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Old 12-30-2020, 04:21 PM   #11
Burktross
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Device: Nook Glowlight 3
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but an eInk screen can not be backlit. The display is opaque. What you are looking at is LEDs at the edge of the screen with the light being diffused across the screen by a light guide to even out the light. As you have noticed, this is not perfect.
No bad news to be had in good information. That's interesting to hear, I guess that explains why the light is so soft. Still looks a bit different than a clip-on booklight, to be sure.
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