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ElektroDragon · 12-13-2018, 03:29 PM

Years ago I switched away from Kindle after my Voyage died one day after the warranty expired and India customer support told me to take a hike. Been reading on Kobo Glo HD ever since, and love the EPUB, Calibre, and easy library lending.

But the light on my Glo HD is too blue AND not dim enough on 1% for my in the dark reading.

So, has anyone gone through the hassle of comparing e-readers for maximum dimness? Which one can get the most dim in the dark will full manual adjustability? And can any of them "flip" to negative mode (i.e. dark background and white fonts) without any firmware hacks?

I was looking at the Kobo Aura One and the new Forma. A review says the Forma can get a lot dimmer than the Auro One. Is that true? Is Forma the dimmest out there? Or can one of the Kindles actually get dimmer? Really don't want to go back to the Amazon ecosystem though, I have a sizable EPUB collection now. I'd appreciate any pointers!

12-13-2018, 03:29 PM	#1
ElektroDragon Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Dimmest e-book reader for reading in the dark? Years ago I switched away from Kindle after my Voyage died one day after the warranty expired and India customer support told me to take a hike. Been reading on Kobo Glo HD ever since, and love the EPUB, Calibre, and easy library lending. But the light on my Glo HD is too blue AND not dim enough on 1% for my in the dark reading. So, has anyone gone through the hassle of comparing e-readers for maximum dimness? Which one can get the most dim in the dark will full manual adjustability? And can any of them "flip" to negative mode (i.e. dark background and white fonts) without any firmware hacks? I was looking at the Kobo Aura One and the new Forma. A review says the Forma can get a lot dimmer than the Auro One. Is that true? Is Forma the dimmest out there? Or can one of the Kindles actually get dimmer? Really don't want to go back to the Amazon ecosystem though, I have a sizable EPUB collection now. I'd appreciate any pointers!