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Katsunami · 04-21-2013, 12:16 PM

By the way, those guys of GoodEReader are (IMHO) morons with regard to their night time reading tests.

WHO CARES if Reader X can go brighter than Reader Y when reading in complete darkness? The only thing you need to know is: can the front-light setting go low enough to read comfortably in total darkness?

It doesn't matter ZILCH if the most comfortable setting for you is 5%, 10%, or 20% when reading in total darkness.

The other thing you need to know is: can it go high enough to brighten up the screen in moderate lighting conditions (like, on a bright but cloudy day). If yes, then it's good enough. It doesn't matter if the setting needs to be 70% or 80% or even higher.

So if one reader has 24 settings, like the Kindle Paperwhite, and my most used settings are 5 (total darkness) up to 20 (moderately bright conditions), then I effectively have 16 settings availabe. If another reader uses 1 step percentages from 1 to 100%, and the most used settings would be 20% to 80%, I have 61 settings available.

You don't buy an audio-installation by listening to several, each on 50% volume and then buy the loudest (or softest) of the bunch. You compare them by setting them to a comfortable listening level *for you*, and it doesn't matter anything if that setting is 5 out out of 10, or 9 out of 24, or 33 out of 100. So, why would it matter with an e-reader?

My TV goes from 1 to 24, and like the Paperwhite, it is not completely silent/off when set to 1 (it is when I press MUTE). My receiver goes from 0 to 45, and I'd need to set it to 30 or so to reach the same loudness as my TV would have on 24. My Hammond organ has a Master Volume slider that goes from totally silent up to ear-blastingly loud. The slider is about 10cm long. As it's a clickless, analog slider, it basically has an unlimited amount of settings. If I'm listening to the TV, to the receiver, or playing the organ, I couldn't care less where the setting or slider ends up after I find a good volume.

The only things I want to know is:
- Can it go low enough if I want it soft?
- Can it go high enough if I want it really loud?
- Do I have enough steps in between the lowest and highest settings to find the level I want at any given time?

How the same settings such as "set at 50%" and "set at 12 out of 24" compare amongst different devices means *nothing*.

04-21-2013, 12:16 PM	#350
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	By the way, those guys of GoodEReader are (IMHO) morons with regard to their night time reading tests. WHO CARES if Reader X can go brighter than Reader Y when reading in complete darkness? The only thing you need to know is: can the front-light setting go low enough to read comfortably in total darkness? It doesn't matter ZILCH if the most comfortable setting for you is 5%, 10%, or 20% when reading in total darkness. The other thing you need to know is: can it go high enough to brighten up the screen in moderate lighting conditions (like, on a bright but cloudy day). If yes, then it's good enough. It doesn't matter if the setting needs to be 70% or 80% or even higher. So if one reader has 24 settings, like the Kindle Paperwhite, and my most used settings are 5 (total darkness) up to 20 (moderately bright conditions), then I effectively have 16 settings availabe. If another reader uses 1 step percentages from 1 to 100%, and the most used settings would be 20% to 80%, I have 61 settings available. You don't buy an audio-installation by listening to several, each on 50% volume and then buy the loudest (or softest) of the bunch. You compare them by setting them to a comfortable listening level for you, and it doesn't matter anything if that setting is 5 out out of 10, or 9 out of 24, or 33 out of 100. So, why would it matter with an e-reader? My TV goes from 1 to 24, and like the Paperwhite, it is not completely silent/off when set to 1 (it is when I press MUTE). My receiver goes from 0 to 45, and I'd need to set it to 30 or so to reach the same loudness as my TV would have on 24. My Hammond organ has a Master Volume slider that goes from totally silent up to ear-blastingly loud. The slider is about 10cm long. As it's a clickless, analog slider, it basically has an unlimited amount of settings. If I'm listening to the TV, to the receiver, or playing the organ, I couldn't care less where the setting or slider ends up after I find a good volume. The only things I want to know is: - Can it go low enough if I want it soft? - Can it go high enough if I want it really loud? - Do I have enough steps in between the lowest and highest settings to find the level I want at any given time? How the same settings such as "set at 50%" and "set at 12 out of 24" compare amongst different devices means nothing. Last edited by Katsunami; 04-21-2013 at 03:51 PM.