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shalym · 04-21-2016, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

I think reading in the dark is just bad. Here are my dumb suggestions

1/ go read in another room
2/ put blinders on hubby/wife
3/ put bed side lamp on a dinner switch and turn light up veeerrryy slowly. This will train hubby/wife to sleep with night light.
4/ profit (or divorce?)

I've been reading in the dark since I was 5 years old. I used to have to use a flashlight, and hide under the covers. Even when I got older and didn't have to hide it anymore, I still used a flashlight (or clip on light), because it's more comfortable FOR ME. If you don't like it, then that's fine, but please don't tell me that it's "bad".

Shari

Blossom · 04-21-2016, 02:13 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

I think reading in the dark is just bad. Here are my dumb suggestions

1/ go read in another room
2/ put blinders on hubby/wife
3/ put bed side lamp on a dinner switch and turn light up veeerrryy slowly. This will train hubby/wife to sleep with night light.
4/ profit (or divorce?)

1. No other room to go to. I live in a 400sq foot apartment. I have a no bathroom rule for my eReader and tablets.

2. This is a joke right?

3. No lamp and no place for one not he would let me. Our modems and routers have his hats on them because he says they are too bright.

4. Now I know you are joking. :-p

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Cinisajoy · 04-21-2016, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

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1. No other room to go to. I live in a 400sq foot apartment. I have a no bathroom rule for my eReader and tablets.

2. This is a joke right?

3. No lamp and no place for one not he would let me. Our modems and routers have his hats on them because he says they are too bright.

4. Now I know you are joking. :-p

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#1. Hope you allow paper in your bathroom.
#2. Full head mask might work better.
On #3. Aluminum Foil works better.
#4. No clue.

Blossom · 04-21-2016, 03:39 PM

1. I get tons of magazines subscriptions for free. We have a magazine rack on the back of the wall by the door. Those are for bathroom reading. Paperbacks not allowed they would get wet and yucky. The magazines do get water on them but once I read them I have no intention of keeping them.

3. I would think not only would it cause WiFi interference you'd have overheating issues. The light is coming out of the holes in the body of the modem and router. It makes really cool light patterns on the wall and ceiling.

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Cinisajoy · 04-21-2016, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

1. I get tons of magazines subscriptions for free. We have a magazine rack on the back of the wall by the door. Those are for bathroom reading. Paperbacks not allowed they would get wet and yucky. The magazines do get water on them but once I read them I have no intention of keeping them.

3. I would think not only would it cause WiFi interference you'd have overheating issues. The light is coming out of the holes in the body of the modem and router. It makes really cool light patterns on the wall and ceiling.

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3. I misread and thought you meant lamps. My apologies.
My step dad put his modem under the tv and hidden.

Sweetpea · 04-22-2016, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

3. I misread and thought you meant lamps. My apologies.
My step dad put his modem under the tv and hidden.

I have an alarm clock beside my bed. I put my reader in front of it when I go to sleep

The other alarm clock has a solar filter (a filter you can use to watch directly into the sun) in front of it.

I did check my husband's PW (3, I think it is...), it has a fairly dark setting with the lowest light setting, but the screen had a bluish cast over it (probably because my H2O has a yellowish cast, and I compared it to that), which made it look darker, if you know what I mean...

joblack · 04-22-2016, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

On a setting of 1? It's a bare glimmer in a dark room, to me.

I disagree. Reading with the front light on is a nightmare.

I recommend to disable it via jailbreak and patch.

shalym · 04-22-2016, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by joblack

I disagree. Reading with the front light on is a nightmare.

Ah...you mean that it's a nightmare *for you* For me, having the front light makes it immeasurably better.

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Originally Posted by joblack

I recommend to disable it via jailbreak and patch.

...and isn't it wonderful that you have that option!

Shari

Popup · 04-22-2016, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

I think reading in the dark is just bad. Here are my dumb suggestions

1/ go read in another room
2/ put blinders on hubby/wife
3/ put bed side lamp on a dinner switch and turn light up veeerrryy slowly. This will train hubby/wife to sleep with night light.
4/ profit (or divorce?)

I went with option 4b, but it has other costs...

At least I can read in the dark as much as I like!

Barty · 04-22-2016, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shalym

I've been reading in the dark since I was 5 years old. I used to have to use a flashlight, and hide under the covers. Even when I got older and didn't have to hide it anymore, I still used a flashlight (or clip on light), because it's more comfortable FOR ME. If you don't like it, then that's fine, but please don't tell me that it's "bad".

