What is your main use for your front light - Page 2

shanghaichica · 09-06-2013, 05:30 PM

To read in the dark or under dim lighting.

GoSharks · 09-06-2013, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by speakingtohe

but being weak of will I succumbed to the scared rabbit look in her eyes and let her in. The big drawback to video cams I guess.

Novice mistake. When dealing with demons, never look them in the eye!

BWinmill · 09-06-2013, 10:27 PM

When I had one, I used it for reading in the dark. That ereader's dead, so I'm now using an unlit reader. I miss the light slightly, but not enough to pay for a reader with a light. Lamps and other sources of light work just as well after all. They're just slightly less convenient.

xendula · 09-07-2013, 12:02 AM

To read in the dark or under (very) dim lighting.

I read mostly at night in bed in complete darkness, or in almost darkness in front of the TV. I have also used it to find things on my bedside table at night, because I have it on a very low light setting, so it does not blind me in the dark.

Like some others here, I never turn it off, even when I read during the day.

EowynCarter · 09-07-2013, 06:51 AM

Off by default, i switch it on when my eye says "Hey, need more light".

I don't read in dark / really low light unless forced into it. (That is, no lamp i can switch on.)

doctorow · 09-07-2013, 06:53 AM

Definitely only to read in the dark. During day time I'd prefer to switch it off.

Mivo · 09-07-2013, 07:00 AM

I only use mine in the dark and in dim light, though late afternoons can already be dim!

I'd say I use the front light about 70% of the time I read on the device.

elemenoP · 09-07-2013, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GoSharks

My front porch light has a 'mother detector'....similar to a motion detector however this one turns the light off when it detects my mother!

Can it distinguish between a mother and a mother-in-law??

I got my front-lit reader for reading in dim lighting and also to read when I wake up in the middle of the night and don't want to wake my husband. I keep it on 4 or 5 and I do appreciate that it makes the page whiter. In complete darkness I turn it down to 1.

eP

meeera · 09-07-2013, 10:33 AM

It's partly to read in dim/dark light (partly to not need the lamp on, for partner disturbance reasons, and partly for comfort as a spot-lamp directly on a non-lit screen gives suboptimal results), and partly to improve contrast in medium light. That's not so that the screen will appear "whiter" for aesthetic reasons; it's about readability.

GoSharks · 09-07-2013, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by elemenoP

Can it distinguish between a mother and a mother-in-law??
eP

More expensive model.......

greenasterisk · 09-07-2013, 02:02 PM

I don't use it. Worried of it screwing my eyes.

Even if they say front lit ones have no glare, try switching on one in a perfectly dark room. There will be glare.

Katsunami · 09-07-2013, 02:54 PM

The main use is: "To make the pages appear whiter".
The secondary use is: "To read in the dark or under dim light". In my case, this would be to make reading in dim light easier. I normally don't read (using the Paperwhite) in lighting where I would be unable to read a normal book.

danskmacabre · 09-08-2013, 09:00 PM

For reading in the dark or dim light, usually in bed at night, as I need to read for a while before I can sleep and wind down.

Oh, I also use it as a sort of torch when going to bed, so I don't have to turn the bedroom light on and wake up my wife.. lol.

WT Sharpe · 09-09-2013, 12:30 AM

The main purpose of the built in front light is to be able to read no matter what the surrounding light conditions without needing to find a sunny spot or a suitable reading light, but it's also great for finding the way to the bathroom in the dark.

samhy · 09-09-2013, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

The main purpose of the built in front light is to be able to read no matter what the surrounding light conditions without needing to find a sunny spot or a suitable reading light, but it's also great for finding the way to the bathroom in the dark.

Couldn't say it better

View Poll Results: How do you use your reader front light
To read in the dark or under dim light	62	54.87%
To make the pages appear whiter	18	15.93%
Don't have one	20	17.70%
Have one but don't often use it because I prefer a lamp	2	1.77%
Have one but don't often use it because it hurts my eyes	2	1.77%
Have one but don't often use it because of color or light unevenness	0	0%
Other or combination of above	9	7.96%
Voters: 113. You may not vote on this poll

09-07-2013, 02:54 PM	#27
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	The main use is: "To make the pages appear whiter". The secondary use is: "To read in the dark or under dim light". In my case, this would be to make reading in dim light easier. I normally don't read (using the Paperwhite) in lighting where I would be unable to read a normal book. Last edited by Katsunami; 09-07-2013 at 02:59 PM.

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09-06-2013, 05:30 PM	#16
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	To read in the dark or under dim lighting.

09-06-2013, 10:27 PM	#18
BWinmill Nameless Being	When I had one, I used it for reading in the dark. That ereader's dead, so I'm now using an unlit reader. I miss the light slightly, but not enough to pay for a reader with a light. Lamps and other sources of light work just as well after all. They're just slightly less convenient.

09-07-2013, 12:02 AM	#19
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	To read in the dark or under (very) dim lighting. I read mostly at night in bed in complete darkness, or in almost darkness in front of the TV. I have also used it to find things on my bedside table at night, because I have it on a very low light setting, so it does not blind me in the dark. Like some others here, I never turn it off, even when I read during the day.

09-07-2013, 06:51 AM	#20
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,338 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	Off by default, i switch it on when my eye says "Hey, need more light". I don't read in dark / really low light unless forced into it. (That is, no lamp i can switch on.)

09-07-2013, 06:53 AM	#21
doctorow Guru Posts: 914 Karma: 3410461 Join Date: May 2004 Device: Kindle Touch	Definitely only to read in the dark. During day time I'd prefer to switch it off.

09-07-2013, 07:00 AM	#22
Mivo Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 3531054 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Germany Device: In use: Pocketbook InkPad 3, Kobo Glo, iPad Air 2	I only use mine in the dark and in dim light, though late afternoons can already be dim! I'd say I use the front light about 70% of the time I read on the device.

09-07-2013, 10:33 AM	#24
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,862 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	It's partly to read in dim/dark light (partly to not need the lamp on, for partner disturbance reasons, and partly for comfort as a spot-lamp directly on a non-lit screen gives suboptimal results), and partly to improve contrast in medium light. That's not so that the screen will appear "whiter" for aesthetic reasons; it's about readability.

09-07-2013, 02:02 PM	#26
greenasterisk Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 300010 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Aura	I don't use it. Worried of it screwing my eyes. Even if they say front lit ones have no glare, try switching on one in a perfectly dark room. There will be glare.

09-08-2013, 09:00 PM	#28
danskmacabre Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 3593438 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Glo. Galaxy Tab S 8.4	For reading in the dark or dim light, usually in bed at night, as I need to read for a while before I can sleep and wind down. Oh, I also use it as a sort of torch when going to bed, so I don't have to turn the bedroom light on and wake up my wife.. lol.

09-09-2013, 12:30 AM	#29
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	The main purpose of the built in front light is to be able to read no matter what the surrounding light conditions without needing to find a sunny spot or a suitable reading light, but it's also great for finding the way to the bathroom in the dark.