I have found that I did not need a light at all, and if I had of bought one I likely would not have used it. In bed I just use the bedside reading lamp (and you can buy a lot of electricity for those for $50 ), and on planes, our boat, airport lounges, hotels, etc, etc there are always reading lights, or else sufficient other light, because people like to read paper type books in those places too. Perhaps if one goes camping in a tent, or something similarly primitive where personal area lighting may be an issue, a reader light might be useful. In the end it is obviously a very personal decision, but for myself I am very pleased that I did not waste my money by assuming that I would need one.