Do you wear glasses with your reader..?? - Page 7

Stormchild · 01-21-2011, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by beppe

I do not need glasses. Therefore I did not vote. I'd like to wear glasses, just to look intelligent. Or to look taller, importanter, busier, worthier, distinctier, ..., all those nice things that you glass wearers enjoy.

What? Like not being able to read newsprint unless it is exactly 2 feet away or not being able to recognize a friend on the other side of the street coz they are just a blur?

ClairePMR · 01-21-2011, 09:37 AM

For me, it's not about the font size. It's the sharpness and clarity of each character that make it difficult to read. On my Nook, I can actually use the small font if I'm wearing my glasses. When I bump it up to Large, it makes reading slightly easier, but there's still a vague blur about each word.

DreamWriter · 01-21-2011, 01:24 PM

I have had bifocal glasses for many years, but I've never been able to read with them. So I always take them off when reading either paper, computer, or Kindle. In fact, I never wear my eyeglasses at all anymore unless I'm watching television or driving. It really irritates me to have them on my face!

tomsem · 01-21-2011, 01:51 PM

The only time I don't use reading glasses is when I have my Kindle in full sunlight. Even when I can 'make out' text without them (e.g. by making text size larger), I feel it is better to use glasses so it is as sharp as possible. I've been doing a lot of reading on my iPod lately and it would be nearly impossible to do that without glasses. I can appreciate that large text is a necessity for many people but at least for now, that is not the case for me. I wish Kindle had a smaller text size or two...

eddiek · 01-21-2011, 05:13 PM

I wear contact lenses most of the time, just because they are in already. I still try and adjust the font slightly to make things a little more comfortable though.

PhishStyx · 01-22-2011, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bro Pete

I need my glasses just to find my ereader.

Me too. I've worn glasses everyday for the last 30 years, and my eyes have only gotten worse. I think if it wasn't for my expensive lightweight plastic lenses, I'd likely need to head supports just to look out in front of myself.

maianhvk · 01-22-2011, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beppe

I do not need glasses. Therefore I did not vote. I'd like to wear glasses, just to look intelligent. Or to look taller, importanter, busier, worthier, distinctier, ..., all those nice things that you glass wearers enjoy.

well well well well!!

I wear glasses AND I hate them. Can't play sports without dropping them at least twice. Can't read book while lying (yes, I can, but it's uncomfortable). Many CAN'Ts.

Morrie · 01-22-2011, 09:31 AM

I just got my Kobo reader this week. Why??? It is much easier on the eyes to read. Yes I wear reading glasses but with the Kobo set at medium font size I can get by just fine glasses free

Messatsu · 01-22-2011, 08:03 PM

I'm near-sighted, so I don't need the to read up to 13" from my face. If I'm reading in bed I do not. Any other time I keep them on (or have my contacts in) The Kindle 3 screen looks great without them and is easy for late-night reads.

Boston · 01-22-2011, 09:53 PM

I tell people that one of the coolest things about e-book readers is that they let me deny the fact that I now need reading glasses

pidgeon92 · 01-23-2011, 12:23 AM

I am terribly near-sighted; have been since I was a child..... I read without my glasses, with my ereader within a few inches of my eyes.

John Hamilton · 01-25-2011, 10:58 PM

Sad to say, I need my cheaters more and more. I can get away without them in bright light, but reading in bed at night I need them. I don't like to enlarge the font too much to keep the page turns to a minimum.

SolRaven · 01-25-2011, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by John Hamilton

I can get away without them in bright light, but reading in bed at night I need them.

If I'm tired I definitely need them. How badly I needs them is an indicator of how long I'll be able to read before nodding off.

cromag · 01-26-2011, 10:39 AM

I have to wear my glasses to find my glasses!

I bump up the font a bit and wear my reading glasses.

jocampo · 01-27-2011, 05:30 PM

Yes I do.

I do have myopia and astigmatism. Even without glasses and increasing the font, I see blur. :-(

Wish I can work without LCD screens or regular monitors, but not possible. One of the reasons I do have an eink device as dedicated ereader. I do have to take breaks every 60 min or so as per my doctor's recommendations.

View Poll Results: Do you wear reading glasses with your reader..?? (if ya need them)
Yep	169	68.15%
Nope	79	31.85%
Voters: 248. You may not vote on this poll

01-22-2011, 09:31 AM	#98
Morrie Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pierrefonds, Montreal, Quebec Canada Device: Kobo	Sometimes I just got my Kobo reader this week. Why??? It is much easier on the eyes to read. Yes I wear reading glasses but with the Kobo set at medium font size I can get by just fine glasses free

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01-21-2011, 09:37 AM	#92
ClairePMR Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 1030058 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New England Device: PocketBook Color, Kindle, EB1150, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Surface Pro 2017	For me, it's not about the font size. It's the sharpness and clarity of each character that make it difficult to read. On my Nook, I can actually use the small font if I'm wearing my glasses. When I bump it up to Large, it makes reading slightly easier, but there's still a vague blur about each word.

01-21-2011, 01:24 PM	#93
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	I have had bifocal glasses for many years, but I've never been able to read with them. So I always take them off when reading either paper, computer, or Kindle. In fact, I never wear my eyeglasses at all anymore unless I'm watching television or driving. It really irritates me to have them on my face!

01-21-2011, 01:51 PM	#94
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,939 Karma: 27060151 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	The only time I don't use reading glasses is when I have my Kindle in full sunlight. Even when I can 'make out' text without them (e.g. by making text size larger), I feel it is better to use glasses so it is as sharp as possible. I've been doing a lot of reading on my iPod lately and it would be nearly impossible to do that without glasses. I can appreciate that large text is a necessity for many people but at least for now, that is not the case for me. I wish Kindle had a smaller text size or two...

01-21-2011, 05:13 PM	#95
eddiek Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 254 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: nook	I wear contact lenses most of the time, just because they are in already. I still try and adjust the font slightly to make things a little more comfortable though.

01-22-2011, 08:03 PM	#99
Messatsu Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 20 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Blackberry / PC / Kindle 3	I'm near-sighted, so I don't need the to read up to 13" from my face. If I'm reading in bed I do not. Any other time I keep them on (or have my contacts in) The Kindle 3 screen looks great without them and is easy for late-night reads.

01-22-2011, 09:53 PM	#100
Boston Fanatic Posts: 555 Karma: 40032 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Boston :) Device: Kindle, Kobo Aura H20, Pixel XL	I tell people that one of the coolest things about e-book readers is that they let me deny the fact that I now need reading glasses

01-23-2011, 12:23 AM	#101
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	I am terribly near-sighted; have been since I was a child..... I read without my glasses, with my ereader within a few inches of my eyes.

01-25-2011, 10:58 PM	#102
John Hamilton Word Wrangler Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Minnesota Device: Kindle, iPad	Sad to say, I need my cheaters more and more. I can get away without them in bright light, but reading in bed at night I need them. I don't like to enlarge the font too much to keep the page turns to a minimum.

01-26-2011, 10:39 AM	#104
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,294 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I have to wear my glasses to find my glasses! I bump up the font a bit and wear my reading glasses.

01-27-2011, 05:30 PM	#105
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	Yes I do. I do have myopia and astigmatism. Even without glasses and increasing the font, I see blur. :-( Wish I can work without LCD screens or regular monitors, but not possible. One of the reasons I do have an eink device as dedicated ereader. I do have to take breaks every 60 min or so as per my doctor's recommendations.

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