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Originally Posted by fearindex
People are different. Thank goodness. 
Just to gather your experiences, by poor light do you mean darkness? I read most of my time at night when practically the only light is the lighted cover or in the case of Paperwhite the reader itself (and maybe some ambient light from some window, but mostly during fall/winter outside is very dark).
I think in dimly lit surroundings a frontlight might work a little better too, but in "absolute" darkness it is very jarring to me, even if I were to assume a perfectly even screen. There's just some issue with looking at a lit box and dark surroundings that feels unnatural and the contrast between the dark and the lighted page is very high.
Lighted cover and regular e-ink seems more natural to my eyes in this regard. |
I use mine in both poor light (eg dim artificial or natural lighting) and in darkness (reading in bed with the PW as the only source of light) and find it to be excellent in both circumstances. When reading in the dark, my PW2 appears to my eyes to be perfectly evenly lit, and I use a low light setting (normally around 6) in those circumstances. In dim light, I push the light level up to about 10-12, and again that gives a very pleasing appearance.
But, as you very rightly say, we all have our own preferences, and finding a solution that works for us personally is what matters!