So, if you read on a backlit reader (iPad, NookColor, Android tablet, etc.) - Page 3

aagstn · 03-01-2011, 09:51 PM

I've been reading with backlit LCDs before going to sleep since my old Clie and never had an issue. I think one of the issues I read is lights flashing in the room from routers and other devices while you sleep can disturb you. I make sure the room is pitch dark and once I got to sleep I'm out with no issues.

piper28 · 03-01-2011, 11:41 PM

There was a study that came out a few months ago, can't remember exactly who did it, although I keep meaning to ask one of the professors at work that studies sleep stuff about it and what her opinions of the research were. But it did find some effects of staring at lcd screens before going to bed.

I spend basically all day staring at computer screens, and a good chunk of the evening too. I'm definitely not the best sleeper, and find it will take me quite some time to get to sleep frequently. Now, when I'm on vacation, and I literally do everything I can to avoid looking at a computer, I suddenly find I can get to sleep much earlier in the evening. Obviously there's a lot of factors involved there, but I do kinda wonder if there's some relationship. Wouldn't completely surprise me.

Sweetpea · 03-02-2011, 03:55 AM

Maybe, if you're staring at a screen, it would influence you. But I never stare, I read... (and if I do start staring, it means I should put my book away and start sleeping

).

often, when I talk with people (collegues and such) about this, and I mention I turn down my backlight as far as it will go and change the colours to a dark gray on a black background, they often respond with: but how do you see it then? Which leads me to believe they haven't even tried it and are just repeating what somebody else said...

If I use that Mighty Bright, I get more light than if I use the backlight of my device...

Belle2Be · 03-02-2011, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Maybe, if you're staring at a screen, it would influence you. But I never stare, I read... (and if I do start staring, it means I should put my book away and start sleeping

).

often, when I talk with people (collegues and such) about this, and I mention I turn down my backlight as far as it will go and change the colours to a dark gray on a black background, they often respond with: but how do you see it then? Which leads me to believe they haven't even tried it and are just repeating what somebody else said...

If I use that Mighty Bright, I get more light than if I use the backlight of my device...

Mighty Brite is a different kind of light than LCD.

EowynCarter · 03-02-2011, 02:58 PM

After a bought the orizon, i sleep better for a while. As I took the "read in bed before sleeping" habit again.
I don't think having a bright light in your eyes will help you to sleep (quite the contrary), but if the screen is dim, well.
Reading help your brain emptying the cases, so, better sleep.

Barty · 03-03-2011, 09:02 PM

The light doesn't bother me so much on my iPad, since the stanza ereader app allows light text on dark background. I can even adjust the brightness by a simple gesture.

Rather, it's the visible pixel structure that bothers me. I'll upgrade the iPad when they come out with a retina or near retina display.

fantasyfan · 03-04-2011, 04:02 AM

I read on my iPad occasionally. Generally I use it in an environment that has low or moderate ambient lighting. The reading apps I use {Stanza, Kindle and 3D bookshelf} can be adjusted so as to minimise backlighting problems. Used thus, I don't find any ill effects. If I read intensively for extended periods on a backlit screen, I do find I get some degree of eyestrain--so for long sessions i use my Kindle. But otherwise, I haven't noticed any difficulties.

03-02-2011, 02:58 PM	#35
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,337 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	After a bought the orizon, i sleep better for a while. As I took the "read in bed before sleeping" habit again. I don't think having a bright light in your eyes will help you to sleep (quite the contrary), but if the screen is dim, well. Reading help your brain emptying the cases, so, better sleep. Last edited by EowynCarter; 03-02-2011 at 03:04 PM.

03-04-2011, 04:02 AM	#37
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,376 Karma: 28116892 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, iPad 9th gen. IPhone 11	backlit iPad I read on my iPad occasionally. Generally I use it in an environment that has low or moderate ambient lighting. The reading apps I use {Stanza, Kindle and 3D bookshelf} can be adjusted so as to minimise backlighting problems. Used thus, I don't find any ill effects. If I read intensively for extended periods on a backlit screen, I do find I get some degree of eyestrain--so for long sessions i use my Kindle. But otherwise, I haven't noticed any difficulties.

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03-01-2011, 09:51 PM	#31
aagstn Evangelist Posts: 422 Karma: 1004351 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, iPad mini 2	I've been reading with backlit LCDs before going to sleep since my old Clie and never had an issue. I think one of the issues I read is lights flashing in the room from routers and other devices while you sleep can disturb you. I make sure the room is pitch dark and once I got to sleep I'm out with no issues.

03-01-2011, 11:41 PM	#32
piper28 Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1178328 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	There was a study that came out a few months ago, can't remember exactly who did it, although I keep meaning to ask one of the professors at work that studies sleep stuff about it and what her opinions of the research were. But it did find some effects of staring at lcd screens before going to bed. I spend basically all day staring at computer screens, and a good chunk of the evening too. I'm definitely not the best sleeper, and find it will take me quite some time to get to sleep frequently. Now, when I'm on vacation, and I literally do everything I can to avoid looking at a computer, I suddenly find I can get to sleep much earlier in the evening. Obviously there's a lot of factors involved there, but I do kinda wonder if there's some relationship. Wouldn't completely surprise me.

03-02-2011, 03:55 AM	#33
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Maybe, if you're staring at a screen, it would influence you. But I never stare, I read... (and if I do start staring, it means I should put my book away and start sleeping ). often, when I talk with people (collegues and such) about this, and I mention I turn down my backlight as far as it will go and change the colours to a dark gray on a black background, they often respond with: but how do you see it then? Which leads me to believe they haven't even tried it and are just repeating what somebody else said... If I use that Mighty Bright, I get more light than if I use the backlight of my device...

03-03-2011, 09:02 PM	#36
Barty doofus Posts: 2,543 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	The light doesn't bother me so much on my iPad, since the stanza ereader app allows light text on dark background. I can even adjust the brightness by a simple gesture. Rather, it's the visible pixel structure that bothers me. I'll upgrade the iPad when they come out with a retina or near retina display.

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