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kobokobe · 10-23-2012, 12:07 PM

This is my understanding of it:

Reflected light is just what it sounds like, the light is reflected onto the page, similar to a booklight, but at a much closer distance.

Backlight, on the other hand, has a light source shining through the screen from behind it, hence the light shining directly at your eyes, causing much more strain.

The Kobo Glo (or the Kindle Paperwhite or the Nook Glowlight) is not backlit.

10-23-2012, 12:07 PM	#25
kobokobe I am what I am Posts: 179 Karma: 52789 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: An enormous, polar bear infested igloo that we call north of the 49. Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch	This is my understanding of it: Reflected light is just what it sounds like, the light is reflected onto the page, similar to a booklight, but at a much closer distance. Backlight, on the other hand, has a light source shining through the screen from behind it, hence the light shining directly at your eyes, causing much more strain. The Kobo Glo (or the Kindle Paperwhite or the Nook Glowlight) is not backlit. Last edited by kobokobe; 10-23-2012 at 12:10 PM.