05-21-2017, 09:20 PM | #1 |
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Best eReader for Light Sensitivity
Due to an eye injury I suffered many years ago, I have fairly extreme photophobia. My eyes are just really sensitive to artificial light and strain easily. I was wondering what the best eReaders on the market were that don't have lit screens (or the ability to turn the screen light off).
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05-21-2017, 10:40 PM | #2 |
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All of the Kobo devices with lights can have the light turned off completely. I think the Kindles are always on, but the lowest level is very dim.
The Kobo Aura ONE and upcoming Aura H2O Edition 2 have the ability to change to colour of the light. It is mainly intended to remove blue during the evening. I have no idea whether this would help you or hurt, but if you have a chance to experiment with one, you should. |
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Do you know if there's a difference between Kobo's newer line of Comfortlight Pro vs Comfortlight? I'm just making sure they all have the ability to turn the screen light off. |
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05-22-2017, 11:18 AM | #4 |
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Or the kindle makes an unlit screen.
It is their Basic Kindle and I think it retails for $80 with special offers/$100 without. I have the older model and it works just fine for me. |
05-22-2017, 11:32 AM | #5 |
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Comfortlight Pro has the ability to change the colour to a more red colour and cut down on the blue light. Both can be turned off completely.
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One thing Kobo has that might really help is the ability to adjust the weight of fonts. So if you find that because you aren't using a front light and that you need more weight, you can add weight to the font. There is a patch where you can use the Advanced Font Control (used to change the font weight) of truetype fonts for side loaded fonts. And being able to side load fonts of your choice is another feature Kindles lack.
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You own the 6.8 inch if I remember right. Does that extra .8 inches make that much of a difference and I am assuming that is measured diagonally?
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Yes, the extra .8" does make a noticeable difference. It is measured diagonally. The extra space means I can have larger text before it looks crowded.
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I really like the screen of the H2O. Also, I like the typesetting. I get kerning, ligatures, & hyphenation. I don't use kepub. I use ePub because I prefer the way ePub text is rendered.
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Wow! You've all gone out of your way to help me out, and I really want to thank you. I've copied down all the suggestions.
I'm currently debating which model I can actually afford, as my budget is under $100 and Kobo tend to be expensive. Their readers look brilliant, just a little too pricy. Fingers crossed a good deal pops up soon. |
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The problem is that a Reader that's going to be suitable is going to cost. Your budget isn't going to get you anything that's going to do. So (IMHO) you will need to up your budget. Given that you have an eye injury, you would be best to save up for a Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2. The larger screen and other features that are useful will help you be able to better read.
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