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Originally Posted by parkher
Moloko,
It is interesting what you say about the reason for using front light: because it is the same reason I do not use it.
I can't use front light because my eyes are too sensitive: they get tired and begin literally hurting in minutes when using the integrated light, especially in the dark. If I absolutely have to use an additional light (I try to avoid such situations - but I am lucky I don't have to read while commuting), I use Ozeri Kandle Flex clip-on light as it is much easier on my eyes.
I have Aura HD and it has integrated front light, a very good and even one.
So I tried it at various levels. And now I keep it permanently switched off. Ozeri in my pocket, just in case.
I respect Sony very much for not compromising e-ink and I think their T3 cover light is almost as convenient as front-light, it almost does not increase the size of the cover as T1/T2 light does. Unfortunately, T3 is still not carta and even more unfortunately, it cannot be easily rooted.
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Some people do indeed find frontlights bother their eyes. That is a valid concern, and very unfortunate and everything -- but it does not mean everyone will feel the same way.
It doesn't seem to have a strict correlation with my-eyes-are-bad either, because like Moloko many people who are bothered by by LCD displays love frontlights. It kind of makes sense to me, because it really shouldn't be any different than a light which
isn't embedded in the frame but clipped on instead, but then... some people are bothered by it, and I really cannot judge.
Either way, it isn't "compromising" E-ink. It is simply a device that isn't suited to a minority of people, which is unfortunate but hardly sinister.