Shari

I'm sorry was the OP talking about reading with a flashlight? No. So I wasn't talking about that. I'm talking about reading a glowing screen in the dark. I'm sure there are plenty of people who can do that too without problem, but I can't and OP can't either apparently.

But if you missed my tongue in cheek tone, or if you insist on taking offense, by all means do. I wouldn't presume to tell you what to do or how to feel.

shalym · 04-22-2016, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

I'm sorry was the OP talking about reading with a flashlight? No. So I wasn't talking about that. I'm talking about reading a glowing screen in the dark. I'm sure there are plenty of people who can do that too without problem, but I can't and OP can't either apparently.

But if you missed my tongue in cheek tone, or if you insist on taking offense, by all means do. I wouldn't presume to tell you what to do or how to feel.

Sorry...I left off the part that now that I have readers with lighted screens, I no longer need a flashlight or a clip on light, and reading in bed is even better.

What I was trying to say is that I have read in bed in a dark room since I could read, and I'm not going to stop because you think that reading in the dark is "just bad". Just because you don't like something does not in any way, shape or form make it "bad".

And yes...it does tend to bother me when people characterize one of my favorite pastimes as "just bad".

Sorry for missing your tongue in cheek tone, but...yeah. I was blinded by the "just bad".

Shari

Sydney's Mom · 04-23-2016, 11:35 AM

I found the light too bright at the lowest setting as well. As my eyes got more and more used to the dark, it seemed brighter and brighter. (I read an hour or more) I was interested in trying the blue shade, and it is fabulous! I have that on the lowest brightness, and I am once again reading until my vision is blurry. That is how I know it is time to go to bed.

I wasn't sure if blue shade would work, so I got the $50 Fire. Put Calibre Companion on it, and you will have no issues.

shalym · 04-23-2016, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

I found the light too bright at the lowest setting as well. As my eyes got more and more used to the dark, it seemed brighter and brighter. (I read an hour or more) I was interested in trying the blue shade, and it is fabulous! I have that on the lowest brightness, and I am once again reading until my vision is blurry. That is how I know it is time to go to bed.

I wasn't sure if blue shade would work, so I got the $50 Fire. Put Calibre Companion on it, and you will have no issues.

I tried blueshade, and for me, there's not enough contrast--it makes the page look like I have it set to sepia for reading using the Kindle app.

Shari

Sydney's Mom · 04-23-2016, 06:01 PM

Maybe try a different font? I have brightness down as far as it will go. But it does take my eyes some time to get used to it. But it never hurts my eyes like the PW did.

Popup · 05-10-2016, 10:48 AM

Back on topic:

The Oasis has a much lower minimal light setting (as well as an option to turn off the light altogether).

But the UI to change the brightness is much fiddlier. The slider is horizontal instead of vertical, and much narrower. I find that it is much harder to set the desired brightness, than it was on the PW.

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04-21-2016, 03:39 PM	#34
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	1. I get tons of magazines subscriptions for free. We have a magazine rack on the back of the wall by the door. Those are for bathroom reading. Paperbacks not allowed they would get wet and yucky. The magazines do get water on them but once I read them I have no intention of keeping them. 3. I would think not only would it cause WiFi interference you'd have overheating issues. The light is coming out of the holes in the body of the modem and router. It makes really cool light patterns on the wall and ceiling. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

04-23-2016, 11:35 AM	#42
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,899 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	I found the light too bright at the lowest setting as well. As my eyes got more and more used to the dark, it seemed brighter and brighter. (I read an hour or more) I was interested in trying the blue shade, and it is fabulous! I have that on the lowest brightness, and I am once again reading until my vision is blurry. That is how I know it is time to go to bed. I wasn't sure if blue shade would work, so I got the $50 Fire. Put Calibre Companion on it, and you will have no issues.

04-23-2016, 06:01 PM	#44
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,899 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	Maybe try a different font? I have brightness down as far as it will go. But it does take my eyes some time to get used to it. But it never hurts my eyes like the PW did.

05-10-2016, 10:48 AM	#45
Popup Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 100000 Join Date: May 2011 Device: kindle3, paperwhite-2012, Oasis-2016, paperwhite-2019	Back on topic: The Oasis has a much lower minimal light setting (as well as an option to turn off the light altogether). But the UI to change the brightness is much fiddlier. The slider is horizontal instead of vertical, and much narrower. I find that it is much harder to set the desired brightness, than it was on the PW.

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