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JSWolf · 11-24-2014, 05:33 PM

The problem is that the way the lights are built, they don't work well for say a 9.7" screen. You would need to have LEDs on the top as well as the bottom and that would then drain the battery even more when the light was in use.

11-24-2014, 05:33 PM	#24
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,238 Karma: 148951761 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The problem is that the way the lights are built, they don't work well for say a 9.7" screen. You would need to have LEDs on the top as well as the bottom and that would then drain the battery even more when the light was in use.