Thread: Has the quality of Paperwhites improved?
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Old 12-16-2012, 01:34 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by Lyn2012 View Post
When I tried to read in the dark, I found that whatever setting the PW light was on, so low that the background looked grey or high resembling an lcd screen, I still found my eyes aching and gritty after a while. For me, it seems that it is a lit screen with no ambient light that causes the problem, irrespective of whether the screen is front or back lit. I think we are all different and know that other people don't find this a problem at all.

I am happy with the PW as it allows me to read with a fairly low level of ambient lighting which I couldn't do, (without straining my eyes), using either my Kobo Touch or Sony PRS-650. I tried the Kobo Glo but the light couldn't be turned down low enough, (can turn off but not down), but the PW with light on 1 or 2 is perfect.
I read this twice, before finishing my coffee, so don't quite understand what you are saying.

So you use the PW only in a lighted room? Sometimes I see grey shadowing if I hold the PW at arms length too. If I move it up closer it is perfect. Unfortunately my eyes are not so good. So I hold it at arms length, therefore I have to use a higher light setting. I read in a dark room. That is why I bought the PW. Reading on LCD screen causes me no problems like the shadowing. So my views are different from yours I guess.
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