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Originally Posted by Maike13
I guess LED gets much better battery life but what about the quality of the light itself. Just goimg by my LED flashlight, LED seems a bit harsh to me (more eye strain?), but I haven't got a book light yet so haven't tried reading by LED light.
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The battery life is so much better with LED it's not even funny anymore, which goes well with the long battery life of e-ink readers in general. As for the quality of the light, yes, the cool white of most LEDs looks a bit harsh, but I find that it actually works really well on an e-ink screen. I only notice the harshness when I look up from the screen at the buttons or the surroundings. On the screen itself, I actually like the cool light better than the illumination from a warmer, incandescent bulb.
FWIW, I use a Mighty Bright DoubleFlex, and I am quite happy with it. The two independent stalks allow a lot of flexibility in positioning the bulbs for a glare-free, evenly lit screen.