Glo Light on or off?

[Quexos]

Well I've had my Glo since today only so it's too early to know how I will be using the light feature. But I can tell you I love it and I will turn it off during the day (why waste battery power when it's full daylight ?) and will use it at second or third grade from left to right (which is less than a third of total power)

[Tzar]

I also find myself using the light in dim conditions, with a low brigthness setting. It just helps the whole reading experience as the contrast between text and background screen insn't that good on an e-ink screen with their greyish background when you're in dim light conditions.

Count me in for requesting an even lower brightness level for reading in total darkness. This shouldn't be too difficult for Kobo to provide in a firmware update.

[shanghaichica]

I'm noticing that so far having the light on does not seem to drain/have any effect on battery usage.

[Koboyashi]

Originally Posted by Tzar

I also find myself using the light in dim conditions, with a low brigthness setting. It just helps the whole reading experience as the contrast between text and background screen insn't that good on an e-ink screen with their greyish background when you're in dim light conditions.

+1

Originally Posted by Tzar

Count me in for requesting an even lower brightness level for reading in total darkness. This shouldn't be too difficult for Kobo to provide in a firmware update.

Count me in too...

[scrapking]

Originally Posted by CatherineStewart

So I knew I would love the light. Didn't realize just how much!!!! Unless I'm reading outside, I have my light on all the time. Mostly on the lowest setting (wish it could go even lower for night reading). My reading experience has definitely become more enjoyable. How about you? Do you use the light more frequently than you thought you would?

I always read at night with the light on, and usually during the day with the light off unless the ambient light is quite dim. However, earlier today I was reading in good light and didn't realise the light was on at first! I guess that's an endorsement of light reading during the day; that I didn't even realise it was on.

[shanghaichica]

Originally Posted by scrapking

I always read at night with the light on, and usually during the day with the light off unless the ambient light is quite dim. However, earlier today I was reading in good light and didn't realise the light was on at first! I guess that's an endorsement of light reading during the day; that I didn't even realise it was on.

Its quite nice to read outside with the light on the lowest setting because it gives the page a nice white contrast

[Tacty]

so, how do you compare eye strain level with kobo glo and lights on during night reading with tablet? is it the same reading on tablet at night, or is it less eye strain reading on kobo glo? without any first hand experience, it looks the same for me, but i'd like to hear your impressions...

[feenix1363]

Reflected light (as on the Kobo) seems more comfortable than direct light (as on tablets).

[Tacty]

Originally Posted by feenix1363

Reflected light (as on the Kobo) seems more comfortable than direct light (as on tablets).

ok, but reflected light and backlight is not the same? or it is i'm trying to compare two situations regarding eye strain: reading on kobo glo in totally dark room with backlight on, and doing the same on tablet? is light brightness doing the same strain on your eyes?

[kobokobe]

This is my understanding of it:

Reflected light is just what it sounds like, the light is reflected onto the page, similar to a booklight, but at a much closer distance.

Backlight, on the other hand, has a light source shining through the screen from behind it, hence the light shining directly at your eyes, causing much more strain.

The Kobo Glo (or the Kindle Paperwhite or the Nook Glowlight) is not backlit.

[Tacty]

Originally Posted by kobokobe

This is my understanding of it:

Reflected light is just what it sounds like, the light is reflected onto the page, similar to a booklight, but at a much closer distance.

Backlight, on the other hand, has a light source shining through the screen from behind it, hence the light shining directly at your eyes, causing much more strain.

The Kobo Glo (or the Kindle Paperwhite or the Nook Glowlight) is not backlit.

ok, but what about practice..i've seen somewhere here that someone given up of kobo glo because level of brightness was to much, even on lowest setting...obviously people have problems with eye strain, no matter what seems to be better in theory...

[kobokobe]

I'm no optometrist but I think the light reflected off the page from such close distance does cause some strain, although I'm never really been bothered by it (But then again, I haven't as yet read for an extended period of time in complete darkness on the Glo). At the very least, it is much easier on the eyes compared to reading off a backlit device (tablet, phone, laptop, etc)

[Cdesja5]

Originally Posted by tacty

ok, but what about practice..i've seen somewhere here that someone given up of kobo glo because level of brightness was to much, even on lowest setting...obviously people have problems with eye strain, no matter what seems to be better in theory...

Why don't you get one for yourself and try it out? If you don't like it, you can always return it?

What causes eye strain for one person, may not for another. What is too bright for one, may be just right for someone else. Our vision can be very different from one person to another! I could say to you that I have eye strain but that could be because I am more sensitive to bright light/sunlight than the average person, or vice versa....
I agree that in general, it is accepted that a backlit device causes more eye strain than front lit. But that does not mean that some persons won't have eye strain on a front lit device or that everyone who reads in the dark on a tablet will have it.

[vice-versa]

Originally Posted by Cdesja5

I am more sensitive to bright light/sunlight than the average person, or vice versa....

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[Cdesja5]

Originally Posted by vice-versa

You called me ? OK, I'm already gone, don't bother yourself to throw me out