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Originally Posted by sjfan
Huh, interesting. For me, in a normally lit room I shut the backlight off; that's part of the appeal of e-ink devices. The backlight's only for when it's too dark to read normally.
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I have always had trouble reading print books because of how much light I need to read comfortably. Even with good table lamps there were shadows etc. to deal with. The Oasis is front-lit, and having the light all the way up when reading in a normally lit room doesn't bother my eyes at all. It is that light that makes it possible for me to read for hours per day. I love the sharp contrast that the light gives.
In a dark room, I have the light at 10-12 to start with, and turn it down as my eyes adjust to 8-9. That is in a totally dark room.
Even as a young person, I needed a LOT of light to read. I'm pushing 60, and have worn glasses since I was 5-6. I wear a Progressive lens now, and can read the Oasis at night in bed without my glasses with the screen 7-8 inches from my eyes.
Once something is past 12" away from my eyes, without correction I am legally blind.