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Old 12-23-2021, 06:58 PM   #706
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Are you sure about the statistics?
I'm pretty sure most people use the frontlight on a frontlit reader. Whether always or occasionally, that's a different question.

I always keep the light on, as I can't stand a grey screen. And I don't read in direct sunlight, which would be the the only situation not needing the light at all. IMHO, of course.

OTOH I don't read in the dark either, which is why I'm not as fussy about the light quality as some other people.
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Old 12-23-2021, 07:31 PM   #707
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Personally I think that, in the daytime, the best thing to do is adjust the backlight for clearest display. This usually means just on enough so that the background looks paper white and contrast is best. If I go out in the sun I turn it down a bit, even off when in full sun, indoors in low light, I run the backlight somewhere in the middle - often in the 50% to 70% range.
It's a FRONT light, not a backlight, an important distinction that is missed/misunderstood with surprising frequency, it seems. And 50-70% doesn't seem to me be a range that is in the middle. I'd consider 70% to be very high indeed, twice as high as I ever take my frontlight
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Old 12-23-2021, 07:57 PM   #708
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It's a FRONT light, not a backlight, an important distinction that is missed/misunderstood with surprising frequency, it seems. And 50-70% doesn't seem to me be a range that is in the middle. I'd consider 70% to be very high indeed, twice as high as I ever take my frontlight
I apologise, I just used the term backlight without thinking. Of course the new way is a frontlight.

I think my usual reading situation is fairly low light, hence the higher figures, but also I bet different devices have different strength lights too, so just adjust it until it looks like a regular piece of paper or a page from a book in good lighting.
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Old 12-24-2021, 09:06 AM   #709
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I went ahead and ordered the Libra 2. It'll arrive in January from Amazon prime. So I shall see for myself if I will like it.
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A few days ago I received KL2. First impressions: The screen is very good, the backlighting is even. Can't get used to the buttons. They are inconvenient for me. The sharp edge of the screen interferes. My wife has Kobo Libra H2O, the buttons are more convenient there. I took it on Amazon, I have time to think.
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i only use the front light if i read in bed, but that's in the minority

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I mostly use the front light in bed.
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Old 12-24-2021, 02:13 PM   #712
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Personally I think that, in the daytime, the best thing to do is adjust the backlight for clearest display. This usually means just on enough so that the background looks paper white and contrast is best. If I go out in the sun I turn it down a bit, even off when in full sun, indoors in low light, I run the backlight somewhere in the middle - often in the 50% to 70% range.
If I have enough light, I turn the front light off. I don't care if the background is whitish. I just care that there is enough light to comfortably read.
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Old 12-24-2021, 02:16 PM   #713
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It's a FRONT light, not a backlight, an important distinction that is missed/misunderstood with surprising frequency, it seems. And 50-70% doesn't seem to me be a range that is in the middle. I'd consider 70% to be very high indeed, twice as high as I ever take my frontlight
I use 4% for the front light. So 35% would be about 8x more then what I use.
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I apologise, I just used the term backlight without thinking. Of course the new way is a frontlight.
The only way is front lit as the light can't come up from the back.
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I went ahead and ordered the Libra 2. It'll arrive in January from Amazon prime. So I shall see for myself if I will like it.
Well done. I bought a Libra 2 and I do like it. Nice screen. Plus, I like the shape.
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A few days ago I received KL2. First impressions: The screen is very good, the backlighting is even. Can't get used to the buttons. They are inconvenient for me. The sharp edge of the screen interferes. My wife has Kobo Libra H2O, the buttons are more convenient there. I took it on Amazon, I have time to think.
If I was going to use the buttons, they would be in a good place. Also, there ios nothing sharp at all on the Libra 2.
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I mostly use the front light in bed.
Yes, this is true for me as well.

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If I have enough light, I turn the front light off. I don't care if the background is whitish. I just care that there is enough light to comfortably read.


Same here again. This is exactly how I prefer it.
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these things (ereaders) aren't exactly cheap. if they can't make the lighting to a decent even uniform level then perhaps they shouldn't make them at all.

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That’s my issue too. I do use the light. I actually read all my ereaders in daylight on at least 80% brightness, I like a white screen. The only e-readers I have now with an uneven light are my Forma and Libra H20. My Voyage, Oasis and Libra 2 are perfect.
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i use the Kobo Aura 6" which as the external micro SD card slot (the good old days eh) all of my books are on a 32GB micro SD card. i'm currently up to 4888 books on it mostly kepub taking up 12GB of space (yes i have some big books)

as far as i'm aware the external micro SD card slot will only take up to a 32GB card which means i've still got 20GB of storage space spare

8GB of storage (as i've said) certainly isn't enough for me, but i'd prefer the external micro SD card slot making a comeback in 2022 rather than the 32GB micro SD card glued inside the ereader

best wishes koboy
I missed this post before, but I totally agree. I felt all giddy putting 128gb in my tablet. I should be able to do this with my e-readers. I imagine these things may make a comeback if they see a demand for it.
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