Day or Night Mode?

Lemurion · 03-15-2010, 11:03 AM

Just a thought that popped into my head. Do more readers (on devices that support it) prefer day or night mode for reading?

Hellmark · 03-15-2010, 11:19 AM

It really depends on the display. on eink, I prefer a light background, but on LCD generally a dark background. I switched to eink because my eyes are generally really light sensitive, and a white background hurts to look at. I'm a commandline junkie at both work and home, and the other day I had to use a Ubuntu machine with the default settings, and when I pulled up the terminal the white background of the window physically hurt to look at until I changed it to the more traditional white text and black background. Was pretty much the same when I read on my N800, although dimming the display generally helped.

DixieGal · 03-15-2010, 11:25 AM

Day. If multiple choice, also prefer pie.

Tamara · 03-15-2010, 01:32 PM

In the daytime, I use a parchment colored background with sepia text and at night I use night mode.

sianon · 03-16-2010, 02:33 AM

i prefer the night mode on my iphone which also allows for reading inbright sunlight

Sweetpea · 03-16-2010, 02:54 AM

If I read in the dark, I prefer my LCD (transflective or transmissive) screen, with the backlight turned all the way down, with a black background and gray lettering.

When I read on my transflective screen in a well-lit environment (I won't use my transmissive screen there), I turn off the backlight, and change to a ivory background with black letters. The e-ink screen, with the somewhat grayish background, fits perfectly with my desired colour scheme (I don't like white backgrounds, I don't even like pure white paper in books...)

GhostHawk · 03-16-2010, 07:53 AM

Pie!

Night mode seriously messes with my head.

Tattncat · 03-16-2010, 09:44 AM

It depends on the reader. E-ink; I prefer light background, dark lettering. Back lit screens (i.e. iTouch); I tend to prefet dark background with light lettering.

Xanthe · 03-17-2010, 01:15 AM

Pie.

No day/night option on my reader.

catsittingstill · 03-17-2010, 10:35 PM

Depends. Day for bright light, night for low light. Also like e-ink which has no night mode; use headlamp.

If multiple multiple choice, also pie. Huckleberry or chocolate cream.

PDS · 03-17-2010, 10:39 PM

Always use night, I have an eye condition that makes me extremely photophobic so the balck screen really works for me.

foghat · 03-17-2010, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamara

In the daytime, I use a parchment colored background with sepia text and at night I use night mode.

That is what I use too. However, at night, I still use the parchment and sepia and just turn down the brightness.

View Poll Results: Which do you prefer, day mode or night mode?
Day: dark text on light background	39	60.94%
Night: light text on dark background	5	7.81%
Depends: day in bright light, night in low light	11	17.19%
Default: whatever comes up, can't be bothered to change it.	0	0%
Pie	9	14.06%
Voters: 64. You may not vote on this poll

03-15-2010, 11:03 AM	#1
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03-15-2010, 11:19 AM	#2
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,586 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	It really depends on the display. on eink, I prefer a light background, but on LCD generally a dark background. I switched to eink because my eyes are generally really light sensitive, and a white background hurts to look at. I'm a commandline junkie at both work and home, and the other day I had to use a Ubuntu machine with the default settings, and when I pulled up the terminal the white background of the window physically hurt to look at until I changed it to the more traditional white text and black background. Was pretty much the same when I read on my N800, although dimming the display generally helped.

03-15-2010, 11:25 AM	#3
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Day. If multiple choice, also prefer pie.

03-15-2010, 01:32 PM	#4
Tamara Evangelist Posts: 446 Karma: 1812 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: iPhone	In the daytime, I use a parchment colored background with sepia text and at night I use night mode.

03-16-2010, 02:33 AM	#5
sianon Addict Posts: 352 Karma: 572 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne Device: Sony 500, Bebook, Kindle, Eco reader Drs and soon the Archos 9	i prefer the night mode on my iphone which also allows for reading inbright sunlight

03-16-2010, 02:54 AM	#6
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	If I read in the dark, I prefer my LCD (transflective or transmissive) screen, with the backlight turned all the way down, with a black background and gray lettering. When I read on my transflective screen in a well-lit environment (I won't use my transmissive screen there), I turn off the backlight, and change to a ivory background with black letters. The e-ink screen, with the somewhat grayish background, fits perfectly with my desired colour scheme (I don't like white backgrounds, I don't even like pure white paper in books...)

03-16-2010, 07:53 AM	#7
GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	Pie! Night mode seriously messes with my head.

03-16-2010, 09:44 AM	#8
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	It depends on the reader. E-ink; I prefer light background, dark lettering. Back lit screens (i.e. iTouch); I tend to prefet dark background with light lettering.

03-17-2010, 01:15 AM	#9
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Pie. No day/night option on my reader.

03-17-2010, 10:35 PM	#10
catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	Depends. Day for bright light, night for low light. Also like e-ink which has no night mode; use headlamp. If multiple multiple choice, also pie. Huckleberry or chocolate cream.

03-17-2010, 10:39 PM	#11
PDS Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 46 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Austalia Device: Sony PRS-505, Dell Mini 9, I-Phone	Always use night, I have an eye condition that makes me extremely photophobic so the balck screen really works for me.

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