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Originally Posted by Sirtel
My reading lights are pretty dim indeed (I dislike bright lights), but unlit eink screens look ugly to me even in the daylight. And imho just newer, Carta screens look especially ugly and yellowish when unlit. The old Pearl screens were tolerable (I still have a couple of those and have made side-by-side comparisons).
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That's me as well. My old Sony 350s had a much better contrast to them for reading, the background wasn't as dark as the newer screens are, so I could read very comfortably on them even indoors in decent light.
On my Glo and Glo HD though, while I could read in sunlight without the backlight, the background is too dark for me, darker than my Sonys were, and just doesn't look good. Between my farsightedness and astigmatism, better contrast is much more comfortable for my eyes. So I keep my backlight on always around 75%, even out in the sun. It just makes the contrast better, and I don't like to bother with adjusting the light level constantly, so I just leave it at one setting.
Reading several hours a day, I only have to recharge every few weeks, I find the front light battery drain to be really minimal. And even if I had to charge the reader more often, it would definitely be worth it for the eye comfort the light gives me.