Light and dark bezels -- your take? - Page 3

shanghaichica · 01-27-2015, 12:37 AM

For ereaders it has to be a dark bezel. Light bezels are too distracting. I bought a kobo mini with a white bezel and hated it so went back and bought one with a dark bezel. For tablets I tend to go for white bezels. My iPad air 2 and mini 3 are both white. I don't read for long stretches on tablets so a white bezel is acceptable.

Quexos · 01-27-2015, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by shanghaichica

For ereaders it has to be a dark bezel. Light bezels are too distracting. I bought a kobo mini with a white bezel and hated it so went back and bought one with a dark bezel. For tablets I tend to go for white bezels. My iPad air 2 and mini 3 are both white. I don't read for long stretches on tablets so a white bezel is acceptable.

I used to think that too but when I got my Kobo AuraHD a couple years ago, I went for a white bezel (as all my previous readers were black and I wanted to try something different) and it hasn't bothered me in the least when reading. Perhaps the bother is not as much a matter of actual annoyance as it is a matter of taste?

sakura-panda · 01-27-2015, 10:31 AM

Given a choice, I prefer black, but ultimately, it doesn't really make any difference to me.

I'm thinking about it now, and I honestly have no idea what color the bezels are on *any* of my devices

-- except for my phone, which is sitting on the desk next to my keyboard and is black.

Purple Lady · 01-27-2015, 03:46 PM

I want black and matte. I always put a matte screen protector on my phone and tablets because I am so sensitive to light that even the reflections bother me. I also need a colored background when I read.

And a white bezel makes me think it's an iThing. I don't want any iThing.

burnafterreading · 01-27-2015, 04:40 PM

once you go black, you never go back?

don't trust whitey?

Lin2412 · 01-27-2015, 11:16 PM

I had to laugh when you mentioned iThing, Purple Lady. More people are leaning on Black Bezels, but I'd have to agree with Quexos that's it's only a matter of taste (I will defend the White Bezels forever though. lol)

rem736 · 01-28-2015, 04:54 PM

as e-ink readers are made to be especially readable in bright environments (think outdoor under the sun), a white bezel tends to reflect a lot of light back to the eyes, making it harder to read the text. a mat black bezel reflects the least light, so reading the text is easier.

barryem · 02-03-2015, 08:59 PM

I have devices with dark and light bezels and when I'm looking at them, judging them, thinking about them, I prefer black for some things and white for other things. For reading I prefer black but only until I begin reading. Then I'm in the book and there's simply no difference.

Barry

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01-27-2015, 12:37 AM	#31
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	For ereaders it has to be a dark bezel. Light bezels are too distracting. I bought a kobo mini with a white bezel and hated it so went back and bought one with a dark bezel. For tablets I tend to go for white bezels. My iPad air 2 and mini 3 are both white. I don't read for long stretches on tablets so a white bezel is acceptable.

01-27-2015, 10:31 AM	#33
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 934 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	Given a choice, I prefer black, but ultimately, it doesn't really make any difference to me. I'm thinking about it now, and I honestly have no idea what color the bezels are on any of my devices -- except for my phone, which is sitting on the desk next to my keyboard and is black.

01-27-2015, 03:46 PM	#34
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	I want black and matte. I always put a matte screen protector on my phone and tablets because I am so sensitive to light that even the reflections bother me. I also need a colored background when I read. And a white bezel makes me think it's an iThing. I don't want any iThing.

01-27-2015, 04:40 PM	#35
burnafterreading Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 1237440 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Arc7HD/10HD, smartphones	once you go black, you never go back? don't trust whitey?

01-27-2015, 11:16 PM	#36
Lin2412 Grand Sorceress Posts: 456 Karma: 12931465 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Florida Device: Kindle	I had to laugh when you mentioned iThing, Purple Lady. More people are leaning on Black Bezels, but I'd have to agree with Quexos that's it's only a matter of taste (I will defend the White Bezels forever though. lol)

01-28-2015, 04:54 PM	#37
rem736 purpose priority passion Posts: 645 Karma: 9002000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: socal, usa Device: sony prs-350, b&n ngp, rM2, kindle scribe, boox poke5	as e-ink readers are made to be especially readable in bright environments (think outdoor under the sun), a white bezel tends to reflect a lot of light back to the eyes, making it harder to read the text. a mat black bezel reflects the least light, so reading the text is easier.

02-03-2015, 08:59 PM	#38
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I have devices with dark and light bezels and when I'm looking at them, judging them, thinking about them, I prefer black for some things and white for other things. For reading I prefer black but only until I begin reading. Then I'm in the book and there's simply no difference. Barry

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