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Old 06-29-2013, 11:22 PM   #19
FizzyWater
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Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of
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Originally Posted by iamosam View Post
I guess most are okay/prefer the lighted screen. So I guess I will also go with the herd. In the worst case I can keep it off/very low. I will also try any screendim or similar app for desktop.

Thank you, all.
Good luck with your new reader!

I finally caved this year and bought a B&N Glow (had stuck with Sony readers up until them) because I wanted a front-light. I would have said before I got the Glow that the light was unnecessary. But now that I have it, I wouldn't want to go back to one without one.

I think the most unexpected benefit is when I'm reading at home with only a lamp or two on in the room. Before, the less-than-optimal lighting wouldn't have been bad enough to make me clip on a book light, but I would have strained to read the screen. Now I turn on the Glow light and I have bright, crisp words to read.

Also, the front light makes the eInk screen look much whiter - so the contrast is better.
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